By Darío Aranda on October 14, 2022
photo: Nicolas Pousthomis
The denied genocide, the dispossession of land and the struggle of the indigenous communities are the central themes of “Argentina Originaria: genocides, looting and resistance”, a book that traces the continuities of state violence and also gives an account of the defence of territory by the native peoples. (more…)
October 13, 2022
UN Unveils Action Plan to Support Cuba’s Recovery from Hurricane IanThe United Nations presented this Wednesday an action plan for 42 million dollars to support the Cuban authorities to meet the needs of people affected by Hurricane Ian, which affected the west of the country, especially the province of Pinar del Rio, at the end of September. (more…)
By Katu Arkonada on October 13, 2022
Bolsonaro Out!
After 40 years of neoliberal order, the crisis of the world-system and of the capitalist mode of production, is deepening, people in the streets are demanding change, and it is necessary that our governments give a real change, without cynicism or simulations. (more…)
October 13, 2022
Salvador Bahia
Late Wednesday afternoon presidential candidate Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) returned to Salvador for another campaign program. The former president chose the state of Bahia to start a series of activities in the Northeast part of Brazil, a region where he won in all the states in the first round. In Bahia, the Lula won 69.7% of the votes, while Bolsonaro gained 24.3%. Of Bahia’s 417 municipalities, Lula won in 415. (more…)
By Irene León and José Agualsaca on October 11, 2022
flower farmers march in Quito
A neoliberal ‘redesign’ of the State is underway in Ecuador, activated since 2017 through different surreptitious tactics, especially “lawfare”, known for resorting to judicial and media plots as ruses to reverse alternative projects. Also on the scene are different expressions of authoritarianism, which are con-substantial to the pursuit of the neoliberal model, to impose the dominance of the market over the interests of society. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on October 13, 2022 from Havana
Cuban President Diaz Canel, helps remove Hurricane Ian debris in Pinar del Rio, photo: Alejandro Azcuy Dominguez
Fifteen days after the passage of Hurricane Ian through western Cuba, authorities, technicians, neighbors, and entire communities are continuing to work tirelessly to reestablish the services most demanded by the population, and much remains to be done. This territory is today the epicenter of the recovery efforts amid the devastation and pain. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on October 13, 2022
Brazil goes to the 2nd round.
Only fifteen days after the first round of the presidential election in Brazil, the political scenario of the South American giant is becoming increasingly complex. The first election result has undoubtedly encouraged the ultra-conservative and ultra-right forces following Jair Bolsonaro. (more…)
By Tanya Wadhwa on October 12, 2022
Photo: Radyo Rezistans
On Monday October 10, under the banner of “Down with Ariel Henry, Down with the Foreign Occupation,” hundreds of thousands of Haitians took to the streets across the country against a resolution passed by de-facto Prime Minister and acting President Ariel Henry, requesting the international community to send armed help to resolve gang-related crisis in Haiti. (more…)