Latin America
The European Union Supports the Coup in Bolivia
The European Union has recognized the self-proclaimed President of Bolivia, Jeanine Añez. For its part, the European Parliament refuses to describe the civic-military putsch as a "coup."
Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International
November 16, 2019Chilean Workers Reject Piñera’s “New Constitution” with a General Strike
On Tuesday, a day-long general strike paralyzed parts of the Chilean economy. There were massive demonstrations and hundreds of roadblocks were put up across the country. All the while, the discredited president Sebastián Piñera is attempting to regain the initiative with a call for a “new constitution.”
Sean Robertson
November 15, 2019Chile: A Rebellion of the Masses
The following is a first hand account of what is going on on the ground in Chile.
Leo Zino
November 14, 2019Indigenous Workers Build Self Defense Committees, Fight Bolivia’s Coup
After weeks of increasing right-wing protests, the Bolivian military demanded on Sunday that President Evo Morales resign. The protests had reached a fever pitch, with the police joining the side of the right-wing in the streets demanding the president’s ouster. After the police, the military and the Organization of American States (OAS) united against Morales, […]
Tatiana Cozzarelli
November 13, 2019The OAS in Bolivia: A Tool for US Imperialism
The Organization of American States supported the coup d’état in Bolivia. It’s no wonder. The OAS is a tool of US imperialism.
Matthias Flammenman
November 13, 2019Trump Declares Support for Coup in Bolivia
Donald Trump welcomes the coup d'état in Bolivia and urges similar events to take place in Venezuela and Nicaragua. Hands off Bolivia and Latin America!
Ana Rivera
November 12, 2019Third Friday of Protests in Chile: Masses Return to the Streets
Maintaining a state of emergency, the government of Sebastián Piñera has announced more repression. But last Friday, the streets responded with widespread rejection. We need a strategy to make the general strike effective and sustained until Piñera falls—and with him the inheritance of the dictatorship.
La Izquierda Diario Chile
November 12, 2019Self-Organization in the Chilean Revolt
In Antofagasta, the port city in the north of Chile, workers and students have come together to form bodies of self-organization. These are known as Emergency and Protection Committees. We offer a detailed, first-hand account of how this committee works.
Galia Aguilera
November 11, 2019Down With the Right-Wing Coup in Bolivia!
Down with the coup in Bolivia! U.S., hands off Bolivia and Latin America!
Left Voice
November 10, 2019Revolt and Revolution in the 21st Century
Since the outbreak of the capitalist crisis in 2008, there have been two major international cycles of class struggle. We are now going through the second cycle. Its opening bell was sounded by the eruption of the Yellow Vests in France in late 2018.
Matías Maiello
November 8, 2019