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Raúl Zibechi: How the dominant class thinks
HOW THE DOMINANT CLASS THINKS By: Raúl Zibechi The crisis continues revealing everything that would stay hidden in periods of normality. This includes the strategic projects of the dominant class, their way of seeing the world, the principal gamble they…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi: The Ya Basta! In Latin America
The Ya Basta! In Latin America By: Raúl Zibechi In the 20 years that have transpired since the January 1, 1994 Zapatista Uprising, Latin American movements have championed one of the most intense and extensive cycles of struggle in a…
Read MoreRaúl Zibechi on Colombia Peace Talks and Petro’s Dismissal
The Peace Dialogues and the Dismissal of Petro in Colombia By: Raúl Zibechi The decision of the attorney general, Alejandro Ordóñez, to dismiss the mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, and disqualify him for occupying public positions for 15 years, is…
Read MoreRaul Zibechi: Accumulation by Dispossession
Cities, Mega-Events and Accumulation by Dispossession By: Raúl Zibechi The large cities of the third world have become spaces so attractive for the accumulation of capital, like the vast rural areas in which monocrops agriculture and open sky mining expand….
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 MoreLatin America Now Regulates Mining
Latin America Is No Longer the Unregulated “Paradise” for the Mining Companies: World Bank Economist Afp * There are 120 disputes in the region; rejection because of the environmental impact Lima, February 13, 2012 The mining boom that Latin America…
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