Latin America

400+ Covid Survivors, Academics, and Advocacy Groups Push Boris Johnson to Back Vaccine Patent Waiver

"It is utterly shameful that the U.K. remains complicit in this crisis. The prime minister must now read the writing on the wall."

Jake Johnson · May 10, 2021

Corporate Media Offers Wall-to-Wall Propaganda Every Day. We Only Notice When a Royal Dies

Jonathan Cook · Apr 12, 2021

In Open Letter to Jeff Bezos, Over 400 Lawmakers From Around the World Join #MakeAmazonPay Campaign

Jessica Corbett · Dec 3, 2020

The UK Equalities Commission's Labour Antisemitism Report Is the Real 'Political Interference'

Jonathan Cook · Nov 9, 2020

'An Inspiration to Progressive Forces': Allies Stand in Solidarity With Jeremy Corbyn Following Labour Party Suspension

Andrea Germanos · Oct 29, 2020

Ruling Restores Right of Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva to Challenge Bolsonaro in 2022

"The election starts today," said one prominent political reporter. "It's virtually impossible Lula won't be a candidate.

Brett Wilkins · Mar 8, 2021

'Pure Sadism': Biden Blasted for Continuing Trump's Recognition of Guaidó Coup Regime and Deadly Sanctions in Venezuela

"How about a new Good Neighbor Policy on non-interference?" asked CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin. 

Brett Wilkins · Jan 20, 2021

Massive Protests in Peru Against 'Legislative Coup' That Ousted President Martín Vizcarra

"All of Peru is fired up, we're all very angry," said one protester. 

Kenny Stancil · Nov 13, 2020

'Let This Echo Around the World': Nearly 50 Years After US-Backed Coup, Chile Votes to Rewrite Pinochet Era Constitution

"This historic day belongs to those who have struggled for decades, to those who have given their lives, to the tortured, to the mutilated, and especially to those who remain imprisoned."

Kenny Stancil · Oct 26, 2020

Nearly One Year After 2019 'Right-Wing Coup,' Bolivians Head to the Polls for National Elections

"It is very important that each and every one of us calmly wait for each and every vote to be counted," said Evo Morales, the nation's ousted democratically-elected leader, from exile in Argentina.

Jon Queally · Oct 18, 2020

Sanders Leads 30 Democrats in Call for OAS to Avoid Prolonging 'Crisis of Democracy and Human Rights' in Bolivia

Their letter to the State Department demands "that the United States government take responsibility for what is done with our taxpayer dollars."

Brett Wilkins · Sep 22, 2020

Biden Urged to Adopt a Good Neighbor Policy Toward Latin America

 Progressive groups see the need to push a new administration to make a positive contribution to the well-being of people throughout the hemisphere.

Medea Benjamin · Sep 8, 2020

Urging 'New Good Neighbor Policy,' 100 Groups Demand Biden End US Destructive Imperialist Approach to Latin America

"The next administration must undo the brutal harms of the 2016-2020 Trump administration and must understand how past U.S. economic, security, and environmental policies have fueled mass migration."

Andrea Germanos · Sep 3, 2020

As Bolivian Regime Delays Elections a Third Time, Media Continue to Ignore Coup

US media have a well-documented history of supporting right-wing coups and regimes around the world, and not much seems to be changing.

Bryce Greene · Aug 6, 2020

King Joe and the Round Table: Biden's America in a Multipolar World

Unfortunately, Biden's past loyalty to military-industrial interests does not bode well for the kind of leadership we need, and which we have not seen from any U.S. president of this generation. We must demand better.

Medea Benjamin · Jul 22, 2020

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