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Mexico Seeks Political Parity for Indigenous

April 10, 2006 Cyril Mychalejko 0

Mexico has redrawn its congressional districts to increase the number of Indian lawmakers. Mexico’s indigenous have long been under-represented politically and have suffered socially and economically as a result. According to the Fox Administration there will […]

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Sandinistas Headed Toward Election Victory

April 5, 2006 Cyril Mychalejko 0

Nicaraguans, tired of free market reforms carried out by pro-Washington governments that have failed to improve living standards are expressing increasing support for Sandinista Daniel Ortega’s bid to become the country’s next president. Nicaraguans are […]

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Bolivia, Evo Morales and the Progressive Mandate in Latin America

Photo: J. Bigwood

On January 21, on a hill outside of La Paz, a traditional ceremony marked both a major shift in Bolivian politics and a milestone for the growing New Left in Latin America. At Tiwanaku, a site of pre-Incan ruins significant to the country’s indigenous populations, Evo Morales, barefoot and dressed in a red tunic, received a silver and gold staff from leaders of the Aymara people. 

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The Resurrection of Lula

April 4, 2006 Raúl Zibechi 0

According to polls, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has emerged unscathed from the political crisis of corruption his government suffered in 2005. With his popularity on the rise, it is likely he will be reelected for another four years in October.

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