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When elites see their wealth threatened, they move heaven and earth
Colombia’s president sends more troops to Cali to try to quell a month of protests. The British magazine The Economist invites a resurgence of U.S. imperialism to thwart the Mexican president’s option for the poor. The six-decade-long U.S. blockade of Cuba is so severe that the country cannot obtain sufficient syringes to protect its population with the vaccines it has developed. And I […]
Peru’s election: a battle between “rich and poor, master and slave”
On June 6, Peruvians will choose between Pedro Castillo, a rural teacher described in media as “far left,” and Keiko Fujimori, described in media as “market friendly.” Those tags obscure deeper truths about the political moment.
¿Qué hubo? What’s going on in Colombia?
Against all odds, the Colombian people have succeeded these recent weeks in mounting the biggest challenge to the country’s ruling class in living memory. Since April 28, Colombia has been rocked by mass protests—and excessive police and military repression. The government’s human rights office acknowledges the deaths of at least 42 protesters and one policeman, […]
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