Monroe to Donroe
An interview with CODEPINK’s Teri Mattson on US foreign policy in Latin America & the Caribbean.
Analysis
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The Triple Meaning of Latin American Marxism
Latin American Marxism cannot justify itself as a mere critical theory of capitalism and bourgeois society as a whole, since Marxist critique entails a propositional character regarding what has been called communism or a classless society, the precursor of which is socialism.
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The USMCA Has A Project. Mexico Doesn’t.
The United States knows what it wants from Mexico. The uncomfortable question is whether Mexico knows what it wants from itself.
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Comfort & Boldness in the Fourth Transformation
If for years we let the Americans tell us who our criminals were and pressured us to arrest them; if we gave them extraordinary power out of a lack of will or courage, then no one should be surprised that this nation, always expansive and always lurking, now uses that power as it pleases.
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Parades, Petitions, Treason & Chihuahua’s Gringa Governor
Demonstrations are useless in these cases; even less so the collection of signatures and the “analysis of all possibilities” by Mexico’s wise legislators, which only delay action against a treasonous Governor.
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Drugs, War & Intervention
It will be necessary to build upon the popular, Mexican accumulated experience to develop a national strategy that offers an alternative to the US military approach, which promises only more drugs, war, and intervention.
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Against Chihuahua Governor Campos, Now. No Excuses or Delays.
Justice cannot be contingent on underhanded “agreements,” especially in a case of constitutional violation.
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Confiscate What Was Looted
Our country’s history is a recurring one of officials illegally enriching themselves while in office, who, in addition to remaining unpunished, almost always maintain the wealth that was the product of the public resources they plundered.
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Sheinbaum: Universal Healthcare for All?
Nearly two years into President Sheinbaum’s term, the gap between announcement & real implementation is still wide; universal healthcare cannot be achieved in the current conditions of chronic underfunding.
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The Horror of Violence
To build peace in Guerrero, criminal structures must be dismantled; it is a legal imperative to prosecute those who threaten the lives and safety of people and to guarantee the protection of communities and families subjected to criminal violence.
