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Struggles in Latin America

 

Introduction: Socialist Action has been active in organizing against U.S. intervention in Latin America from our inception. From the fight to defend the Nicaraguan and Grenadian revolutions in the 1980s, to the current fights against U.S. aid to Columbia and the continued occupation of Puerto Rico, we have made solidarity with our brothers and sisters to the south an important part of our work. The U.S. ruling class views Latin America as its exclusive backyard where it should be able to exploit the resources and labor of the region with impunity. We disagree! We call an end to all U.S. interference in the affairs of Latin American countries, and defend the alternative to neo-colonialism that is offered by the Cuban revolution. We welcome any feedback to the materials posted here!

 

 

 

Latin American News & Views:

 

Will the FMLN Bring Needed Change to El Salvador? The Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation (FMLN), the long-standing ex-guerrilla organization of the Salvadoran people, won the [March 15] presidential elections. Its candidate, Mauricio Funes, was elected with 51.2 percent of the votes, defeating the party that has ruled for decades, ARENA. Large crowds in the streets celebrated the defeat of the neoliberal mass murderers.  continued

 

Celia Hart on the Resignation of Fidel Castro: Fidel can give up being president of the Republic of Cuba. In reality, this is a responsibility that can be borne by any of the leaders. But Fidel cannot, even if he wants, cease to be the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolution, even if he is ill and we are only entitled to know what he wants through his reflections.  continued

 

Chavez’s Defeat in Referendum Opens Up Debate:  The unexpected defeat of the constitutional changes backed by President Hugo Chavez in the Dec. 2 national referendum has provoked deep-going discussion in the Venezuelan left. Much of it is expressed on the website Aporrea, which is operated by a Venezuelan current of Trotskyist origin linked to the Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (MST) in Argentina. In general, this current identifies itself with Chavez but it does offer a broad forum for the left, including groups and individuals critical of Chavismo.  continued

 

Rightists Build Parallel Government in Bolivia: A latent civil war in Bolivia was defused temporarily by a holiday truce and the Morales government's offer of "dialogue" with its right-wing opposition. But the rightists continue to consolidate a regime of reactionary and racist terror in the southeastern provinces, known as the "Media Luna" (the “Half Moon”), and in some border areas, notably Sucre, the country's judicial capital.  continued

 

Chavez Projects a ‘Petro-Socialism’ in Venezuela:  Since the failure of the U.S. backed coup of April 2002 to remove the Hugo Chavez regime in Venezuela, that country’s radical leader has posed the major political challenge to imperialism. His support for to Cuba has also been an important encouragement and material aid for the world’s only revolutionary regime.  continued

 

A Shift to the Left in Latin American Elections:  How should revolutionists respond to the current electoral shift to the left in Latin America? A series of elections in Latin America—including Brazil, Nicaragua and Venezuela—have led or are expected to lead to victories of left or neopopulist candidates. The most polarized vote will undoubtedly be in Venezuela on Dec. 3.  continued

 

Cuba’s Take on Climate Change:  Enemies and allies of Cuba alike can probably come to agreement on one thing: Cuba is by far leading the fight against climate change, internationally.  Armando Choy, a key figure in the Cuban Revolution, and today head of the massive environmental cleanup operation in Havana Bay, explained, “This is possible because our system is socialist in character and commitment, and because the revolution’s top leadership acts in the interests of the majority of humanity inhabiting planet earth—not on behalf of narrow individual interests, or even simply Cuba’s national interests.”  continued

 

A Debate on Bolivia:  “General jubilation” greeted the Bolivian government’s move to take control of the country’s hydrocarbon resources on May 1, according to the Cuban daily newspaper Granma. “An impressive multitude [that] gathered to celebrate May Day” in La Paz, Bolivia’s capital, “exploded with joy and cheers” when these measures were announced. This joy was shared by opponents of imperialism everywhere.  continued

 

Celia Hart: Permanent Revolution in Latin America:  To celebrate the new rise of revolutionary movements in Latin America, Celia Hart—a leading Cuban journalist and intellectual and the daughter of two of the most celebrated leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Armando Hart and Haydee Santamaria — began a series of lectures in Mexico City on June 29.  continued

 

Defend the Cuban 5:  Renown civil rights and human rights attorney Leonard Weinglass toured the San Francisco Bay Area on the weekend of May 22-23 to mobilize support for the Cuban Five. Weinglass was at the center of several historic legal defense cases, from the Pentagon Papers trial to the trial of the Chicago Seven. For a decade he was chief counsel to Mumia Abu-Jamal. continued

 


Archived Articles:

 

Cuba:

 

 Celia Hart on the Resignation of Fidel Castro

 Che lives!

 Momentum Grows in Bid to Free the Cuban 5

 Cuba's Foreign Minister Answers Bush's Attacks

 U.S. Court to Consider Appeal of Cuban 5

 Fidel: 'A brutal reply'

 How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

 Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela deal blow to U.S. imperialism

 Cuba: A Revolution in Motion

 Anti-Cuba Terrorist Posada Granted Shelter

 Posada Carriles Gets Postponement of Bail Hearing

 Posada Carriles Affair Unmasks U.S. 'War Against Terrorism'

 Cuba: A Revolution in Motion

 Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs at the UN
 U.S.-backed terrorists set free in Panama
 Castro refutes Bush’s charges against Cuba
 Why Black Cubans Support the Revolution
 Hands Off Cuba!
 2004 Cuba Conference - Defend the Cuban 5
 Castro defends Revolution against heightened U.S. disruption
 Gays in Cuba

 Cuba Rejects Phony 'Aid' Plan at Mexico Economic Summit

 Fidel's Speech in Monterrey, Mexico

 Mumia Abu Jamal's Greetings to Fidel
 Castro Speaks to Thousands in Harlem
 U.S. Cool to Cuba's Teaching Offer for Black Americans
 Cuban Delegations Attend WTO & NNOC Conference
 Cuba Puts the U.S. Government on Trial
 "Who Authorized the U.S. to Assume the Role of Prosecutor?"

 Elian Returns to Victorius Cuba
 Cuba and Baseball: Venceremos!
 YSA Returns for Cuba Trip!
 Just Imagine Having to Grow Up in Cuba


Mexico:

 

 Alto a la represión del gobierno federal en Oaxaca

 Stop Mexican Government Repression in Oaxaca! [PTS & LUS Statement]

 From the Barricades of Oaxaca: Why We Fight!

 Mass March in Oaxaca After Attack by Mexican Cops

 People of Oaxaca Resist Attack by Mexican Federal Police

 Oaxaca: Media for the People

 Mexican Revolutionary Socialists Reject Electoral Fraud

 Mexican Protests Halt 'Preemptive Electoral Fraud'

 Mexico Gripped by Economic Stagnation
 2004 Conference of Mexican Trotskyists
 Strategy for the Mexican Revolution
 Zapatistas on the Move!

 

Venezuela:

 

 Chavez's Defeat in Dec. 2 Referendum Opens Up Political Debate

 Chavez Defeated in Referendum Vote

 Chavez projects a non-Marxist 'petrosocialism' in Venezuela

 Chavez Calls for 'Permanent Revolution' in Venezuela

 Hugo Chavez at the United Nations

 Social Radicalization Deepens in Venezuela

 U.S. Increases Pressure as Chavez Declares 4 Socialism

 Class Confrontation Sharpens in Venezuela

 Chavez’s election victory — a fresh wind or a dead end?
 Hugo Chavez defeats recall effort in Venezuela
 Tension high in Venezuela as U.S. backs campaign to oust Chavez
 Venezuela in Crisis!
 U.S. Coup in Venezuela Fails!


Haiti:

 

 Canadian Sweatshop Operator in Haiti Reports Banner Year

 Haitian refugees face 'apartheid'

 Rally Protests Terror Against Haitians in Dominica Republic

 NYC Forum Reports on 'Haiti After Aristide'

 Sweatshop Workers Force Agreement in Haiti

 Haiti’s Storm Damage Compounded by Poverty & Neo-Colonialism
 Canadian imperialists in Haiti
 Interview with Batay Ouvriye —Sweatshop organizers in Haiti
 Self-Determination for Haiti: U.S. & U.N. Out!
 U.S. Out of Haiti Now!
 Background to Haiti's Occupation
 Socialist Action Statement on Haiti
 History of Haiti


Bolivia:

 

 Rightists Build a Parallel Government in Bolivia

 Class Conflict Sharpens in Bolivia

 Bolivian Regime Goes Into Crisis Over Mine Struggle

 Two Views on Bolivia: A Debate

 Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela deal blow to U.S. imperialism

 What the U.S. Rulers Have to Fear in Bolivia

 Bolivia After the Election of Morales

 Pro-Imperialist Right Suffers Defeat in Bolivian Elections

 Mass Mobilizations Convulse Bolivia

 Bolivia: Social Polarization Deepens

 Bolivia Re-Ignites Beacon for Latin American Struggle

 New Social Explosion in Bolivia
 Referendum gives dubious mandate to Bolivian regime
 Social tensions heating up in Bolivia
 Rage Still Boils in Bolivia After New Regime is Installed
 Bolivian Bourgeois Government Suspended in Mid-Air
 Mass Uprising in Bolivia!


Puerto Rico:

 

 The Struggle Against the Death Penalty in Puerto Rico
 Hands Off Vieques!
 The Navy Is Still Bombing Vieques!
 Bush Forced to Respond to Vieques Protesters

Argentina:

 

 Tensions Remain High in Argentina
 People Take to the Streets in Argentina
 Poem 4 Argentina
 Argentina Erupts!

Brazil:

 

 No joy for Bush in Latin America tour

 Battle Sharpens Over Land in Brazil's Amazon Region

 Socialist wins mayor’s race in Brazil

 Brazil’s workers sour on Lula
 Growing challenges in Brazil to Lula’s pro-capitalist policies
 Lula's Brazil
 Report on the Recent Socialist Democracy Congress in Brazil
 Lula sacrifices the left for alliance with the bosses
 Interview With Heloisa Helena - FI member of Brazil's Senate
 Petition Against the Expulsion of Leftists From Brazil's PT


Columbia:

 

 Hands Off Columbia!

 

Peru:

 

 A Visit to Lori Berenson in Peru

 

Uruguay:

 

 Traditional Bourgeois Parties Defeated in Uruguay

Chile:

 

 Reply to The Nation's Look Back @ Allenda
 A Look Back @ Allende's Chile by Tariq Ali
 Lessons From Allende's Chile 0f 1970-73


Ecuador:

 

 Mass Protests in Ecuador Force President to Flee

 Ecuador’s Gutierrez faces opposition

Dominican Republic:

 

 Rally Protests Terror Against Haitians in Dominica Republic

 Dominican Republic shaken by general strike

Central America:

 

 Guatemala: A Political History
 Guatemalans Take 2 the Streets

 U.S.-backed terrorists set free in Panama

School of the Americas:

 

 An Interview W/ a School of the Americas Protester

 

Celia Hart & Trotskyism in Cuba:

 

 Cuban Journalist Sees Permanent Revolution in Latin America

 Celia Hart - Socialism: The Only "Better World"
 Cuba Takes a 2nd Look at Trotsky

 Cuban journalist marks anniversary of Trotsky’s assassination

 

 

 

 

 

 

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