(2019-10-29). Demanding Seat at the Table, Youth Organizers Announce New Wave of Climate Strikes Ahead of UN Talks in Chile. commondreams.org After millions of people worldwide took to the streets last month for a pair of global climate strikes, youth organizers on Tuesday announced a new wave of actions direct at upcoming United Nations climate talks schedule for December in Santiago, Chile. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/climatestrike.jpeg …
(2019-10-29). Chile's people defy cops and army to demand gov't resign. workers.org 
Oct. 28 — Indigenous Mapuche people, students, workers, retired workers, women, people from all but the most privileged sectors of Chilean society defied the state of emergency and curfew to come out in massive protest Oct. 25, after more than a week of violent confrontations with the authorities. In retreat, . . . | Continue reading Chile's people defy cops and army to demand gov't resign at Workers.org
(2019-10-29). Chilean Protests: A Revolt against Neoliberalism the Media Refuses to Acknowledge. mintpressnews.com 
"Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will die in Chile" has become a rallying cry for the movement. Yet few in the West are aware of the country's tumultuous history as an experimental laboratory for free market economics imposed on Chile by the United States.
(2019-10-29). NYC solidarity with Chilean uprising. liberationnews.org 
The crowd sang "El derecho de vivir en paz," a famous Victor Jara song that translates to "the right to live in peace."
(2019-10-29). Colombia: Amid Increasing Violence, Former FARC Rebels Contest Local Elections. therealnews.com 
Despite signing a historic peace deal that should have ended a 50-year insurgency, Colombia is still very much a country at war.
(2019-10-29). Protests in Chile Sparked by a Subway Fare Hike Come After 30 Years of Crisis. truthout.org In Chile, a new set of mass protests took place Monday as President Sebastián Piñera fulfilled the promise to appoint new members to his cabinet. As Piñera addressed the nation Monday, hundreds of protesters had already gathered outside the presidential palace in Santiago, waving flags, honking horns and demanding for Piñera's resignation. The reshuffling of his cabinet came after more than a million people flooded the streets last Friday in massive peaceful demonstrations over inequality, high…
(2019-10-29). Latin America: Risks Worth Taking. counterpunch.org It was just a matter of time before the Bolivian government would be the target of a reactionary opposition. Indeed it happened at its most vulnerable time during an election process that had not officially ended. Following popular protests against neoliberal structural changes imposed by the governments of Ecuador and Chile, it was the conservative More
(2019-10-29). Workers and students from Chile speak out at protest in Sydney, Australia. wsws.org Reflecting the sentiments of many, Carlos, a musician, said the "battle between the rich and poor has always been a huge feature of Chilean struggle."
(2019-10-29). Venezuela Boosts Ties of Brotherhood With US Indigenous People. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza spoke Tuesday with indigenous representatives from the United States to strengthen ties of brotherhood in the context of the First International Meeting of Native Peoples. | RELATED: | Argentina: Fernandez Thanks Maduro For Congratulating Him | Arreaza met with Professor Nick Estes and the team of The Red Nation, an American organization dedicated to promoting the liberation of the natives from capi…
(2019-10-29). Argentina Can't Quit Peronismo. thenation.com Argentina Can't Quit Peronismo…
(2019-10-29). Bolivia: Results To Be Audited by OAS, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera Tuesday said that an audit of the results of the Oct. 20 presidential elections will be carried out with the participation of the Organization of American States (OAS), Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and others countries. | RELATED: | Bolivian Ruling Party Secures Majority in Chambers of Congress | "The best way to clear…
(2019-10-29). Video: "El Pueblo Unido Jamás será Vencido" globalresearch.ca People united will never be defeated. | Concert-event: | In front of the Basilica de los Sacramentinos, Santiago de Chile, the orchestra plays the classic "El Pueblo Unido Jamás será Vencido" (When people are united …
(2019-10-29). Chile: Thousands March, Demand Constitution Change. telesurenglish.net Chileans took to the streets massively again on Tuesday, pouring by the thousands into plazas and shutting down main boulevards in a sign that government promises of reform continued to fall short. | RELATED: | Chile: Constitutional Accusation to End Crisis | The demand that the entire government resign and the convocation of a National Assembly in order to change the Constitution of the country. | Anti-riot police in armored trucks clashed again with the gatheri…
(2019-10-29). San Francisco Labor In Solidarity With Chilean Workers At SFLC Meeting. indybay.org San Francisco Labor Council delegates spoke out in solidarity with Chilean unions and workers.
(2019-10-29). 'The Law Is Only Ever a Part of What Creates a Just and Free Society' – CounterSpin interview with Dorothee Benz on LGBTQ rights. fair.org 
Janine Jackson interviewed writer/activist Dorothee Benz about LGBT rights for the October 25, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
(2019-10-29). Endless Occupation and Plunder of Syria: U.S. Terrorism in the Name of "Going After the Terrorists" globalresearch.ca Like his predecessors, Trump operates as a frontman for the military, industrial, security complex, Wall Street, and other monied interests. | As commander-in-chief, he continues endless US wars of aggression in multiple theaters, along with economic terrorism on Iran, Venezuela, North …
(2019-10-29). Protests in Chile Were Sparked By a Subway Fare Hike, But Come After "30 Years of a Social Crisis" democracynow.org 
In Chile, a new set of mass protests took place Monday as President Sebastián Piñera fulfilled the promise to appoint new members to his cabinet. As Piñera addressed the nation Monday, hundreds of protesters had already gathered outside the presidential palace in Santiago, waving flags, honking horns and demanding for Piñera's resignation. The reshuffling of his cabinet came after more than a million people flooded the streets last Friday in massive peaceful demonstrations over inequality, high cost of living and privatization. The protest drew more than 5% of Chile's population and followed days of widespread ci…
(2019-10-29). Colombia First Openly Gay Woman Mayor Vows To Fight Inequality. telesurenglish.net The election of Colombian Claudia Lopez as the first openly gay woman mayor of Bogota – and of any capital in the Americas – shows rising acceptance of not just LGBT+ but broader human rights across the region, LGBT rights groups celebrated on Monday. | RELATED: | Colombia: Electoral Crimes Denounced During Local Polls | In her first official press conference as a mayor, Lopez said that people in government must understand the needs of society and the reasons for its unrest in order to…
(2019-10-28). Indigenous organizations propose a People's Parliament. mronline.org 
They seek to develop an economic model to prevent the application of IMF policies against the Ecuadoreans. | Source
(2019-10-28). Western progressives and the imperialist Inquisition. mronline.org 
Military curfews or states of siege have been imposed recently in Guatemala, Ecuador and Chile, with the army deployed to control protests. Western powers give these countries' right wing governments the benefit of the doubt despite them being guilty as charged. | Source
(2019-10-28). Bolivia on alert: Coup plot underway! mronline.org 
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez denounces destabilization campaign and violence. | Source
(2019-10-28). 'This charge is 100% false': Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal arrested months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal has been arrested on false charges after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence outside the DC…
(2019-10-28). Max Blumenthal Arrested: Accused by Venezuelan Opposition. telesurenglish.net Max Blumenthal, editor of the news site The Grayzone, was arrested last Friday on false charges related to the siege of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington that took place between April and May. | RELATED: | NAM Summit: 'Venezuela Is Resisting And Overcoming', Maduro Says | A team of police officers from the U.S. capital appeared at Blumenthal's door…
(2019-10-28). Chile over 1 Million people march in Chile's largest protest. mronline.org Protests that started over a hike in public transport fares boiled into massive marches. The government responded with heavy repression. At least 18 people have been killed, hundreds have been injured, and over 7,000 arrested. | Source
(2019-10-28). Chile: Constitutional Accusation to End Crisis. telesurenglish.net The representative from Frente Amplio Pamela Jiles talked to The Clinic newspaper about the social protests that have shaken Chile and that have revealed the vulnerability of a political and economic system that the vast majority of citizens no longer tolerates. | RELATED: | Chileans Call for New Protests Even as Pinera Changes Ministers | Jiles stated that her duty as a member of Parliament is to constitutionally accuse president Seb…
(2019-10-28). Humankind's Ancestral Home Is Botswana: Study. telesurenglish.net Scientists claim they traced the origins of all humans currently alive to a region located near the Zambezi river in the north of Botswana, pinpointing the area as humankind's ancestral home, according to a study published Monday in the scientific Nature. | RELATED: | Large Deposit of Fossils Found in Argentina Give Glimpse into Early Dinosaurs | The region which is today dominated by salt pans was some 200,000 years ago home to a lake with the size of New Zeala…
(2019-10-28). Venezuela Applauds Regional Leftist Victories. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas rejoiced at the "defeat of the IMF" in elections in Argentina, Uruguay, and swathes of Colombia this Sunday.
(2019-10-28). Argentine Peso Stronger After Macri And Fernandez Dialogue. telesurenglish.net Argentina's national currency closed stronger and its black market counterpart reversed course after hitting a record low in a day of tempered market reaction on the heels of victory by presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez in Sunday's election. | RELATED: | Leaders Congratulate Fernandez on Argentina Election Win | Treasury Minister Hernan Lacunza said the center-left Fernandez and now former president Mauricio Macri had a "good dialogue" on Monday in a meeting…
(2019-10-28). Bolivian Ruling Party Secures Majority in Chambers of Congress. telesurenglish.net The Movement to Socialism (MAS) secured a majority presence in the Senate and Deputy Chamber of Bolivia, Vice President of the country àÅlvaro García Linera said Monday. | RELATED: | Morales Calls on Opposition Groups To Respect Electoral Result | During a presentation explaining the final results of election day on Oct. 20, the vice president said MAS obtained 21 representatives in the senate while securing 68 lawmakers in the House of Representatives. | The Bolivian se…
(2019-10-28). China-CELAC Aim At Further Cooperation, Strengthening of Ties. telesurenglish.net Ambassadors, government officials and experts from China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) analyzed current and future opportunities to consolidate more mutually beneficial cooperation in different fields during a meeting held in Beijing Monday. | RELATED: | China, Brazil Meet and Agree To Bolster Strategic Cooperation | The representatives gathered in the fifth edition of a two-day academic forum that seeks to strengthen exchanges between the regio…
(2019-10-28). Headlines for October 28, 2019. democracynow.org ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Reportedly Dies in U.S. Raid in Syria, California Declares State of Emergency over Wildfires, Chile: Over One Million Take to Streets in Protest Against Inequality, Dozens Killed in Iraq Amid Latest Round of Anti-Government Protests, Lebanese Form Human Chain Across Country as Protests Continue, Alberto Fernandez Wins Argentine Election in Defeat for Right-Wing Incumbent, Brexit Deadline Extended Until Jan. 31, Trump Booed, Taunted at World Series Game, Pentagon Hands Microsoft a $10 Billion Contract, Chicago Teachers Strike Continues, While Support Staff Reach Tentative Deal, UAW and Gene…
(2019-10-28). One Million Take to Streets of Chile in the "Largest Mobilization Since the End of Dictatorship" democracynow.org 
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has announced a major cabinet shuffle after more than one million people flooded the streets Friday in massive peaceful demonstrations over inequality, high cost of living and privatization. The protest drew more than 5% of Chile's population and followed days of widespread civil unrest that sparked a violent police and military crackdown across the country. At least 18 people have been killed and hundreds more have been shot and wounded since protests erupted Oct. 19. The protests in Chile began in response to a subway fare hike and have grown into a mass uprising against the g…
(2019-10-27). Long live the struggle of the working class and peoples of Chile! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating following Oct. 24 statement from the Provisional Committee of International League of Peoples' Struggle (ILPS) – Latin America and the Caribbean. | Since the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, there has never been an attack against the Chilean people like the one that President Sebastián Piñera has unleashed against the massive protests of the working class and peoples in that country. More than 18 dead, hundreds of disappeared, over 1500 political prisoners across Chile: these are the results of the repression by the armed forces and carabineros who took control of the count…
(2019-10-26). New blow for US imperialism as Bolivia re-elects Evo Morales. greenleft.org.au 
anti-imperialism Fiona EdwardsIssue 1243 Bolivia BoliviaOctober 26, 2019Bolivian president Evo Morales, whose government has overseen improving living standards and a dramatic reduction in poverty while in power, has been re-elected. This is yet another blow for the ongoin…
(2019-10-25). The Indigenous Voices of Ecuador's General Strike. therealnews.com 
Massive protests forced President Moreno into a negotiation with indigenous opposition movements, which was broadcast on live TV. The leaders seemed to school the president and his ministers, and he eventually canceled the IMF-required austerity decree. We spoke to some of those leaders.
(2019-10-25). Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Bolivia's Presidential Election. therealnews.com 
The OAS and Bolivia's opposition are accusing the Morales government of fraud in the recent presidential election, but offer no evidence. They're following Sen. Marco Rubio's lead, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot.
(2019-10-25). Open Letter to PM Boris Johnson, Priti Patel, Sajid Javid, and Kevin Hollinrake. dissidentvoice.org Dear Boris Johnson, Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Kevin Hollinrake, I feel compelled to write to you over my extreme concern regarding the health and well-being of Julian Assange. Please see the link below regarding the psychological torture that Julian Assange has been subjected to, both before leaving the Ecuadorean Embassy and since during his …
(2019-10-25). Friday's Daily Brief: Listen to protesters urges Guterres, unplanned pregnancies, CAR in the Security Council, Nigeria, Libya updates. un.org A recap of Friday's main stories: 'Real people with real problems' must be heard, Guterres tells world leaders; one-in-four pregnancies unplanned; Security Council on the situation in Central African Republic; displaced in northeast Nigeria; Libya, Colombia developments.
(2019-10-25). MSM Denies 'Venezuela Treatment' to Rebellions in Chile and Ecuador. theantimedia.com Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, people are rising up against US-backed governments.
(2019-10-25). Dorothee Benz on LGBTQ Rights, Joe Emersberger on Ecuador Protests. fair.org 
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(2019-10-25). Headlines for October 25, 2019. democracynow.org Trump's Justice Department Opens Criminal Probe into Origins of Mueller Investigation, Trump Planning to Send Troops and Tanks to Eastern Syrian Oil Fields, U.N. to Probe Human Rights Abuses in Chile Amid Mass Protests, Ecuador's Indigenous Leaders Halt Talks with President Over Austerity Protests, Bolivia's Evo Morales Declares Election Victory as Opponents Cry Foul, Thousands March in Guinea to Oppose President's Bid for Third Term, Baltimore Congressmember Elijah Cummings Lies in State at U.S. Capitol, Joe Biden's Campaign Reverses Opposition to Super PACs, Protesters Demand New Jersey Offer Driver's Licenses…
(2019-10-24). USAID funds salaries of Venezuelan coup leaders to lobby US politicians for regime change. thegrayzone.com USAID is diverting $41.9 million from aid for Central America to pay the salaries of Juan Guaidó's team as they…
(2019-10-24). Headlines for October 24, 2019. democracynow.org Trump Lifts Sanctions on Turkey, Citing Ceasefire Agreement, Republican Lawmakers Disrupt Closed-Door Impeachment Hearing, Trump's Lawyer Argues the President Can't Be Prosecuted for Murder, Death Toll in Chile Protests Rises to 18 as Human Rights Groups Allege Torture, Spain Removes Remains of Francisco Franco from National Mausoleum, Julian Assange Appears Frail and Confused in London Court Hearing, 39 Bodies Found in Tractor-Trailer in Southeast England, Honduran Woman's Lawsuit Claims Years of Sexual Assault by ICE Agent, Immigrant Worker Injured in New Orleans Hotel Collapse Arrested by ICE, California Utili…
(2019-10-23). US Renews Chevron License as European Refiner Cuts Venezuela Ties over Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com Finnish-Venezuelan refiner Nynas is one of PDVSA's few remaining cash buyers.
(2019-10-23). South America and the coming 'Red Tide'. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Last year, Brazil emerged from its greatest political crisis since the dictatorship to find that Jair Bolsonaro, an extreme right winger, was now president. His victory marked the high point of the so-called 'roll-back' of the Pink Tide, a political phenomenon that saw left-wing governments elected across Latin America, on platforms of sovereignty and freedom from U.S. interference. Bolsonaro's election was a moment openly celebrated in the halls of the White House, as many hoped that the few isolated governments left standing from the Pink Tide movement would soon be snuffed out. | The Pink Tide be…
(2019-10-23). Wednesday's Daily Brief: New food agency partnership for children, conference on solidarity for Venezuela, snow leopard at risk of extinction. un.org A recap of Wednesday's top stories: UN food agency partnership to feed millions of hungry children; Solidarity conference for 4.5 million Venezuelans on the move; new panel to aid internally displaced persons; healthy working conditions still not universal – UN rights expert; Environment Programme to help endangered snow leopard.
(2019-10-23). UN and partners call for solidarity, as Venezuelans on the move reach 4.5 million. un.org Since 2015, approximately 4.5 million Venezuelans have fled their country as the Latin American nation's political, humanitarian and economic crisis drags on, creating one of the "direst" displacement crises in the world, the UN and European Union said on Wednesday, ahead of a solidarity conference next week.
(2019-10-23). Headlines for October 23, 2019. democracynow.org Taylor Testifies Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Investigation of Hunter Biden, Trump Tweets Impeachment is a "Lynching," Sparking Widespread Condemnation, Turkey and Russia Reach Agreement on Northern Syria, Protests Erupt in Bolivia Over Allegations of Election Rigging, Chilean President Announces Reforms Aimed to Curb Massive Protests, Boris Johnson Loses Critical Brexit Vote, Canada's New Anti-Immigrant Party Is Crushed in National Elections, UAW Member Dies After Being Struck by Car Near Picket Line, Chicago Teachers Head into Second Week of Strike, New York's Probe of Facebook Backed by 46 Attorneys General, Mexi…
(2019-10-22). Chile erupts in popular uprising against capitalist injustice. liberationnews.org 
What is behind the massive demonstrations nationwide is a profoundly unequal economic system, created by decades of neoliberal policies that have continuously increased the cost of living while wages have stayed stagnant.
(2019-10-22). Headlines for October 22, 2019. democracynow.org Erdogan Meets with Putin as Turkish Ceasefire in Syria Expires, William Taylor Testifies in Impeachment Hearings, NYT: U.S. Has Quietly Pulled Thousands of Troops Out of Afghanistan, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Held onto Power in Tight Elections, Israel: Netanyahu Fails to Form Coalition Government, Massive Protests Continue in Chile, Northern Ireland Decriminalizes Abortion & Legalizes Marriage Equality, Indonesia: Former General Prabowo Subianto to Join the Cabinet, ExxonMobil Goes on Trial in New York over Climate Change, Four Drug Companies Reach Settlement with Two Ohio Counties, Macy's to Stop Se…