Demowp

Tag: Peru

  • Year 2023 in review for Latin America and the Caribbean

    December 2nd marked the 200th  anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, which proclaimed US dominion over Latin America and the Caribbean. Left-leaning governments in the hemisphere have had to contest a decadent but still dominant USA. Challenges in the past year include a world economic slowdown, a continuing drug plague, and a more aggressive hegemon reacting […]

  • Humor in the Headlines over China in Latin America

    As China arrives with a splash in Honduras, the US wrings its hands. — Washington Post, October 2, 2023 In a break from its hysterical coverage of the existential threat posed by Donald Trump, the Washington Post – house organ of the Democratic National Committee – cautions us of the other menace, China. “When the […]

  • “Mexico should be our example of what is possible”

    “Mexico should be our example of what is possible”

    Teri Mattson is producer and host of the weekly podcast “WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean?” broadcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, CODEPINK, as well as https://popularresistance.org/wtf-is-going-on-in-latin-america-the-caribbean/ Rick Sterling: How did you wind up living in Mexico City? Teri Mattson: I went to Mexico City in September of 2020 in response to […]

  • The Urge to Destroy

    As humanity recons with a never ending cavalcade of catastrophes, large segments of the population have succumbed to despair or distraction through culture wars or a series of vain cultural phenomena. [Insert Barbenheimer joke here.] Many youth, particularly in France, have channeled this hopelessness into rage. For the past several months the country had been […]

  • Democracy vs. Repression: Guess What Ottawa Supports in Peru?

    Democracy vs. Repression: Guess What Ottawa Supports in Peru?

    Last week tens of thousands took to the streets of Lima. Thousands traveled from across the country to Peru’s capital to participate in the Third Takeover of Lima since elected president Pedro Castillo was overthrown in December. The protesters are calling for the removal of deeply unpopular usurper president Dina Boluarte. Eight months since Castillo’s ouster demonstrations continue despite significant state violence. About 70 […]

  • Peru and the People’s Defenses

    Peru and the People’s Defenses

    Following the January mobilization to protest the removal from office of Peru’s Indigenous President Pedro Castillo, unofficial reports indicate continuing resistance to the Dina Boluarte assumed Presidency. The Boluarte government is backed by an extreme right Parliament and the country’s military. As well as the U.S. and Canada alone among countries of the Americas. It represents […]

  • New “Genocide Bill” Could Wipe out all Peru’s Uncontacted Tribes

    Malocas (communal houses) of uncontacted people in the Isconahua Indigenous Reserve, 2015. © Melissa Medina, IBC A new bill now being considered in Peru’s Congress, described by Survival International as “a naked land grab by the oil and gas industry and their cronies”, could wipe out the country’s uncontacted tribes, Indigenous organizations and experts have warned. […]

Generated by Feedzy
en English
ar Arabiczh-CN Chinese (Simplified)nl Dutchen Englishfr Frenchde Germanit Italianpt Portugueseru Russianes Spanish