Luís Bonilla-Molina

Montage by Global Voices, featuring U.S. President-elect Trump (image from Flickr, under CC BY-SA 2.0) and the map of Latin America

Latin America: The target of Trump’s neocolonial offensive

During its first nine months, the Trump administration has deployed warships and military infrastructure to the Caribbean, blown up small boats accused of drug trafficking, imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian products — in opposition to the

protest panama

Panama is the epicentre of the struggle in Latin America

José Cambra & Luís Bonilla-Molina — A small country is showing the world it is possible to confront the interests of financial capital and vulture funds in the 21st century.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro waves his nation’s flag at Miraflores Palace during his third-term inauguration in Caracas.

The Venezuelan working class under Maduro (2013-24): Part IV — The 2024 presidential elections and Madurismo’s authoritarian turn

Luís Bonilla-Molina — The July 28 presidential election marked the start of a new phase within Madurismo, one of deepening authoritarianism in order to stabilise its pro-capitalist regime.
Maduro with PDVSA workers

The Venezuelan working class under Maduro (2013-24): Part I — Introduction

Luís Bonilla-Molina — To understand the situation of the Venezuelan working class, it is important to analyse the Maduro government and Madurismo in three phases.
Venezuela fraud protests

Venezuela's presidential elections and the left: Debating democracy, anti-imperialism and sovereignty

Ana Cristina Carvalhaes & Luís Bonilla-Molina — Unlike what had happened for the past 25 years with Venezuela's elections, the presidential vote on July 28 split the broad Latin American left from top to bottom.

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