A Spark of Hope: The Ongoing Lessons of the Zapatista ... - NACLA
WEBDec 21, 2022 · January 1, 2019 marked 25 years since the Zapatistas captured the world’s imagination with their brief but audacious uprising to demand justice and democracy for Indigenous peasants in southern Mexico. While never formally laying down its weapons, the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Zapatista Army of National Liberation, EZLN ...
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WEBThe Assassin of Illusions: Alberto Fujimori’s Long-Lasting Legacy. The former strongman’s political project lives on in his ideology of Fujimorismo, championed by his polarizing daughter. Peru’s collective memory will be the judge in the face of enduring impunity.
Remembering Brazil's Military Coup 50 Years Later | NACLA
WEBApr 1, 2014 · President João Goulart fled to Uruguay, and with him went the hopes of progressive reforms. April 1, 2014. Tweet. NACLA. Yesterday and today mark the 50-year-anniversary of the U.S.-backed military coup d’etat in Brazil. The coup kicked off a brutal twenty-year-long military dictatorship. Similar military coups would follow in Bolivia, Chile ...
Legacies of the U.S. Invasion of Panama - NACLA
WEBOn December 20, 1989, former president George H.W. Bush ordered the invasion of Panama. The U.S. 82nd Airborne division pummeled Panama City from the air, as U.S. soldiers from the 193rd Brigade clashed in the streets with troops from the Panamanian Defense Forces (PDF) and the Dignity Battalions, a militia of workers and campesinos.
Declassifying U.S. Intervention in Chile | NACLA
WEBDeclassifying U.S. Intervention in Chile. Tweet. Peter Kornbluh. September 25, 2007. "In the United States, as you know, we are sympathetic with what you are trying to do here," then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger privately confided to the Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, in June 1976. At the height of the military regime's ...
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WEBOUR MISSION. T he North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1966 to examine and critique U.S. imperialism and political, economic, and military intervention in the Western hemisphere. In an evolving political and media landscape, we continue to work toward a world in which the nations and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean are ...
The Legacy of Latin American Land Reform - NACLA
WEBLand reform has been one of the most conflictive issues in twentieth- century Latin America. The reasons are simple. Effective reforms imply radical changes in economic and political relations both locally and nationally. And given Latin America’s role in the global economy, powerful transnational interests are frequently involved.
Reconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin …
WEBReconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin America. Tweet. Marisol de la Cadena. September 25, 2007. One of the most puzzling, disconcerting phenomena that the non-native visitor confronts while traveling in Latin America is the relative ease with which pervasive and very visible discriminatory practices coexist with the denial ...
U.S. Policy Toward Central America Continues Legacy of ... - NACLA
WEBApr 28, 2021 · Para leer este artículo en español, haz clic aqui.. This piece was edited prior to the start of the GSOC, UAW Local 2110 strike.. I had just arrived to Ilom, Chajul in June 2019 when I heard the news that the Minister of Governance had signed an agreement with the Trump administration to make Guatemala a safe third country. I felt disoriented. Speaking with an elder from Ilom, he told me ...
Bioprospecting and Biopiracy in the Americas | NACLA
WEBBioprospecting raises a host of questions about critical global issues, including indigenous rights, intellectual property, environmental conservation, international treaties, and patents. The stakes are high. A study by ethnobotanist Darrel Posey published in 1990 estimated that the annual world market for medicines derived from medicinal ...