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Uruguay Rejects “the War on Drugs”
Uruguay Rejects “the War on Drugs” By: Raúl Zibechi http://www.cipamericas.org/archives/8271 The government of President José Mujica achieved its main objective when it proposed legalizing marijuana: to spark a broad national debate regarding drugs, prohibitionist policies, and the repressive…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: The Peace of Extractivism
The Peace of Extractivism In Colombia By: Raúl Zibechi The struggle between the guerrilla and the State was a true war of classes in Colombia. The young campesino liberal Pedro Marín became Manuel Marulanda when the violence, started by the…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: Paraguayan Mirror
The Paraguayan Mirror By: Raúl Zibechi A State coup is an action from above to interrupt a political process. It’s not important who carries it out, nor the methods that are used. Coups in the style of the one that…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: Peruvian Crossroads
Peruvian Crossroads By: Raúl Zibechi Different Latin American and Peruvian intellectuals and politicians have harshly criticized President Ollanta Humala, because they consider that he has betrayed the mandate for which he was elected. They do not lack reasons, since the…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: New US Strategy Threatens Latin America
New US Strategy Threatens Latin America By: Raúl Zibechi In April, the United States government launched a potent counter-offensive to recuperate lost ground in a region that continues being vital for its global domination. No one in his right mind…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: What Comes After the Back Yard
What Comes After the Back Yard By: Raúl Zibechi After the recent sixth Summit of the Americas there remains little doubt that the Latin American region has changed. It stopped being the back- yard of a decadent empire that has…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: Local Resistances, Global Movements
Local Resistances, Global Movements By: Raúl Zibechi In June 2002, just 10 years ago, the first popular consulta (vote) of a communal character about mining on a large scale in the world was held in Tambogrande (northern Peru). More than…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: Land, Water and Resistance
Land, Water and Resistance By: Raúl Zibechi Para español: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/02/10/opinion/024a2pol What is happening in Latin America in relation to the commons (water, land, biodiversity) is something more than a succession of local conflicts. At times the intensity of the confrontations…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: The Lefts and the End of Capitalism
The Lefts and the End of Capitalism By: Raúl Zibechi http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/01/13/opinion/027a2pol The current world financial crisis fragments the planet into regions in such a fashion that the world system approaches a growing disarticulation (breakup). One of the effects of this…
Read MoreThe Irresistible Advance of Militarization
para leer en español: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2011/10/21/opinion/025a2pol The Irresistible Advance of Militarization By: Raúl Zibechi The recent approval of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Colombia and the United States reaffirms the militarist policy of Barack Obama’s government towards Latin America, as the…
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