In a few weeks’ time, conservative and Francoist nostalgia groups and those defending the rule of law and achievements in social justice, human rights and civil liberties will face each other in Spain. Miguel Ángel Ferris Correspondent in Paris A scenario in which the political centre has vanished […]
Latin America
“Correistas” aim to win in first round
Although there are still pending candidacies, such as that of the Revolución Ciudadana (The Citizens’ Revolution) (RC) movement, the strategy of this collective is to try to win the Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador on 20 August, i.e. without the need to measure forces in a second round. […]
Latin America’s homicide hotspots
Brutal fights to control lucrative criminal economies have led specific provinces and cities across Latin America to have sky-high homicide rates, far above national averages. Chris Dalby y Peter Appleby* In Mexico, the state of Colima has been battered by an ongoing war to control nascent synthetic drug […]
Social movements and the return to developmentalism
The neoliberal currents of recent decades have meant a return (in other conditions) to the system of classic dependency. The ruin of these national producers in the countryside and the city contrasts with the strengthening of bourgeois sectors dedicated to exploiting the benefits of “extractivism”, which basically repeats those colonial relations of yesteryear.
Lula and Maduro reboot regional integration
Brasilia summit. In a blow to US hegemony, the revival of Unasur at a summit of 13 Latin American leaders demonstrates the region’s shift back to the left and the rehabilitation of Venezuela. Francisco Dominguez* Brazil’S President Lula invited all 13 presidents from South America to a summit […]
















