(2019-11-07). Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World. globalresearch.ca In this Autumn of Discontent, people …
(2019-11-07). The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage. thenation.com The Walls of Chile Speak of a Suppressed Rage…
(2019-11-07). Bolivian Opposition Protesters Attack Socialist Mayor. telesurenglish.net A mob led by the right-wing opposition Wednesday set fire to the Vinto Town Hall and dragged socialist mayor Patricia Arce down the street, where they humiliated her physically and verbally. | RELATED: | Retired Bolivian General Dismisses Coup Attempt by ex-Army Men | The Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) politician was still inside the town hall wh…
(2019-11-07). Argentina: Fernandez Affirms Non-Interventionist Stance on Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernandez on Wednesday reiterated his position in favor of the non-intervention of the United States in Venezuela during a conversation with Mauricio Claver-Carone, Advisor to the U.S. President Donald Trump for Hemispheric Affairs. | RELATED: | Mexico Wants To Bolster Economic Ties with Argentina: President | This meeting to…
(2019-11-07). Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World. dissidentvoice.org Uprisings against the corrupt, generation-long dominance of neoliberal "center-right" and "center-left" governments that benefit the wealthy and multinational corporations at the expense of working people are sweeping country after country all over the world. In this Autumn of Discontent, people from Chile, Haiti and Honduras to Iraq, Egypt and Lebanon are rising up against neoliberalism, …
(2019-11-07). Largest Brazilian media group implicates Bolsonaro in death squad execution of Marielle Franco. wsws.org Every faction of the Brazilian political system, from the Army to the pseudo-left, fears that Bolsonaro's austerity measures and fascistic rhetoric may trigger a social explosion.
(2019-11-07). In Bolsanaro's Brazil, Dams Are Ticking Time Bombs. globalresearch.ca Today is the fourth anniversary of the Fundà£o tailings (mine waste) dam disaster in Mariana, a town in the South-eastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The Fundà£o dam and the associated iron ore mine, called Samarco, is operated by a …
(2019-11-07). UN Overwhelmingly Votes to End US Blockade Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday overwhelming voted in favor of the resolution demanding the ending of the U.S. blockade against Cuba with 187 countries voting in favor, three against while two countries abstained. | RELATED: | Caribbean Nations Reaffirm Support for Cuba Against US Blockade | The nations still promoting the continuation of the financial, economic and trade blockade are the United States, Israel and Brazil. | For the first time in its dip…
(2019-11-07). Venezuela Asserts Its Position Against Cuba Blockade at UN. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said Thursday that his country, as a responsible member of the United Nations, will vote in favor of the resolution that demands an end to the economic and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba. | RELATED: | Cuba: Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting Kicks Off in Havana | The Venezuelan foreign minister stressed that "we are here to accompany Cuba at a time when the U.S. government has hardened the criminal blockade against…
(2019-11-07). Chile: 'This fight is for dignity'. greenleft.org.au 
Nate Thompson Susan PriceIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protestsNovember 7, 2019A huge popular revolt has erupted in Chile against the neoliberal policies of President Sebastian Pinera. This uprising was initially sparked by a campaign of student civil disobedience…
(2019-11-07). Brazilians March Against Bolsonaro and his Ties to Murder of Activist. therealnews.com 
The anti-Bolsonaro marches come amid extremely concerning revelations, which allegedly tie the president to the murder of the councilwoman and LGBT activist Marielle Franco last year.
(2019-11-06). The political tide sweeping South America won't accept predatory capitalism. mronline.org 
The slogan is pithy—Neoliberalismo nunca más (Neoliberalism Never Again). It was chanted in the streets of Santiago, Chile; it was drawn on the walls in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and in a more sober register, it is mentioned in a seminar in Mexico City, Mexico. | Source
(2019-11-06). From Colombia to Galapagos to California and OSU. dissidentvoice.org 
New information breakthroughs for me are exhilarating. Working with all that whale data is like looking into the dark with a flashlight. It's work that is able to contribute new information to the field. — OSU Whale Researcher, Daniel Palacios Whaling's first commercial iteration with harpoons started in Japan around 1570. With many more nations participating …
(2019-11-06). 'Nos quitaron tanto que nos quitaron el miedo'. workers.org 
En un foro del Workers World Party el 2 de noviembre en la ciudad de Nueva York, Nieves Ayress Moreno del movimiento La Peña del Bronx y ex prisionera política de la dictadura cívico-militar de Augusto Pinochet leyó la siguiente declaración sobre el actual levantamiento en Chile. El modelo económico . . . | Continue reading 'Nos quitaron tanto que nos quitaron el miedo' at Workers.org
(2019-11-06). Neoliberalism's Children Rise Up to Demand Justice in Chile and the World. commondreams.org If Chenoweth is right and the million Chileans in the street have breached the tipping point for successful non-violent popular democracy, Chile may be leading the way to a global political and economic revolution. (Photo: RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1179494756.jpg …
(2019-11-06). Chile's Piñera Increases Minimum Wage, Protests Continue. telesurenglish.net Amid massive protests and unrest calling for the government's resignation and a total overhaul of the political and economic system, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera signed Wednesday a bill that establishes a minimum income for workers of 350,000 pesos, about US$475. | RELATED: | Chilean Activists Sue Piñera Over Crimes Against Humanity During Protests | The reform is a state subsidy that will benefit 540,000 vulnerable workers whose salaries exceed the current min…
(2019-11-06). Chile Prosecutor To Probe 14 Policemen for Alleged Torture. telesurenglish.net A Chilean prosecutor on Wednesday said he would seek court approval to investigate 14 police officers for allegedly torturing protesters during almost three weeks of intense unrest and rioting in the country. | RELATED: | Chilean Activists Sue Piñera Over Crimes Against Humanity During Protests | Manual Guerra, the prosecutor for Santiago East, said the investigation was related to two separate cases during a nine-day state of emergency in the capital Santiago from O…
(2019-11-06). Petroleum Is at the Heart of Ecuador's Anti-Austerity Protests. truthout.org An hour before sunrise on October 6, 200 armed soldiers entered the Indigenous Shuar territory on the western edge of the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest. | "They came in … shooting, with tear gas, without taking into account the presence of women, children, young people and seniors," said Tom Sharupi, the director of the youth branch of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE), that represents 11 Indigenous nationalities with territory throughout the Ecuadorian Amaz…
(2019-11-06). Colombia: Defense Minister Accused of Hiding Death of 7 Minors. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Defense Minister Guillermo Botero on Tuesday was accused of concealing the death of seven minors in a bombing against dissidents of the Common Alternative Revolutionary Force (FARC) which was carried out in the Caqueta region on September 2nd. | RELATED: | Colombia: 6th Indigenous Person Killed in Cauca in a Week | "He presented suc…
(2019-11-06). Bolsonaro Puts Up Brazilian Richest Oil Wells for Sale. telesurenglish.net Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday put for sale four highly productive oil deposits to foreign multinational companies. | RELATED: | Brazil Mining Regulator Says Vale 'Negligence' Cost Lives | One of them is the Buzios field where there are three of the world's most productive wells, which are capable of yielding more than 40,000 thousand barrels per…
(2019-11-06). US Authorizes Tax Payments to Maduro Gov't, Sanctions Five More Venezuelan Officials. venezuelanalysis.com Washington has eased some of the restrictions imposed under its recent Venezuela embargo.
(2019-11-06). Argentina's Alberto Fernandez Backs Legal Abortion. telesurenglish.net During a keynote conference at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Argentina's President-elect Alberto Fernandez on Tuesday said that abortion should not be a crime, for the State should guarantee the right to voluntary and safe interruption of pregnancy. | RELATED: | Thousands of Argentinian Women Demand Legal Abortion | "All my life I have…
(2019-11-06). Venezuelan Government Reveals New Evidence Against Guaido. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan Minister for Communication, Jorge Rodriguez, on Wednesday, presented new evidence implicating Deputy Juan Guaido in Colombian paramilitarism and actions to destabilize the country. | RELATED: | Venezuela Captures Paramilitary Photographed With Guaido | During a press conference, Rodriguez showed videos and photos proving the relationship of the opposition deputy with the armed group Los Rastrojos, former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, and the current President o…
(2019-11-06). Colombia's Minister of Defense Resigns After Killings. telesurenglish.net Colombian Defense Minister Guillermo Botero resigned his position on Wednesday, amid controversy over an Army bombing where eight minors were killed. The incident was hidden for months and presented as an operation in which FARC-EP dissidents died, who recently returned to arms. | RELATED: | Colombia: Defense Minister Accused of Hiding Death of 7 Minors | Botero's resignation occurs before he became the first minister of the country's history to be removed by Congress for a moti…
(2019-11-06). Bolivia: Leaked Audios Confirm Involvement of Opposition Leaders, Ex-Military and US in Coup Plans. globalresearch.ca The Radio Education Network of Bolivia (Erbol) leaked 16 audios involving opposition leaders who are calling for a coup d'etat against the government of President Evo Morales, a political action which would have been coordinated from the U.S. embassy …
(2019-11-06). Retired Bolivian General Dismisses Coup Attempt by ex-Army Men. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's Retired General Edwin De La Fuente Wednesday clarified that passive service military who are allegedly seeking a coup d'etat has no real influence within his country's Armed Forces. | RELATED: | Evo Morales: Fraud Allegations Are Pretext for Coup | "They are disabled elements with no influence on the Army and their political calls have no impact," De La Fuente said and added that conspirators are taking advantage of the situation to act illegally.‚Äã‚Ä…
(2019-11-06). Social NGOs Stand Guard At Venezuelan Embassy in El Salvador. telesurenglish.net Social organizations continued Wednesday to safeguard the Venezuelan embassy in El Salvador to prevent a possible occupation of the diplomatic premises in a similar fashion as in Washington around six months ago. | RELATED: | Venezuela Expels El Salvador's Diplomats from Caracas | "We recognize the constitutional legitimacy of President Nicolas Maduro, we mobilized to protect the embassy," member of the Venezuelan Embassy Defense Committee Logan Martinez told Prensa Latina. | This comes…
(2019-11-06). 'Everyone needs to do more' to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator. un.org "Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges" just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.
(2019-11-06). Headlines for November 6, 2019. democracynow.org Democrats Take Virginia Legislature & Beat Trump-Backed Governor in Kentucky, NYC Approves Ranked-Choice Voting; Tucson Voters Reject Sanctuary City Measure, JPMorgan CEO Accuses Warren of "Vilifying" Richest Americans, Sondland Now Says There Was Quid Pro Quo on Ukraine, Scientists: Humanity Risks "Untold Suffering" from Climate Change, Brazilians Protest the Largest Oil Auction in Brazilian History, Activists Arrested After Blockading Port of Vancouver in Pipeline Protest, 9 Members of Mormon Family Murdered in Mexico, Pro-Beijing Lawmaker Stabbed in Hong Kong, Israeli Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Expelling…
(2019-11-06). Chile and Bolivia Reports Expose Western Media's Rank Hypocrisy. truthdig.com 
Chile's anti-neoliberal rebellion is entering its third week, and the brutal crackdown continues. Hard-right President Sebastian Piñera and his generals have effectively decreed the country's oligarch-dominated democracy out of existence by sending soldiers into the streets to kill, maim and torture their own people. | And, for the most part, the Western corporate media blackout persists unabated. | October 25's historic 1.2 million—person march in Santiago—the largest since the end of the dictatorship—has forced some outlets to begin to acknowledge state violence. But corporate journalists cont…
(2019-11-05). Gaza Championship Football Team Urges Argentina and Uruguay National Teams to Cancel "Friendly" Match in Apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net 
Gaza Championship Football Team Urges Argentina and Uruguay National Teams to Cancel "Friendly" Match in Apartheid Israel: Open LetterIn an open letter, Khadamat Rafah, the top Gaza League football team, urges Argentina and Uruguay national teams to cancel "friendly" match in apartheid Tel Aviv. Israel denied Khadamat Rafah permits to travel to the 2019 Palestine Cup, causing the finals…
(2019-11-05). Protesters in Chile Have Been 'Murdered, Tortured, and Disappeared'. therealnews.com 
Chile's President Piñera says foreign intervention and a conspiracy are behind the recent protests. But protesters say what's happening is an explosion of long-contained rage against poverty, inequality, and oppression.
(2019-11-05). Changing the subject. mronline.org 
From Chile to Lebanon, young people are demonstrating—in street protests and voting booths—that they've had enough of being disciplined and punished by the current development model. | Source
(2019-11-05). Bolivian right-wing activates 'electoral fraud' contingency plan against Morales. mronline.org 
President Evo Morales emerged victorious in the first round of presidential elections in Bolivia held on October 20 but the opposition is set on rejecting the results | Source
(2019-11-05). Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges. workers.org 
Max Blumenthal. On the morning of Oct. 25, in a SWAT-style operation, Washington, D.C., police arrested Max Blumenthal, editor of The Grayzone, an independent investigative news site. Unbeknownst to Blumenthal, the cops had an arrest warrant on false assault charges stemming from his participation in defense of the Venezuelan embassy . . . | Continue reading Journalist and Venezuela government defender Max Blumenthal arrested on bogus charges at Workers.org
(2019-11-05). Agony and death of neoliberalism in Latin America. mronline.org 
After nearly half a century of pillage, outrage and crimes of all kinds against society and the environment, we witness the downfall of the ruling model promoted enthusiastically by the governments of advanced capitalist countries; institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank; and self-righteous intellectuals and establishment politicians. | Source
(2019-11-05). Isabel Allende: Trump is a 'Fool' for Denying Climate Change. telesurenglish.net Chilean writer Isabel Allende said Monday she is bemused by how U.S. President Donald Trump can deny climate change, adding that it was a foolish stance to take. | RELATED: | Australia's Premier to Ban Climate Boycotts | "How is it possible that the President of the United States denies climate change, with what that means in terms of policies, of image, of the message he gives to the world? Who can deny it? Only a fool can deny it," she said as she was in Barcelona to pick up the International Barcino…
(2019-11-05). Brazil Mining Regulator Says Vale 'Negligence' Cost Lives. telesurenglish.net Brazil's mining regulator on Tuesday blasted iron ore miner Vale SA for failing to disclose problems with a mining dam before a deadly collapse in January, saying this kept the agency from taking actions that could have saved lives. | RELATED: | Death Toll in Brazil Dam Collapse Rises to 250: New Findings | The dam in Brumadinho collapsed and flooded a nearby company cafeteria and the surrounding countryside with mining waste, killing more than 250 people. It was Vale's second dea…
(2019-11-05). Witnessing repression from a hotel window: A personal reflection on suppression of Chile protests. greenleft.org.au 
John EnglartIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protests SantiagoNovember 5, 2019I am in Chile due to the United Nation's Climate conference being originally hosted here in Santiago. Now, I find myself an observer of the widespread social protest against the government, ca…
(2019-11-05). Eyewitness: Chile police repression not deterring protesters. greenleft.org.au 
John EnglartIssue 1244 Chile 2019 Chile protests SantiagoNovember 5, 2019The protests against the regime of centre-right Chilean President Sebastian Pinera continued on "Super Monday", November 4, with protests in the capital Santiago and other cities. | Local police vi…
(2019-11-05). Headlines for November 5, 2019. democracynow.org U.S. Formalizes Withdrawal from Historic Paris Climate Agreement, Democrats Begin to Release Impeachment Inquiry Transcripts, Voters Head to the Polls for Statewide Elections Today, E. Jean Carroll, Who Accuses Trump of Raping Her, Sues President for Defamation, Court Rejects Trump's Efforts to Fight NY Subpoena for Tax Returns, Trump Threatens to Cut Off Federal Funding for California's Wildfires, Thousands of Academics Demand Chile End Violent Crackdown Against Protests, Iraqi Authorities Cut Internet Access Amid Ongoing Anti-Government Protests, Two Indonesian Journalists Found Dead at Illegal Palm Oil Plantat…
(2019-11-05). Media Conceal Chile's State Criminality, Delegitimize Bolivian Democracy. fair.org 
by Lucas Koerner Chilean protester beaten by government forces (Twitter, 10/21/19) | Chile's anti-neoliberal rebellion is entering its third week, and the brutal crackdown continues. Hard-right President Sebastian Piñera and his generals have effectively decreed the country's oligarch-dominated democracy out of existence by sending soldiers into the streets to kill, maim and torture their own people. | And, for the most part, the Western corporate media blackout persists unabated. | October 25's historic 1.2 million—person march in Sa…
(2019-11-04). The revolution isn't being televised. mronline.org 
It's all kicking off everywhere in 2019. Haitians are revolting against a corrupt political system and their President Jovenel MoàØse, who many see as a kleptocratic U.S. puppet. In Ecuador, huge public manifestations managed to force President Lenín Moreno to backtrack on his IMF-backed neoliberal package that would have sharply cut government spending and increased […] | Source
(2019-11-04). In Peru's Operation Car Wash, Prosecutors and Witness Doctored Testimony to Avoid Contradictions. theintercept.com 
Ler em português | Leer en Español | Peru has experienced some of the most turbulent episodes involving Operation Car Wash, the far-reaching corruption probe that began in Brazil but has roiled politics across Latin America. Four Peruvian presidents have been caught up in the scandal; one of them, Alan García, took his own life right before being arrested last April. | The investigation into graft involving lucrative public works contracts has centered on the Brazilian construction g…
(2019-11-04). Media Backs Billionaire President as Chileans Protest Privatization. mintpressnews.com Chile's right-wing President Sebastian Piñera recently declared war. He wasn't referring to a foreign government, but to his own people. He even ordered tanks and the military to the streets. | An estimated 20 protesters have been killed and over 500 injured. | Since October 14th, millions of Chileans have taken to the streets, rocking what is normally one of Latin America's most stable countries. | Chileans are in an uproar over rising taxes on public transportation, growing income inequality, and a broken pension system. | Many are demanding Piñera's resignation, even after he has tried to appease the protes…
(2019-11-04). Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'. venezuelanalysis.com Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.
(2019-11-04). Emboldened by Bolsonaro, Illegal Loggers in Amazon Kill Indigenous Leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara. democracynow.org 
An indigenous forest protector named Paulo Paulino Guajajara was shot dead in the Amazon by illegal loggers on Saturday. It is the latest incident in a wave of violence targeting indigenous land protectors since the election of Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro last year. Guajajara was killed when he and another forest protector were ambushed by a group of illegal loggers inside the Araribóia reservation in the northeastern state of Maranhà£o. We speak with Joà£o Coimbra Sousa, a field coordinator and legal adviser for Amazon Watch, in Sà£o Luís in the northeastern state of Maranhà&pou…
(2019-11-04). Headlines for November 4, 2019. democracynow.org Four White House Officials Refused to Testify in Impeachment Hearings, Turkish-Backed Forces Accused of War Crimes in Northern Syria, Sen. Warren Releases Details on Her Medicare for All Plan, Trump to Nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn to Lead FDA, EPA Slated to Roll Back Rules to Protect Waterways from Toxic Coal Ash, Group of Automakers Sides with Trump Admin in Fight over Fuel-Efficiency Standards, NYT: Major U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty Could Expire Without Being Replaced, Mali: Over 50 Soldiers Killed in Attack on Military Post, Anti-Government Protests Continue to Sweep Iraq, Lebanon & Algeria, Brazilian Indigen…
(2019-11-03). Journalist Max Blumenthal arrested on false charge in DC. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal speaks out on his arrest months after reporting on Venezuelan opposition violence at the DC…
(2019-11-02). Tell Argentina and Uruguay: There's Nothing Friendly About Israeli Apartheid. bdsmovement.net 
Tell Argentina and Uruguay: There's Nothing Friendly About Israeli Apartheid: Action AlertUrge Argentina and Uruguay national football teams to stand with Palestinian footballers and cancel the "friendly" match in apartheid Israel. Red Card IsraelNovember 2, 2019 | By: | | Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)