By Ariel Dorfman on February 22, 2023.
Pinochet- the genocidal one
Every dawn, during my daily walk to the foothills of the Andes, I pass by the Tobalaba Aerodrome, a facility that caters to a wide variety of private aircraft. For most residents of La Reina, the Santiago neighborhood where my wife and I have a home, this is an attractive and benign open space in a congested city, a guarantee that no skyscraper will blur the skyline. For me, in a year marking the 50th anniversary of the coup against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende, that airport arouses less affable feelings. (more…)
By Daniel Kovalik on February 19, 2023
photo: Bill Hackwell
In the immediate aftermath of the recent devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Cuba dispatched medical teams to the affected areas to provide care to victims. Their departure was marked by a farewell ceremony, which featured a large photo of Fidel Castro. It was quite appropriate, (more…)
By David Brooks on February 22, 2023
meeting between residents and city council in East Palestine, Ohio, to answer questions about the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic substances.
There are explosions everywhere: toxic clouds, missiles, sabotage with explosives and news that should blow up, and balloons (yes, more balloons). (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 21, 2023
Photo: Nelson Almeida
This weekend, celebrations for Brazil’s traditional carnival have been overshadowed by the wake of pain and desolation left by unprecedented rains in Sao Paulo. Over 500 rescuers, law enforcement, military, and citizens woke up Tuesday morning searching among debris and floods for possible victims of the catastrophe, which so far has left 44 dead, including children. (more…)
February 18, 2023
Guillermo Lasso
Last Tuesday Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso threatened the journalist team of the digital media outlet La Posta, after it published a series of documents and audio recordings linking government officials and the president’s brother-in-law, Danilo Carrera, with alleged acts of corruption and drug trafficking. (more…)
By Geraldina Colotti on February 21, 2023
There is a beautiful photo of a very young Daniel Ortega, with his fist raised under a painting of Sandino, which is still circulating on the web. This image was later used by the everlasting western-style critics to denounce how far away that image was from the Ortega of today, how far away the hopes of the revolution were. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on February 19, 2023
Protest against Boularte continues in Peru, photo: EFE
Since the parliamentary coup d’état against Peru’s elected President, Pedro Castillo, Latin American countries have expressed their deep concern for the crisis following the event. (more…)
By Geraldina Colotti on February 18, 2023.
February 12 – Caracas
“If something has been achieved in these 24 years of revolution is to include the youth in the country’s decision making process, it is to take the youth into account. The youth today have worth, the youth today are listened to”. This is what President Maduro said when addressing the crowd of young people who marched, on February 12, in Caracas to the Miraflores Palace, to celebrate Youth Day. (more…)