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The pro-capitalist “left”
By: Gustavo Esteva The openly anti-capitalist posture of the CNI’s initiative has provoked very different reactions. It’s useful to examine them by reflecting on what it means today to be against what capital says and does. The most common reaction…
Read MoreThe transition blossoms, although we may not see it
By: Raúl Zibechi We are transitioning towards a new, post-capitalist world. In the measure that it is a process we are experiencing, we don’t have sufficient distance to know which period we’re in, but everything indicates that we’re crossing through…
Read MoreEZLN asks scientists to form schools within its territory
[Administrator’s Note: Official EZLN communications from “The Zapatistas and ConSciences for Humanity” are very long and, therefore, are taking a long time to translate; so, we’re posting news articles about it. This article has special significance to us (the Chiapas…
Read MoreTrump and 21st Century fascism
By: William I. Robinson * Contrary to what is thought, Donald Trump is a member of the transnational capitalist class (TCC), since he has strong investments around the world and a very important part of his “populism” and anti-globalization discourse…
Read MoreLatin America and the triumph of Trump
By: Raúl Zibechi For those who had any doubts that a new right has been born, Donald Trump’s triumph should convince them of the contrary. The new right has wide popular support, especially among workers and the middle classes beaten…
Read MoreFemicides, part of the Fourth World War
By: Raúl Zibechi The August 14 page of Desinformémonos warned about the 31 femicides registered in Querétaro since January 2015, with a short and frightening story. “The games, dreams, school, friends, family, birthdays, trips, security, freedom, dignity and life have…
Read MorePsychosis in Nochixtlán, Oaxaca
PSYCHOSIS IN NOCHIXTLÁN AFTER THE BRUTAL EVICTION, THE MAYOR ELECT DENOUNCES By: Gabriela Romero Sánchez Almost one week after the eviction of the Section 22 teachers belonging to the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) by the Federal Police, residents…
Read MoreCapital police stop Chiapas teachers for 7 hours
By: Laura Poy Solano Yesterday, hundreds of dissident teachers from Sections 7 and 40 in Chiapas joined the La Ciudadela [1] occupation, after members of the Capital’s Secretariat of Public Security detained and encapsulated them for almost seven hours….
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