Tag Archive: South America/Brazil
The Centers of Global Capitalism Are Migrating Away From the U.S., Europe and Japan
Released for Syndication: 02/12/2021
Modern capitalism began in England in the 17th century and spread eventually throughout the world. Its particular evolution produced a global economy organized around...
Full ArticleThe U.S. Is Trying to Provoke a Soft Coup in Cuba
Released for Syndication: 01/22/2021
We are in the era of soft coups. Old-fashioned coups d’état and invasions get terrible press. The images of U.S. troops invading the Dominican...
Full ArticleChomsky and Prashad: Why Neoliberal Leaders Who Failed to Protect Their Countries From COVID-19 Must Be Investigated
Released for Syndication: 01/21/2021
Warnings that the oxygen supply was running out in the city of Manaus, Brazil, came to local and federal government officials a week before...
Full ArticleHow a Lawbreaking International Coalition Failed to Overthrow Venezuela’s Government
Released for Syndication: 01/12/2021
On January 5, 2021, the newly elected National Assembly took its seats in Venezuela’s capital. That day the Lima Group released a statement most...
Full ArticleChomsky and Prashad: Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021
Released for Syndication: 01/05/2021
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence...
Full ArticleHow 800 Families Descended From Slaves Could Be Pushed Out by a Bolsonaro-U.S. Base Deal in Brazil
Released for Syndication: 12/02/2020
Expansion of the Alcântara Launch Center could mean the removal of quilombola families and another affront to Brazilian sovereignty.
Full ArticleWhy Imperialism Is Obsolete in Latin America
Released for Syndication: 11/25/2020
An interview with Jorge Arreaza, foreign minister of Venezuela.
Full ArticleChina Is Working to Expand Its Ties to Latin America
Released for Syndication: 11/10/2020
In mid-January 2020, 800 people gathered at Mexico’s Ministry of Economy to celebrate “China Day” with a seminar on Chinese-Mexican relations. Mexico’s Minister of...
Full ArticleHow Venezuela Has Held Back COVID-19 in Spite of the U.S. Sanctions Stranglehold on Its Economy
Released for Syndication: 10/29/2020
Not for one minute during this pandemic has the United States stopped trying to overthrow the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. A seam...
Full ArticleHaiti Has a Long History of Being Assaulted by Its Latin American Neighbors
Released for Syndication: 10/22/2020