Daily Archives: 26/02/2014
MEXICO: Nestora Salgado’s Unjust Captivity
With all the recent talk in Mexico about Michoacán’s self-defence groups (Autodefensas), it would be easy to forget that citizen self-defence forces have existed for a while now. For example, the Community Police (PC) in Guerrero came into being around … Continue reading
MEXICO: San Andrés and the Unresolved Dialogue
If the San Andrés Accords at any point reflected the Mexican government’s decision to allow and contribute to the construction of indigenous autonomy, it certainly didn’t transform into reality. Instead, the pathways of dialogue became narrower and narrower. These negotiations … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, capitalism, dignity, Imperialism, independence, justice, Latin America, México, Mexico, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Uncategorized, Zapatistas
Tagged Autonomy, bureaucracy, Capitalism, Change, Chiapas, COCOPA, community-building, CONAI, Democracy, dialogue, EZLN, illegitimate, Independence, indigenous, Injustice, Justice, libertarian socialism, Mexico, negotiations, Oppression, PRI, Rebellion, Revolution, Sak´am Ch´en of the Poor, Samuel Ruiz, San Andrés Accords, San Andrés Larráinzar, the People, the State, Tsotsil, Uprising, Violence, Zapatistas
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Ukraine, Venezuela, and Bosnia: The Struggle Continues
Foreign intervention in Ukraine led to a putsch by far-right forces on Saturday. One day before, an EU truce laid the groundwork for the formation of a national unity government, leaving President Yanukovych as a ‘powerless figurehead’. But protesters, backed … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, dignity, Imperialism, International Relations, justice, Latin America, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Bosnia, Capitalism, EU, European Union, Fascism, Government, Imperialism, Protests, Resistance, Russia, Socialism, Ukraine, USA, Venezuela
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Resistance Is Fertile 