If you want peace, you get war; if you want war, you get rich
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2019-12-13
A quarter century ago, Victoria Sandino Palmera joined the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army (FARC-EP). She had previously been a militant in the Communist Party and–when FARC-EP was above ground in the 1990s–joined the Patriotic Pole. But the repression of what she calls the 'traditional oligarchy' sent her back to the jungle over and […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/13/if-you-want-peace-you-get-war-if-you-want-war-you-get-rich/
UN human rights report cites 'multiple root causes' of deadly Chile protests
news.un.org | 2019-12-13
During the recent mass protests which led Chile to declare a state of emergency, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report published on Friday that international human rights norms had been violated by both police and army personnel, which should be prosecuted.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1053491
Colombians Protest Against Tax Reform in Front of Congress
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Colombia's Congress Thursday began to debate President Ivan Duque's "Economic Growth" bill, a policy package that aims at benefiting big companies, which mobilized hundreds of people to protest at the Bolivar Square in Bogota.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Colombian Police to be Investigated for Excessive Use of Force | Through this economic reform, Duque seeks to establ…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombians-protest-against-tax-reform-in-front-of-congress-20191212-0019.html
Colombia and The Revolutionary Process
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-13
In order to have a revolutionary process, it is necessary to go through revolutionary stages. First, what's needed is a raised consciousness that may trigger some outrage by a sector of society which may subsequently grow into sustained protests. The …
globalresearch.ca/colombia-revolutionary-process/5697571
Abstract Leftism Leaves Bolivia and Global South in Crosshairs of Imperialism
Nefta Freeman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-13
"Progressive leftists" in the U.S., also known as liberals who claim to oppose U.S. Empire but tolerate all of its crimes, cannot be described as anything less than nauseating. Anything short of outright U.S. military invasion or bombing of a | …
globalresearch.ca/abstract-leftism-leaves-bolivia-and-global-south-in-crosshairs-of-imperialism/5697604
Evo Morales on prohibition to wear Indigenous garments in Ministry HQ
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-12-13
Bolivia 's leader Evo Morales reacted to an internal memo from the foreign ministry of the de facto government in Bolivia, prohibiting personal use of traditional Indian attire inside the headquarters of the ministry during the workday. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/13/evo-morales-on-prohibition-to-wear-indigenous-garments-in-ministry-hq/
Indigenous Bolivia Ready to Go to War Against Fascism
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-13
Bolivia, December 2019, three weeks after the fascist coup. It is devilishly cold. My comrade's car is carefully navigating through the deep mud tracks. Enormous snow-covered mountain peaks are clearly visible in the distance. | The Bolivian Altiplano; beloved, yet always …
globalresearch.ca/indigenous-bolivia-ready-go-war-against-fascism/5697576
OAS Final Audit Report on Bolivia Elections Raises More Questions About Its Own Work Than It Answers, CEPR Analysis Concludes
commondreams.org | 2019-12-13
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commondreams.org/newswire/2019/12/13/oas-final-audit-report-bolivia-elections-raises-more-questions-about-its-own?cd-origin=rss
Wave of teachers strikes confront attacks on pensions and working conditions in Brazil
wsws.org | 2019-12-13
Bolsonaro's government and its Economy Minister Paulo Guedes have made it clear that they aim to privatize all public services, including schools.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/13/braz-d13.html
COP25: Developing Countries Charge Ahead with Bold Climate Plans as Rich Countries Drag Their Feet
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-13
As this year's United Nations climate summit wraps up in Madrid, Spain, many activists, scientists, indigenous and grassroots climate leaders say that rich countries most responsible for the climate emergency have spent the talks dialing back ambition and blocking progress. This comes as deadly droughts, flooding, cyclones and wildfires rage around the world. This week, more than 70 developing countries have announced they will accelerate their climate plans, and 72 countries have signed onto goals to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. But major emitters Australia, China, India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia have…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/13/cop25_developing_countries_charge_ahead_with
'Environmental pollution': Teenage tennis ace has cocaine ban dropped after unusual explanation
rt.com | 2019-12-13
Teenage Argentinian tennis player Luciano Tacchi has been cleared of doping charges after proving that the presence of cocaine in a urine sample was due to "environmental pollution." | The 17-year-old was suspended from playing after a prohibited substance was detected in his doping probe taken in March 2019, when he was taking part in the World Tennis Tour M15 Pinamar tournament held in Pinamar, Argentina. | READ MORE: Top US sprinter Coleman cleared of doping charges despite missing 3 tests | Tacchi's…
rt.com/sport/475825-argentinian-tennis-player-cocaine-doping/
Latin America says 'No to neoliberalism': Ecuador's ex-foreign minister talks uprisings and Assange
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-12
The Grayzone premieres its new show Red Lines with Anya Parampil with an interview with the former foreign minister of…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/12/latin-america-neoliberalism-ecuador-assange-guillaume-long/
Greta Thunberg Slams Response to Climate Crisis at COP25 as "Creative PR"
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-12
At the U.N. climate summit in Madrid, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed world leaders Wednesday, hours after she was named Time magazine's Person of the Year. Thunberg came to the talks after a trip to meet with climate leaders across North America in anticipation of the scheduled climate conference in Santiago, Chile, before the talks were abruptly moved to the Spanish capital. In her address, Thunberg warned that the planet's carbon budget is down to just eight years, an…
truthout.org/video/greta-thunberg-slams-response-to-climate-crisis-at-cop25-as-creative-pr/
Colombia's Peace Deal Paved the Way for Its Historic Protests
Miguel Salazar | thenation.com | 2019-12-12
Colombia's Peace Deal Paved the Way for Its Historic Protests…
thenation.com/article/colombia-strikes-duque/
Evo Morales Arrived in Argentina to Request Political Asylum
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-12
Bolivia's former President Evo Morales, who was forced to resign after the mutiny of his country's security forces, arrived in Argentina as a refugee. | RELATED: | Bolivia One Month After the Coup: A Recount of Pivotal Events | "He comes to stay in Argentina because he arrives as an asylee and then he will have refugee status," Argentina's Foreign Affairs Minister F…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Arrived-in-Argentina-to-Request-Political-Asylum-20191212-0005.html
Bolivia: The 21st Century Coup d'État and Its Crimes Against Humanity
Alex Anfruns | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-12
After the coup d'état, repression is advancing by leaps and bounds in Bolivia. The dictatorship persecutes the "narco-traffickers", "vandals" and "terrorists", that is to say: the social movements, former members of the government, peasants and indigenous people who demonstrate and …
globalresearch.ca/bolivia-21st-century-coup-crimes-against-humanity/5697518
Bolsonaro Says He's Open To Meeting Argentina's Fernandez
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-12
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has changed his aggressive tone towards Argentina's new left-leaning government on Wednesday and said he was open to a visit from incoming President Alberto Fernandez, who he previously branded a "red bandit." | RELATED: | Brazil: Bolsonaro's Hate Speech Attacks Greta Thunberg Again | Bolsonaro said he hoped neighboring Argentina will do well under its new administration because it is Brazil's largest trade partner in Latin America. "We w…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Says-Hes-Open-To-Meeting-Argentinas-Fernandez-20191212-0002.html
Bolsonaro: Torture Methods of Dictatorship to Fight Corruption
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-12
The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, said Thursday that he will not tolerate cases of corruption in his Government and to deal with this, he said, in an apparent metaphorical sense, that he would use an instrument of torture of the military dictatorship (1964-1985) with ministers who commit this type of crime. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro To Harden Anti-Terrorist Law to Avoid 'Another Chile' | In an official act in Palma, capital of the state of Tocantins (north), the far-right pr…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Torture-Method-of-Dictatorship-to-Fight-Corruption-20191212-0018.html
Chilean Lawmakers Reject Move To Impeach President Pinera
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-12
Chilean lawmakers on Thursday rejected a bid to impeach conservative President Sebastian Pinera over accusations he failed to guarantee human rights during weeks of deadly riots despite mounting evidence about the alleged abuses. | RELATED: , Chile: Senate Approves Indictment of Former Interior Minister | After hours of debate, the Chamber of Deputies tossed the impeachment motion out 79-73 on grounds that it did not meet the Constitutional threshold for impeaching a sitting presid…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chilean-Lawmakers-Reject-Move-To-Impeach-President-Pinera-20191212-0011.html
Argentina's Moves To Guarantee Access to Abortion in Rape Cases
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-12
Women and girls in Argentina seeking to end pregnancies caused by rape will be guaranteed access to abortion under a protocol announced on Thursday aimed at reducing the latitude hospitals have in deciding whether or not to perform the procedure. | RELATED: , Macri Repealed Abortion Protocol: Rubinstein's Resigned | Argentine law allows abortion in case of rape or threat to the life or health of the mother. But abortion rights advocates say the law is not always applied across the largel…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentinas-Moves-To-Guarantee-Access-to-Abortion-in-Rape-Cases-20191212-0016.html
Alberto and Cristina Star in New Oliver Stone's Documentary
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-12
The president and vice president of Argentina, Alberto and Cristina Fernandez, respectively, were interviewed by the American filmmaker Oliver Stone for the new documentary related to political persecution in Latin America, local media reported on Thursday. | RELATED: , Argentina to Declare Economic, Health, Social Emergencies | Stone, winner of three Oscars, met with both political figures to learn their stories and opinions on the subject of the audiovisual, the latest in a series of…
telesurenglish.net/news/Alberto-and-Cristina-Star-in-New-Oliver-Stones-Documentary-20191212-0012.html
Colombian Police to be Investigated for Excessive Use of Force
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-12
The Attorney General of Colombia stated on Wednesday that it will conduct an investigation into what happened on Tuesday when agents of the questioned Mobile Riot Squadron ( Esmad ) of the National Police detained two young men and transported them in private vehicles. | RELATED: | Colombia: Medellin Will Host a Concert Pro National Strike | The Public Ministry indicated that it will open the preliminary inquiry without determining the agents subject to prosecution because the name…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombian-Police-to-be-Investigated-for-Excessive-Use-of-Force-20191212-0001.html
"We Want People Power Solutions": Activists Ousted from COP25 for Protesting Corporations at Summit
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-12
Inside the halls of the U.N. climate summit, hundreds of activists gathered Wednesday to demand rich countries step up their efforts to finance climate action. The protest began just as Democracy Now! was finishing our live broadcast, and we spoke to some of the people there from around the world, including Rita Iyke-Uwaka of Friends of the Earth Nigeria; Angela Valenzuela of Fridays for Future in Santiago, Chile; Sandra Tukup of CONFENIAE (Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon); Amalen Sathananthar of Artivist Network; Brandon Wu of ActionAid USA; and Nina Gualinga, an indigenous lea…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/12/cop25_protesters_forced_out_of_summit
Greta Thunberg Slams COP25, Says Response to Climate Crisis Is "Clever Accounting and Creative PR"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-12
At the U.N. climate summit in Madrid, 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed world leaders Wednesday, hours after she was named Time magazine's Person of the Year. Thunberg came to the talks after a trip to meet with climate leaders across North America in anticipation of the scheduled climate conference in Santiago, Chile, before the talks were abruptly moved to the Spanish capital. In her address, Thunberg warned that the planet's carbon budget is down to just eight years, and urged bold action. "I still believe that the biggest danger is not inaction. The real danger is when politicians…
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/12/greta_thunberg_speech_cop_time_magazine
Argentina Ignores TIAR, Venezuela at Fernandez Inauguration
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-11
Argentina's new government ignored the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (TIAR) sanctions placed against Venezuela on Dec. 3, which included traveling bans for most top Venezuelan government officials, as Minister of Communication and Information Jorge Rodriguez attended President Alberto Fernandez's inauguration Tuesday. | RELATED: , Argentina and Cuba Agree to Increase Food and Medicine Exchange | "In the name of President Nicolas Maduro and of the people of Venez…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-Ignores-TIAR-Sanctions-Venezuela-Present-at-Fernandez-Inauguration-20191211-0026.html
Ex-Argentinian Policeman Arrested in Paris over Dirty War Crimes
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-11
Former police officer Mario Sandoval, accused of crimes against humanity during Argentina's "Dirty War" four decades ago, was arrested by French police on Wednesday after years of legal tussles, a lawyer representing the Argentine government said. | RELATED: , Argentina's Fernandez Calls for the End of Poverty and Misery | The lawyer, Sophie Thonon-Wesfreid, told Reuters he was arrested just hours after France's top administrative court, the Conseil d'Etat, rejected Sandoval's appe…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ex-Argentinian-Policeman-Arrested-in-Paris-over-Dirty-War-Crimes-20191211-0025.html
Venezuela Oil Production Continues Slow Recovery
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-11
According to state oil company PDVSA, production is again approaching one million barrels per day.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14744
"Shame!" Indigenous Leaders & Delegates from Global South Stage Dramatic Protest at COP25 in Madrid
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-11
Democracy Now! was broadcasting live from the United Nations climate summit in Madrid, Spain, when hundreds of climate advocates and people's movements at the U.N. climate action summit staged a protest inside the conference venue. As the demonstration unfolds, we speak with Tom Goldtooth, executive director of the Indigenous Environmental Network; Karin Nansen, chair of Friends of the Earth International; Nigerian climate activist Nnimmo Bassey with Health of Mother Earth Foundation; and indigenous climate activist Daiara Tukano from Brazil.
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/11/cop25_walkout_indigenous_leaders_global_south
Amazonian Forest Protectors Rally Outside COP25 Amid Death of Two Indigenous Chiefs
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-12-10
On Monday, indigenous activists from the Brazilian, Colombian and Ecuadorian Amazon rallied outside the COP25 venue to protest the targeting of indigenous forest protectors and the destruction of their lands, known as the "lungs of the Earth." Their protest came just days after two indigenous chiefs, Firmino Prexede Guajajara and Raimundo Guajajara, were gunned down in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Brazil.
www.democracynow.org/2019/12/10/indigenous_organizers_of_brazilian_colombian_ecuadorian
'Sexy tricks': How journalists demonize Venezuela's socialist government, in their own words
Alan MacLeod | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-09
Journalists revealed to me the tactics they use to sell stories painting Venezuela as a socialist dystopia. One described himself…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/09/sexy-tricks-journalists-demonize-venezuela-anatoly-kurmanaev/
Iran False Flag, Bolivia's Coup Gov Seeks Israel's Help, Israel's Been In Yemen 'Since Day One'
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-09
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/8/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Venezuela's Civilian Militia Surpasses Target, Reaches 3.3 Million Members
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-09
The body is due to be legally incorporated into the Armed Forces as a "combat unit."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14742
With People in the Streets Worldwide, Media Focus Uniquely on Hong Kong
Alan MacLeod | fair.org | 2019-12-06
Unlike protests against US client states, the Hong Kong demonstrations were frequently given the approving "pro-democracy" label (CNN, 8/30/19). | 2019 may be remembered as the year of the protest, as demonstrations are engulfing the world. From the Yellow Vests in France to demonstrations in Lebanon, Gaza, Chile, Ecuador and Haiti, sustained movements all over the planet have taken to the street demanding change. Yet US corporate media have been disproportionately interested in only one: the Hong Kong protests.
fair.org/home/with-people-in-the-streets-worldwide-media-focus-uniquely-on-hong-kong/
How middle class Bolivia learned to stop worrying and love the coup
Wyatt Reed | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-05
In and around La Paz, middle class Bolivians have fallen under the spell of the junta's propaganda campaign against Evo…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/05/middle-class-bolivia-learned-love-coup/
Venezuela: Guaido Embattled as Opposition Splits over New Corruption Scandal
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-05
The latest scandal has further called into doubt Guaido's credibility as leader of the opposition.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14739
A Facade Drops in Chile
Maxine Lowy | progressive.org | 2019-12-05
The current social revolution is years in the making.
progressive.org/dispatches/facade-drops-chile-lowy-191205/
TIAR Countries Blacklist Top Venezuelan Officials as US Slaps New Sanctions
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-04
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Venezuela of "hijacking" mass anti-neoliberal protests in "our own backyard."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14737
The Other Americans: Latin America's Uprising Against Neoliberalism
Jeff Abbott | progressive.org | 2019-12-04
Colombians join a wave of protest across the continent.
progressive.org/dispatches/latin-americas-uprising-against-neoliberalism-abbott-191204/
Red Cross Chief: Venezuela Aid Being Politicized to 'Destabilize the Country'
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-04
Francesco Rocca slammed the underfunding of aid programs as a problem of "political will."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14738
Venezuela's PDVSA Secures Temporary Lease Extension for Curacao Refinery
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-12-02
Despite the extension, refinery owners are looking to end the 34-year cooperation under pressure from US sanctions.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14736
Plan Cóndor 2.0: Tras el golpe en Bolivia, Trump declara a Nicaragua 'amenaza a su seguridad nacional' y apunta hacia México
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-01
Luego de presidir el golpe en Bolivia, los Estados Unidos declararon a Nicaragua como una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional"…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/01/plan-condor-2-golpe-bolivia-trump-nicaragua-mexico/
US Vows to 'Reinforce' Sanctions, Accuses Venezuela and Cuba of Stirring Regional 'Strife'
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-28
Elliott Abrams reiterated support for Guaido and denied that sanctions are damaging the Venezuelan economy.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14734
Venezuela Unveils First Gold Processing Complex in Mining Arc
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-25
While already operational, the complex will reportedly be the 5th largest in the continent upon completion.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14731
Iran False Flag Prep, US Government's Staggering Bolivia Hypocrisy, Netanyahu Indicted & Patriot Act
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-23
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/22/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Colombia's US Ambassador Advocates 'Covert Actions' Against Venezuela in Leaked Audio
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-21
Top Colombian officials acknowledged failure of regime change in Venezuela and total disarray in Washington.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14728
Venezuelans Protest Bolivia Coup After Diplomatic Break
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-18
The de facto government in La Paz has broken relations with Caracas and recognised Guaido.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14725
US Says Israeli Settlements Are Legal, 23 Killed In Bolivia As Violent Coup Ignored & Venezuela Flop
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-18
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Bolivia's New US-Made Dictatorship, Netanyahu Wins As Gaza Loses & Iran's Protests Are Trump's Fault
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-17
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/16/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Israel Kills Over 30 In Gaza, Bolivia Coup About Lithium And More & Israeli Group Taking Syria's Oil
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-11-15
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (11/14/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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Alex Main on Bolivia Coup
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2019-11-15
Media…
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