Tag: Latin America

Alfred McCoy: The Future According to Trump / Julian Borger: The Putinization of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela

Ending the American Dream by 2029? For writers, the future has long been a tricky terrain. While the past can prove unsettling and the present uncomfortable, the future seems to free the mind from reality’s restraints and let the imagination soar. Yet it has also proven full of political pitfalls. The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign… Read More Alfred McCoy: The Future According to Trump / Julian Borger: The Putinization of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela

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We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part one

From the Indigenous doctor balancing traditional and western medicine to a father risking death to provide for his family in Gaza, these are some of the people whose determination and bravery stood out By Guardian reporters The Indigenous doctor uniting western and traditional medicine in Brazil Adana Kambeba uses the ancestral knowledge of her people alongside… Read More We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part one

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Finish line in sight for British duo rowing nonstop from Peru to Australia

After about 8,300 nautical miles Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne can’t wait to share their ‘tales of the high seas’ when they land in Cairns, Queensland Rowe (L) and Payne approach the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea on 17 October, 2025. Photograph: Brian Cassey/AFP/Getty Images Six months in a rowboat in the South… Read More Finish line in sight for British duo rowing nonstop from Peru to Australia

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Trump’s saber-rattling in Venezuela / Venezuelan Coup Leader María Machado Vows To Privatize Oil: US Corporations Will ‘Make a Lot of Money’

NB: The USA emerged as the leading global hooligan after World War 2. Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Chile, Iraq, Afghanistan: a long story, documented by Alfred McCoy. Venezuela is the latest chapter in American empire building. It will meet the fate of their intervention in Vietnam. Their Armed forces know how they had to leave in… Read More Trump’s saber-rattling in Venezuela / Venezuelan Coup Leader María Machado Vows To Privatize Oil: US Corporations Will ‘Make a Lot of Money’

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In the Struggle Against US Imperialism, Nicaragua Is a Model of Sovereignty

By Ben Norton / Geopolitical Economy Report The United States has militarily intervened in practically every country in Latin America. The CIA has backed dozens of coups d’etat against democratically elected left-wing governments in Latin America, in an attempt to impose US imperial hegemony in the region and serve US corporate interests. Today, more and more US… Read More In the Struggle Against US Imperialism, Nicaragua Is a Model of Sovereignty

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A lesson from Brazil – where gig workers have rallied against the right

Rodrigo Nunes, a senior lecturer in political theory, explains how despite harsh economic conditions creating fertile ground for ‘entrepreneur culture’, resistance has sprung up among delivery drivers Rodrigo Nunes On 1 April, Brazilian couriers organised a day of action in which thousands of workers engaged in pickets and protests in at least 60 cities, with places… Read More A lesson from Brazil – where gig workers have rallied against the right

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Mexico’s President Hits Back At Trump Threat With Fiery Letter, Blames U.S. For Arming Criminals

Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours. Alex Griffing Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pulled no punches… Read More Mexico’s President Hits Back At Trump Threat With Fiery Letter, Blames U.S. For Arming Criminals

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Honduran anti-mining activist who fought to save rivers is killed

The group had suffered threats and harassment for years amid efforts to preserve the Guapinol and San Pedro rivers, and the Carlos Escaleras nature reserve, amid the growing presence of mining and hydro-electric companies. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Reuters —  An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers… Read More Honduran anti-mining activist who fought to save rivers is killed

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