Resistance builds to the “epidemic of billionaires”
Brazilians last week and U.S. voters yesterday struck blows against the “epidemic of billionaires” who try to force a form of transnational corporatist fascism on the rest of us. What might we learn from the student protests in Europe for building movements that can propel more profound change?
The movement that defeated Trump’s agenda in Brazil has deep roots
The deep roots of Lula’s victory are in movements for popular education, cultural action, and Christian base communities in the 50s and 60s. Passive no longer, they created the social movements that are the basis for this moment: a blow against Trump’s imperial agenda.
Elections this weekend in British Columbia and Brazil: Who gets thrown under the bus for the sake of development?
I am thinking of friends and family in the Canadian province of British Columbia, who will elect a new provincial government today, and of the people of Brazil who will choose a president Sunday. Different development models are at stake. Whose development? Whose rights?
The struggle over the new world (dis)order
Speeches by world leaders gathered at the UN General Assembly last week showed again the sharp disagreement between the president of the United States and many other leaders over multilateral cooperation and unilateral abuse of power.
Cuba warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as its foreign minister denounces U.S. pressure
In a speech Saturday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said: “We are convinced that the current course of international relations, of disrespect for international law, contempt of the United Nations, and the imposition of the unilateral will of the most powerful on other countries, through intimidation and coercion, is dangerous and unsustainable. The law of the…
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro seeks to contain the growth of “hyper-fascism” in Latin America
In Mexico last week, former Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned of “hyper-fascism” and a “matrix of lies” pushed by technology and right-wing leaders. To me, hope is in revival of the networks of social movements that gave rise to the “pink wave” of progressive governments a quarter-century ago.
Haiti: “The biggest disgrace is indifference”
Ministers meet, but beyond speeches, there’s not much money or action to resolve Haiti’s problems. And there is no will at all from the so-called “international community” to listen to solutions proposed by popular organisations and social movements with different visions for their country’s future.
Javier Giraldo and “community ways of thinking”
After a lifetime of action for peace with justice in Colombia, Javier Giraldo passed away Tuesday in Bogotá. Fearlessly, he described the action of paramilitary death squads: “The killers did not seek to kill individuals, but rather to destroy community ways of thinking.”
Our season of fire
The town where we live made national and global headlines over the past 10 days because of that ultra-fast-moving wildfire that ignited Friday evening, August 7.
Canada-Ecuador free trade deal sparks concern in both countries
Today, Canada and Ecuador signed a new free trade agreement. It follows the familiar pattern: protection for foreign investors, failure to consult with Indigenous peoples, disregard for human rights and ecological protection.
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