Latin America

The aim of the mobilization was to demand a proper wage negotiation process, the cessation of layoffs, the ending of job insecurity and to claim that the minimum wage should not be below the Family Basket. They protested in defense of Freedom of Speech, the compliance of agreements made with companies and the State, the ending of persecution due to political activism, the elimination of wage taxes and the immediate annulment of the Anti-protest Protocol.

Tens of thousands of peasants, rural workers, and Indigenous people in Colombia have been fighting against massive land inequality and privatization decrees, as well as the right to participate in the ongoing Colombian peace talks, under the banner of the Minga (Strike) of Resistance for Life, Territory, Dignity, Peace, and the Implementation of the Agreements.

By Andre Vltchek They were marching shoulder-to-shoulder, young and old, in absolute silence. Some were carrying small placards with names and photos of their loved...

What does it mean when the US and British financial systems launder hundreds of billions of dollars of illicit funds stolen by world leaders while their governments turn a ‘blind eye’, and yet the very same Anglo-American officials investigate, prosecute, fine and arrest officials from rival governments, rival banks and political leaders for corruption?

By Ming Chun Tang As was reported following the assassination of prominent Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres in March, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

By Mark Weisbrot It is clear that the executive branch of the U.S. government favors the coup underway in Brazil, even though they have been...

By ANDRE VLTCHEK There are several essential messages literally shouting from the screen, whenever one watches ‘The Last Supper’ (La Ultima Cena), a brilliant 1976...

The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has been suspended from her office while she goes on trial by the Senate. If convicted, she would...

Source: Resumen Latinoamericano / The Dawn News / May 17, 2016. Last April 15 in the IMPA(1) headquarters and with a large turnout, an open...

Source: Resumen Latinoamericano / The Dawn News / May 20, 2016 We call the Colombian people and the international community to take part in the...