By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein on August 3, 2022
Nancy Pelosi, photo: Bill Hackwell
The visit of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and the provocation to China that it entails, can only be interpreted as one more action in the escalation of tensions that Washington wants to generate in the world in order to sustain its global hegemony. (more…)
By Natalia Marques on July 28, 2022
On July 22, Reuters revealed that a subsidiary of auto giant Hyundai, SMART, had been employing migrant children in Luverne, Alabama. Reuters learned of the underage labor exploitation through local police, the family of three child workers, and eight former and current employees of the subsidiary’s plant. (more…)
Por Bill Hackwell el 31 de julio de 2022, desde Buenos Aires
Francia Márquez, foto: Bill Hackwell
Anoche, en el abarrotado auditorio nacional del Centro Cultural Kirchner, en el corazón de Buenos Aires, 2000 personas tuvieron la suerte de escuchar las palabras de la vicepresidenta electa de Colombia Francia Márquez, quien representa un cambio dramático en el panorama geopolítico de su país, que en más de 200 años no ha visto ninguna administración ni remotamente progresista hasta ahora. (more…)
By Bill Hackwell on July 31, 2022, from Buenos Aires
Francia Márquez, photo: Bill Hackwell
Last night in the packed national auditorium of the Kirchner Cultural Center, in the heart of Buenos Aires, 2000 people had the good fortune to hear the words of the Vice President-elect of Colombia Francia Márquez who represents a dramatic change in the geopolitical landscape of her country, that in over 200 years has never seen any administration even remotely progressive until now. (more…)
By Ricardo Vaz on July 30, 2022
On Friday, the High Court of England and Wales decided in favor of opposition politician Juan Guaidó and dismissed a new effort by the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) to regain control over their 31 tons of gold reserves worth an estimated US $1.7 billion. (more…)
By Jeremy Kuzmarov on July 30, 2022
In an interview with British journalist Matt Kennard at his home in El Trópico, a small town four hours from Cochabamba in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, former Bolivian president Evo Morales (2006-2019) called for an international campaign to eliminate NATO (more…)
By Olmedo Beluche on July 29, 2022
photo: Larish Julio
In the last 20 years, Panama has shown macroeconomic figures that the neoliberals love, in particular a sustained growth of the GDP based on private accumulation as a result of the reversion of the canal to Panamanian sovereignty. (more…)
By Medea Benjamin on June 23, 2022
AMLO interacts with supporters from the Lombardy Hotel. photo: Portico
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is wildly popular among Mexicans at home and abroad. It’s not just because of his domestic policies: AMLO is also playing a key role in challenging US dominance in Latin America. (more…)