Making Sanctuary: Claiming and Defending Our Human Rights
By Tim W. Shenk Coordinator, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) “I love my country By which I mean I am indebted joyfully To all the people throughout its history […]
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What’s behind Ecuador’s October 2019 uprising?
by Gabriel Fernandes Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) On October 13, the 14-day conflict over recent neoliberal economic reforms approved by Ecuador’s president Lenin Moreno finally came to an […]
Che Guevara: More than a beard, more than a brand
by Tim W. Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Many of us first became acquainted with Che Guevara by way of the iconic photo: the one of a serious, […]
Argentina: Macri’s return to IMF draws protest
by Mauricio Streb Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Protesters have once again become a common sight in the city center of Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Argentines of all classes […]
Venezuela, lest we forget
By Richard Gaunt For the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) When it comes to Venezuela, the rich and powerful hope that we might have historical amnesia, that we might […]
López Obrador’s landslide victory in Mexico: Insurrection at the polls
by Iván Martínez Zazueta On July 1, the people of Mexico rebelled at the polls. People went out to vote en masse and defeated the fraud apparatus, the fear […]
Jews and rednecks fight for liberation together
by Aaron Scott I’m a second-generation preacher and a third-generation organizer. I grew up in rural New York State. My mother and grandmother were union reps, my grandmother was interrogated […]
‘Immigrant families will be a key in next social movement’
Interview with Fernando García When the Border Network for Human Rights started as a community organization, we were afraid of deportation, but more than that, we were eager to […]
‘We need to correct the immoral narrative that condemns the poor’
Suzanne Flierl Krull I live in the western part of New York’s Southern Tier, and was raised in affluence and privilege. Throughout my adult life, however, my household has been […]
Confronting the four evils
Systemic racism, poverty, militarism and ecological devastation cannot be defeated separately ‘Poor’ is not an insult, because poverty is not our fault. It is the great shame and immorality of […]
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