Cuba
New pamphlet by Marta Harnecker: 'Instruments for doing politics'
The above series of videos in Spanish by Marta Harnecker are what the pamphlet below is based o
Latin America, Cuba: Against the attack on the Syrian people, no more deaths and lies
Cuba: Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Syria
Havana, August 28, 2013 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba issued the following statement regarding the growing threats against Syria. The rece
Latin America’s progressive governments: origins, nature and challenges
By Pablo Stefanoni, introduction by Richard Fidler
Transiciones turbulentas en América Latina
Latin America's Turbulent Transitions: The Future of Twenty-First Century Socialism
Por Roger Burbach, Michael Fox & Federico Fuentes
Zed Books, 2013.
[English at http://links.org.au/node/3254. Haga clic aquí para más artículos en español.]
Por Richard Fidler
Latin America: Social movements map solidarity with ALBA alliance
By Federico Fuentes
May 27, 2013 -- Green Left Weekly -- An important summit of global significance, held in Brazil on May 16-20, 2013, has largely passed below the radar of most media outlets, including many left and progressive sources.
This summit was not the usual type, involving heads of states and business leaders. Instead, it was a gathering of social movement representatives from across Latin America and the Caribbean -- the site of some of the most intense struggles and popular rebellions of the past few decades.
This region also remains the only one where an alternative to neoliberal capitalism has emerged. Pushing this alternative is the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA). Spearheaded by the radical governments of Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Cuba, it has eight member states, but seeks to relate to people's movements, not just governments.
Latin America's Turbulent Transitions: The Future of Twenty