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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America / North-South relations
- 21 Aug 2017
Haitian inspiration: On the bicentenary of Haiti’s independence
Two hundred years ago this month (January 2004), the French colony of Saint-Domingue on the island of Hispaniola became the independent nation of Haiti. Few transformations in world history have […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America / United States
- 17 Aug 2017
The US and Latin American Fascism: Old and New
“The crimes of the U.S. throughout the world have been systematic, constant, clinical, remorseless, and fully documented but nobody talks about them.” Harold Pinter Fascist tendencies are back in broad […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 15 Aug 2017
Trump’s honeymoon with the Venezuelan opposition
Trump’s “military option” against Venezuela took over the spotlight after the Constituent Assembly (ANC) was sworn in. It also appeared at a time when the Venezuelan opposition’s internal divisions are […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America / Media Watch / Videos
- 12 Aug 2017
What’s going on in Venezuela? Constituent Assembly, dishonest media and “doomsday” opposition
Investig’Action’s Ricardo Vaz was interviewed on “The Grass is Greener”, a weekly radio show on Riverwest Radio, a community radio in Milwaukee, hosted by Gary Grass and Babette Grunow. The topic […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 12 Aug 2017
Venezuela: ‘The people united will never be defeated!’
Chanting “The people united will never be defeated,” a huge crowd accompanied the 545 delegates elected to Venezuela’s new National Constituent Assembly as they made their way to the Legislative […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America / Media Watch
- 08 Aug 2017
Democracy on display in Venezuela; “Fake news” on display in the US
When you think about “Fake News,” you probably think about “internet-only” stories like “Pizzagate,” a story that only the most delusional Trump supporter could have believed. But the important fake […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 01 Aug 2017
Venezuela elections: resurgent chavismo and “unrecognised” democracy
After weeks of imperialist threats and opposition violence, the elections for the Constituent Assembly (ANC) in Venezuela took place on July 30th. The result was a massive turnout of over […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 31 Jul 2017
Which Way Out of the Venezuelan Crisis?
Investig’Action: In the run-up to the July 30th Constituent Assembly elections, political theorist George Ciccariello-Maher analysed the current crossroads in Venezuela, the dishonesty of the media and some (supposed) leftists […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America
- 29 Jul 2017
Are Paramilitaries the Wall Stopping Peace in Colombia?
Of the 242 municipalities where the FARC were present, 74 have been taken over by paramilitary groups, according to a report. Paramilitary violence is far from disappearing in Colombia. […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Latin America / Media Watch
- 25 Jul 2017
The Guardian’s propaganda on Venezuela: all you need to know
With the Constituent Assembly elections due to take place on July 30th, the Guardian published a piece titled “Venezuela elections: all you need to know”. But instead of breaking through […]
