Gobierno de EEUU retira los cargos falsos contra periodista Max Blumenthal
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-14
El gobierno estadounidense desistió la causa basada en falsas acusaciones de agresión contra el editor de The Grayzone Max Blumenthal…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/14/gobierno-eeuu-retira-cargos-max-blumenthal-venezuela/

Indigenous Bolivia Ready to go to War Against Fascism
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-12-14
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 somehow hostile, silent, impenetrable. So many times in the past I came close to death …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/12/indigenous-bolivia-ready-to-go-to-war-against-fascism/

U.N. Climate Talks in Limbo as Chair Chile Bids for Compromise
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-12-14
Rules for carbon markets and a system to help poor countries cope with the economic impact of climate change are key unresolved issues.
truthdig.com/articles/u-n-climate-talks-in-limbo-as-chair-chile-bids-for-compromise/

Bolsonaro's Revisionist History of Brazil
Danica Jorden | commondreams.org | 2019-12-14
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's administration is embarking on a project of cultural and historical revision.
commondreams.org/views/2019/12/14/bolsonaros-revisionist-history-brazil?cd-origin=rss

Venezuela: Maduro Attends Anti-Neoliberal ALBA Summit in Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-14
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends the 17th summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA-TCP), which is taking place in Havana, Cuba, on Saturday. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Oil Production Sets Historical Record in November | "At such a complex time for Latin America and the Caribbean, this ALBA summit brings a message of ho…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Maduro-Attends-Anti-Neoliberal-ALBA-Summit-in-Cuba-20191214-0002.html

'Luxury cars & beautiful women': Top Ukrainian athletes pose for men's magazine calendar (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2019-12-14
Ukrainian athletes and stars of show business have taken part in an erotic photoshoot for a special 2020 calendar produced by Ukraine's XXL magazine. | The 'Drive Time' calendar features well-known Ukrainian sport figures wearing lingerie with luxury car brands in the background. | READ MORE: Brazilian freestyle queens show off incredible chest control — and one of them is so good she's beaten Neymar (VIDEO) | "Luxurious cars and beautiful women have always made gentlemen feel excited.
rt.com/sport/475916-ukrainian-athletes-xxl-magazine/

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

Friday's Daily Brief: Yemen exclusive, India rights, Chile, Ebola updates
news.un.org | 2019-12-13
Our top stories for Friday include an exclusive UN News interview with Yemen Envoy Martin Griffiths; India's new "discriminatory" citizenship law; a milestone smallpox eradication anniversary; helicopters deployed in DR Congo Ebola fight; Mediterranean migrant latest, and Chile's deadly protests: UN report finds clear pattern of repression.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1053541

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

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

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

Evo Expresses Gratitude to Mexico and Argentina Governments
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Argentina on Thursday, where he plans to remain indefinitely, under refugee status, after he did the same in Mexico. | RELATED: | Bolivia One Month After the Coup: A Recount of Pivotal Events | On Twitter, he wrote: "A month ago when I arrived in Mexico, a brother country that saved our lives, I was sad and broken. Now I arrive in Argentina, to continue fighting for the humblest and to unite the Great Homeland, I am strong and lively. I thank Mexico an…
telesurenglish.net/news/evo-expresses-gratitude-to-mexico-and-argentina-governments-20191213-0007.html

Evo Morales Denounces Privatization Plans by the Coup Govt
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales denounced today on Twitter the intentions of the coup government led by Jeanine Añez to privatize the country's enterprises and resources. | RELATED: , Bolivia One Month After the Coup: A Recount of Pivotal Events | "Añez, Camacho, and Mesa's de facto government intends to return to the past. They are talking about privatizing and handing over our strategic enterprises to transnational companies. They are preparing the IMF's comeback. The Bolivian people alo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Denounces-Privatization-Plans-by-the-Coup-Govt-20191213-0005.html

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/

The Argentinian Patagonia, "The Dinosaur Factory"
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Traces of the past appear at every step in the region that holds the largest paleontological collection in South America. Los Barreales lake area, in the Argentinian Patagonia, more than 980 kilometers from the city of Buenos Aires, is home to fossils of all types of life that existed on Earth millions of years ago, a complete petrified ecosystem. | RELATED: | Indonesia: The Oldest Work of Art Discovered | That window is called Proyecto Dino, a scientific camp supported by public and private fund…
telesurenglish.net/news/the-argentine-patagonia-the-dinosaur-factory-20191213-0011.html

Chile's Communists Lawmakers Warn About Dangers for Democracy
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Chile's Communist lawmakers criticized the rejection by the Chamber of Deputies of a constitutional accusation against President Sebastian Piñera, as a mean of supporting continued impunity in Chile. | RELATED: , Chile Denounces Over 350 Eye Injuries On Human Rights Day | Communist legislator Boris Barrera said that the government and the right wing fail to r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chiles-Communists-Lawmakers-Warn-About-Dangers-for-Democracy-20191213-0010.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

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/

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/

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: 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

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

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

"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

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 …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/iran-false-flag-bolivias-coup-gov-seeks-israels-help-israels-been-in-yemen-since-day-one/

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

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/

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/

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

Massive Colombia strike hits neoliberal policies, repression
Cathy Rojas | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-04
All progressive people should stand in solidarity with all those advocating for the immediate end to the political persecution of human rights, social and political leaders in Colombia.
liberationnews.org/massive-colombia-strike-hits-neoliberal-policies-repression/

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

ANSWER Statement at 50th Annual Day of Mourning
Kimberly Villafuerte Barzola | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-02
"We must recognize and defend the alternative that Evo and the people of the Bolivia worked so hard to build…"
liberationnews.org/answer-statement-at-50th-annual-day-of-mourning/

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/

American Indian Movement West: No to Bolivia coup! Hands off Venezuela, Cuba!
American Indian Movement West | liberationnews.org | 2019-12-01
"We declare our full solidarity and support to the heroic resistance of the Indigenous people against the fascist coup. While there is struggle, victory is assured."
liberationnews.org/american-indian-movement-west-no-to-bolivia-coup-hands-off-venezuela-cuba/

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

New anti-imperialist coalition in San José, Calif., protests Bolivia coup
Jon Britton | liberationnews.org | 2019-11-26
On Nov. 18, the Anti-Imperialist Coalition of San José, Calif., held a rally outside City Hall to protest the overthrow of indigenous President Evo Morales of Bolivia by a U.S.-backed coup.
liberationnews.org/new-anti-imperialist-coalition-in-san-jose-calif-protests-bolivia-coup/

Nueva coalición anti imperialista en San José, California, protesta contra el golpe de estado en Bolivia
Jon Britton | liberationnews.org | 2019-11-26
El 18 de noviembre, la Coalición Anti Imperialista de San José, California, realizó un mitin frente al ayuntamiento para protestar por el derrocamiento del presidente indígena Evo Morales de Bolivia por un golpe respaldado por los Estados Unidos.
liberationnews.org/nueva-coalicion-anti-imperialista-en-san-jose-california-protesta-contra-el-golpe-de-estado-en-bolivia/

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