Five years after the death of Fidel Castro, Stephen Wilkinson explains his role during the Cuban Revolution, the influence of Jose Marti, the suicide of Eduardo Chibás as a catalyst for social change and the coup d’etat led by Fulgencio Batista.
Latin America
Ecuador smuggling rings see windfall in migrants
A surge in US-bound migrants has been a boon to human smuggling rings in Ecuador – in a pattern that is playing out across much of the region. Gabrielle Gorder According to the journalistic outlet Connectas and 1800Migrante, an organization that provides legal advice to Ecuadoreans, human smugglers are […]
Street gang profits from marijuana boom in Honduras
Honduras has seen a surge in marijuana seizures and plantations, indicating a booming trade in illegal cannabis that stands to benefit the country’s largest street gang. Seth Robbins InSight Crime The latest seizure occurred when anti-drug agents intercepted a pickup carrying a load of gypsum board cut to […]
Government and power
Governing is not necessarily synonymous with power, as progressive nationalist governments in Latin America can attest, especially those opting to create a new social order that goes beyond overcoming the current neoliberal model.
Argentina: elections and post-pandemic
November could be a stormy month for Argentina. The legislative elections are coming up which will, over the next few days, keep the panorama and society on tenterhooks, as the economy groans with every election. An example of this is the frightening and constant rising of the ‘blue’ dollar […]
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