During the past two decades, many progressive Latin American politicians have been victims of a criminalisation process carried out by the elite. All of them have sought to defeat the traditional economic system or maintain some independence from the US. This judicial war is possible thanks to elite, the judicial […]
Latin America
The left’s challenges if it gets into government
All the polls predict victory for the centre-left candidate in Colombia’s presidential election on 29th May, in what is called the ‘first round’. If that happens, it has before it a path of great challenges and much responsibility. Juan Diego Garcia If a second round is necessary, there […]
Mafia cartels and the complexities of power
More than 100,000 people have been killed in Mexico in the last three years, mostly by organised crime groups. The situation, one of the worst in the world, has led to the emergence of self-defence groups to stop the actions of criminal gangs. Luis Manuel Arce Isaac This […]
Indigenous communities get no help against criminal threats
The death of two indigenous leaders in Guerrero, Mexico, has again drawn attention to the government’s negligent protection of indigenous communities targeted by criminal groups throughout Mexico. Henry Shuldiner In a Facebook post, the Guerrero-Emiliano Zapata Indigenous and Popular Council (Cipog-EZ) announced members Lorena Chantzin Paxacuasingo and Marcos […]
‘Medusa’, a scream against Bolsonaro
Fundamentalist churches are big supporters of right-wing politics in Brazil. They promote an ideology of moral and physical purity which is deeply racist and sexist, by providing a sense of community. And in a fragmented society they know how to market their ‘product’ to all sorts of groups. Its techniques are manipulative.
















