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Argentina Remembers: Mobilizations Mark 33rd Anniversary of Military Coup

April 20, 2009 Benjamin Dangl 0

The weekend that the hemisphere’s Presidents met in Trinidad at the Summit of the Americas marked the same weekend that Cuba defeated the US in the Bay of Pigs invasion 48 years ago. At the Summit, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega recalled the invasion in a speech that rightly criticized US imperialism throughout the 20th century. President Barack Obama replied, "I’m grateful that President Ortega did not blame me for things that happened when I was three months old." […]

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Underground Changes: Argentine Subway Workers Fight for a New Union

February 19, 2009 Zula Lucero 0

More than 8 years ago subway workers in Buenos Aires began to organize for improvements in working conditions. However, the Union Tranviario Automotor (UTA), to which the workers belong, has not only fought against these changes, but also threatened and persecuted subway worker delegates. Workers are now engaged in a fight against the UTA and the Ministry of Labor for the right to create their own union. […]

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Argentina: 50,000 March against Hunger

December 17, 2008 Fionuala Cregan 0

They were from trade unions, social movements, organizations of relatives of the “disappeared,” student groups, political groups, social workers and many more.  Some had never met nor marched together before but on the December 12th they united under a common banner and with drums, fireworks, flags, puppets and chants sent a clear message to the Government of Argentina: Hunger is a Crime. […]

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Lucio, The Good Bandit: Reflections of an Anarchist

July 22, 2008 Marie Trigona 0

Lucio Urtubia

Lucio Urtubia could be described as a modern day Robin Hood, a man who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Lucio, a 76-year old Spanish anarchist and retired bricklayer carried out bank robberies, forgeries and endless actions against capitalism. His actions helped to fund liberation movements in Europe, the US and Latin America. […]

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Argentina: A Different Kind of Land Occupation

May 20, 2008 Shane Kavanagh 0

Land occupations are not unusual in the poorest suburbs surrounding Buenos Aires, but what sets this "Tierra y Libertad" occupation apart is its vision for another kind of community. All decisions are taken by popular assembly and the mechanisms of party politics have been consciously excluded. […]

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