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Capitalism, War and Counterinsurgency in Chiapas II
By: Gaspar Morquecho Wars come from afar Some 18 years ago, in June 1997 –when the Moño Colorado [1] was very popular and Zedillo was governing the country–, the Zapatista rebel chief presented us: “7 pieces to draw, color, cut…
Read MoreSpecial Economic Zones for Southern Mexico
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES, AN INITIATIVE FOR DISPOSSESSION By: Angeles Mariscal, Chiapas Paralelo Destining 115 billion pesos coming from public resources in order to attract transnational and Mexican private investment to zones “with high productive potential,” sounds like dispossession. The proposal of…
Read MoreZibechi: Red-hot interest in Fanon
THE RED-HOT CURRENCY OF FANON By: Raúl Zibechi Frantz Fanon’s thinking has returned. Five decades after his death, his books are being read again in universities and in spaces of the organized popular sectors. Some of his central reflections enlighten…
Read MoreImpunity and provocation of the EZLN
IMPUNITY AND PROVOCATION OF THE EZLN: A GLOBAL OFFENSIVE? By: Magdalena Gómez Once again it is demonstrated that we live in times of impunity without concessions. The Zapatista commanders justifiably and indignantly acknowledged that they don’t have any reason to…
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