By Adolfo Perez Esquivel on December 22, 2021
No to the IMF
The country faces the negotiation of a spurious debt with the IMF. The government of Alberto Fernandez has to assume the responsibility of the State and recognize that its obligation is to comply with the rights of the people and put an end to impunity. (more…)
By Michele de Mello on December 23, 2021
The popular uprising in Chile paved the way for the election of Gabriel Boric
The year 2021 ends with a new configuration of political forces in Latin America and the Caribbean. The third decade of the millennium begins with a majority of progressive governments in the region, reminiscent of the early 2000s, considered by some as the “won decade”. (more…)
By Pasqualina Curcio on December 20, 2021
The recovery of Venezuelan oil exports in 2022, whether due to increased oil production and/or higher international crude oil prices, could be reflected in an increase in domestic production, if and only if at least two conditions are met. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on December 23, 2021
Georgina Herrera
Actually, there are not two protagonists in the documentary Charo and Georgina, otra vez frente al espejo, by filmmaker Rebeca Chávez, which has just premiered at the Havana International Film Festival. There are three women in dialogue, one of them behind the camera. (more…)
By John Perry and Rick Sterling on December 23, 2021
On November 7, Nicaragua held elections in which current president Daniel Ortega received 75% support and, as a result, begins a new term of office in January. Not surprisingly, the US government described the election as a “sham.” Of more concern is that many on the left seem to agree. (more…)
December 22, 2021
Kawsachun News spoke to Bruno Sommer, founder of El Ciudadano, one of Chile’s leading progressive media outlets. We discussed what Chile and the world can expect from Gabriel Boric and the broad movement that delivered Sunday’s landslide electoral victory. (more…)
By Iroel Sánchez on December 22, 2021
photo: Liborio Noval
On December 22, 1961, in Havana’s Plaza of the Revolution, Cuba was declared an illiteracy free territory. The same flag that was raised in every municipality of the island was now raised in the capital, crowning the effort that had culminated in providing 707 thousand Cubans with the ability to read and write in just one year. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 21, 2021
On Sunday night, a few minutes after the victory of leftist Gabriel Boric was declared, the center of Santiago de Chile and other important cities of the southern country was filled with people honking horns and waving Chilean flags. The long-suffering nation, battered by the fascist legacy of Augusto Pinochet, took to the streets to celebrate a long-awaited victory. (more…)