Ecuador: Lenin Moreno’s government sacrifices the poor to satisfy the IMF
By Wilma Salgado, PhD Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno has been cutting government spending since signing an Extended Fund Facility (EFF)
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South America (featured)
Monroeism is the other side of Jim Crow, the side facing South
This Forum of São Paulo of Washington DC marks a significant step forward in building North-South solidarity on behalf of economic and social justice throughout the hemisphere and respect for the sovereign equality of nations…
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Andean Water Wars: the Silala case
The Atacama Desert is the second driest place on earth, and the watersheds of the rivers in the region, the Lauca, Maurí, and Silala, have long been in dispute. In a time when climate change impacts hydrographic basins everywhere, the dispute over the remote Silala watershed, in particular, has become a testament to the importance of fresh water.
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From Rafael Correa to Lenín Moreno: Ecuador’s Swing to the Right
An On-The-Ground Report By Charles G. Ripley, Ph.D. When I landed in Ecuador on December 7th, 2016, the country
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Guaidó’s Star Fades as his Envoys to Colombia Allegedly Commit Fraud with Humanitarian Funds for Venezuela
In an investigative report, “Envoys of Guaidó Appropriate Funds for Humanitarian Assistance in Colombia” (June 14, 2019), Editor in Chief of PanAm Post, Orlando Avendaño, details the alleged “diversion of money, embezzlement of funds, inflation of bills, fraud, and threats [by representatives of self proclaimed president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó] in order to surround themselves with luxuries.”
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The Bolivarian Revolution and the Warmongering “Pacifists”
The “pacifist” anecdotal view – ignoring the actual current war against Venezuela while latching on to “military intervention” as the sole criterion for war – finds its origins in Washington, DC’s very own warmongers themselves.
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