Latin America
NICA Act 2.0: It’s back and even worse than before
by Tom Ricker
October 9, 2018
The Nicaragua Investment Conditionality Act has been floating around congress since 2015. The main idea behind the bill is to...
Le mariage forcé entre l’Argentine et le FMI tourne au fiasco
Par Jérôme Duva
l3 Octobre 2018
Alors que le mécontentement du peuple argentin grossit de jour en jour, le président Mauricio Macri s’envole pour les États-Unis....
Brazil: The Far Right was able to capitalize on social dissatisfaction....
Brazil’s right-wing Bolsonaro narrowly misses first round win in presidential election
7 Oct, 2018
Brazilian right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro will head to the second round...
Venezuela Formalizes its Oil-Backed Crypto Currency, Petro
1 October 2018
The Petro coin will “neutralize” the threat of black markets and money mafias across the country, officials say.
Venezuela’s cryptocurrency Petro arrives on the global...
Chomsky, Other Intellectuals Issue Manifesto Warning Against Brazil’s Fascist Candidate
3 October 2018
Noam Chomsky and other intellectuals signed a manifesto warning of the use of the justice system to "eliminate" progressive politicians.
Noam Chomsky and...
Argentina’s Macri responds to fourth general strike with yet another IMF...
By Andrea Lobo
28 September 2018
On Tuesday, all the major cities of Argentina came to a virtual standstill during the fourth general strike against...
Brazil faces ‘threat of contemporary dictatorship,’ Workers’ Party candidate says
Sep 29, 2018
Brazilian presidential candidate Fernando Haddad took part in a press conference in São Paulo on Monday and addressed the rise of...
Protests hit mass detention of immigrant children in Texas tent camp
By Bill Van Auken
1 October 2018
Scores of protesters gathered outside the Tornillo border crossing about 35 miles southeast of El Paso, Texas over...
Facebook and Totalitarianism
Facebook’s New Propaganda Partners
By Alan MacLeod
September 25, 2018
Media giant Facebook recently announced (Reuters, 9/19/18) it would combat “fake news” by partnering with two propaganda...
Turkey’s Erdogan Pledges Support for Venezuela, Considers Visit After G20 Summit
28 September 2018
Turkish President Erdogan also said he is considering visiting Venezuela in December.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended Venezuela's right to self-determination...