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Colombia’s Indigenous Nasa Women Resist
This article was originally published on NACLA News, a new source of news and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean produced by the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). “C’mon, muchachos, let’s go!” […]
Letters from Oaxaca, Mexico
Note from Upside Down World Editor: These letters are from Emilie Smith, an activist in Oaxaca. Though they are deviation from our normal style of reporting, they offer some insights into the reality on the […]
Workers without bosses at a turning point
Source: ZNet In recent years leading up to Argentina’s 2001 financial crisis, thousands of factories have closed and millions of jobs have been lost. Many workers have decided to defeat the destiny of unemployment, taking […]
The Return of Daniel Ortega
Source: The Nation If you listen to right-wing pundits and Republican officials, the return to power of former revolutionary Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua is not evidence of democracy in action but rather an invitation to […]
Lula Victory Opens Space for Social Movements
This article was originally published on NACLA News, a new source of news and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean produced by the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). Luiz Inácio Lula da […]
Intense Dispute in the Heart of the Southern Cone
Source: IRC Americas In late September and early October, some major moves on the regional chess board shook up the political situation in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Uruguay. The moves confirmed that Washington is not the […]