For about a month now, citizens of Chile have taken to the streets, protesting economic problems. The citizens of Chile feel like they’re being left behind as the economy moves forward without them. Almost a third of all Chileans are working in jobs that are only temporary, and almost half of all Chileans have low literacy skills. This, in contrast… Read more »
The Brazilian Federal police have recently arrested Saifullah Al-Mamun. Originally from Bangladesh, he is one of the biggest human traffickers in the world. Brazilian police forces, cooperating with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, were able to apprehend some of the members of a team who were working to smuggle people across the United States border. According to the article,… Read more »
Venezuela is easily one of the most resource dense countries in the western hemisphere. With a large supply of oil, their economy should be booming, but it isn’t. They have been exploited by world powers looking for oil over the years, meaning that the profit that the people could be getting from the oil is going to the top officials… Read more »
As a result of the decades-long neoliberal assault on the working class of the world, citizens are fighting back. This assault has taken place through institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, the EU and WTO, which demand austerity and “free markets,” a term which in the modern era has come to mean domination by multinational corporate interests. Populations in… Read more »
Deadly violence and protests over living costs and inequality continue in Santiago, Chile, despite President Sebastian Piñera’s announcement that ministers will suspend plans to raise subway fares. This has been occurring for the past 7 days. All international flights to Chile were cancelled from October 19-22 due to the extremely violent protests in the streets of Santiago. People in Chile… Read more »
Just recently in Ecuador, large scale, indigenous-lead protests broke out against a controversial loan from the IMF, which has required the Moreno government implement widespread austerity and a repeal of a fuel subsidy that largely benefitted the poor, which represent a large sector of Ecuadorian society. This was seen by elites in the country as well as the US and… Read more »
Central American asylum seekers made the news last July and August as many migrants traveled from as far away as Guatemala and Honduras to seek asylum in the United States. They are again making the news now as the number of asylum seekers applying for asylum in Mexico have dramatically increased as they recognize their limited options. This is in… Read more »
On September 30, 2019, President Martin Vizcarra dissolved Peru’s congress to reduce the amount of constant corruption in congress. This prompted the opposing lawmakers to try to suspend him which will bring Peru into uncertainty after many years of corruption. Opposition lawmakers responded to the president’s decision by accusing President Vizcarra of staging “a coup” and immediately moving to try… Read more »
September 20, 2019 Venezuela has faced many problems in the past months, including, sanctions on its oil, hyperinflation, and major political unrest. This political unrest is due to the intranational and international approval and disapproval over Juan Guaido’s attempt to topple Nicolas Maduro’s presidency by garnering military support. The United States and over 50 countries support Guaido as the leader… Read more »
Just today, Brazilian prosecutors offered former president Lula Da Silva a shocking offer. He could choose to serve the rest of his prison sentence from his home, in São Paulo, instead of the Curitiba prison where he is currently confined. He was imprisoned in 2018 as a result of the Lava Jato investigation (Operation Car Wash), and was convicted by… Read more »