Latin America
Brazil – the Netanyahu connection
Brazil's new leader Lula ousts Israel envoy appointed by predecessor Bolsonaro
Jan 11, 2023
Brazil’s Ambassador to Israel General Gerson Menandro Garcia de Freitas was booted...
Eduardo Bolsonaro and Bannon
Son of Brazil President Bolsonaro joins Steve Bannon group
Feb 2, 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's lawmaker son has joined a nationalist group founded by Steve...
Brazil – The Internet connection
Watchdog Says Social Media Giants 'Directly Aided' Fascist Insurrection in Brazil
By Jake Johnson
Jan 10, 2023
The fascist attack on Brazil's main government complex was...
The fascist storming of Brasilia: A warning to the working class
By Tomas Castanheira
10 January 2023
The January 8 invasion of the government headquarters in Brazil by a fascist mob of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters...
Biden Isn’t Great for Latin America, But Trump Was Far Worse
by Ariela Ruiz Caro*
Jan 10, 2023
Two major developments can be inferred from the results of the November 8, 2022 mid-term elections in the United...
‘They shot them down like animals’: massacre in Peru’s Ayacucho
Survivors and family members of victims of the massacre in Ayacucho on December 15 denounce that the army treated protesters like war targets, reminiscent...
Peruvians resist the coup d’ etat
Peru’s Castillo from prison: “I have not and will not resign”
Dec 13, 2022
The struggle for government in Peru is continuing. After the impeachment of...
Judicial coup in Argentina: Corrupt judges conspire with media oligarchs to...
Leaked messages show Argentina’s corrupt judges and prosecutors conspired with right-wing media oligarchs to launch a judicial coup against left-wing ex President and current...
Lawfare in Argentina: VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sentenced to six...
The lawfare against Argentina’s most prominent and loved Peronist leader and one of the towering figures of Latin America’s political left has evoked widespread...
Puerto Rico’s Electricity Nightmare Was Brought to You by Privatization
For years, Puerto Rico has endured a ruthless campaign of austerity and privatization, including a corporate takeover of its once-public power grid. The result:...