Monthly Archives: June 2014
Zapatistas: Politics of Life Against the Power of Death
It is easy to say “autonomy”, but the word itself cannot encapsulate years of hunger, humiliation, conflict, death, harassment, disdain, and racism. Nor can it reflect the pain and rage that come from seeing a comrade violently murdered. It also … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Caracoles, Chiapas, Committees of Good Government, Death, Escuelita Zapatista, EZLN, Farewell, Freedom, Goodbye, Impunity, Indifference, Justice, libertarian socialism, Life, Marcos, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Politics, Resistance, Self-Government, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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MEXICO: Army & Government Harassment against CECOP in Guerrero Deteriorates
Members of the CECOP (Council of Ejidos and ‘Comuneros’ Opposed to the Parota) have defended their land in Guerrero for the last fourteen years, opposing government plans to build a dam called “La Parota” and affirming their “Land Is Not … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Environment, Exploitation, Impunity, independence, Injustice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, War
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Cacahuatepec, CECOP, Comuneros, CRAC, Dispossession, Ejidos, Guerrero, Harassment, Injustice, Intimidation, La Parota, Latin America, Mexico, Military, Nestora Salgado, Persecution, Police, Reservoir, Zapateando
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SPAIN: Open the Wall … Close the Wall
“Avalanche”; “Invasion of Foreigners”; “80,000 Sub-Saharans Hoping to Jump the Fences of Ceuta and Melilla and Cross the Straits into Europe”; “Is It Too Much to Ask That They Don’t Come Illegally?” Above are some of the phrases used … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, Injustice, International Relations, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, socialism, Spain, The Media, War
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Europe, Globalisation, Hypocrisy, Immigration, Injustice, Neoliberalism, Poverty, Spain
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VENEZUELA: Imperialist threats and the limits of populism
Every time the working class and poor of Latin America try to take a step forward and write their own history they confront the power of U.S. imperialism. It uses whatever is in fashion at the time — coups, blockades, … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, Imperialism, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Oppression, politics, socialism, USA, Venezuela
Tagged Bolivarianism, Bourgeois Democracy, Imperialism, libertarian socialism, Populism, Protests, Socialism, USA, Venezuela, Worker Control
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Venezuela’s Street Protests
For over two months, Venezuela has been in the news around the world. The street protests throughout the country have made people sit up and look. But it seems like the thousand or so people detained in the first month … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, Exploitation, Imperialism, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Oppression, politics, socialism, The Media, USA, Venezuela
Tagged Anarchism, Authoritarianism, Bolivarianism, Chávez, Democracy, Imperialism, Latin America, libertarian socialism, Maduro, Protests, USA, Venezuela, Violence
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“Fenerism”: A World for Rent
Today, the right to property is denied to the majority of humans. The base of the capitalist system lies in the leasing of all types of “goods”, and loans with interest or usury are the greatest exponents. No-one talks about … Continue reading
Posted in Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, Spain
Tagged Banks, Capitalism, Economics, Financial Sector, Guillermo Rovirosa, Injustice, Interest, Loans, Neoliberalism, Spain, Usury
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Julio Anguita: The Oligarchy Already Has a Plan
The social, political, and economic oligarchy (which has been in power in Spain since before the Transition) has a plan to ensure that the two-party system which sustains it continues to rule the country. After the ‘earthquake’ of the EU … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, Injustice, justice, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, revolution, Spain
Tagged Abdication of Juan Carlos, Bourgeois Democracy, Economic Crisis, Europe, FCSM, Felipe González, Frente Cívico, IU, Julio Anguita, Monarchy, Nóos Case, Oligarchy, PP, PSOE, Republic, Spain, Transition
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The Dream of a Third Spanish Republic
This June, an apparently significant change has occurred in Spanish politics, with the abdication of King Juan Carlos I (part of the Bourbon dynasty that has ruled Spain since 1713). If we analyse the recent history of Spain a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Environment, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, Spain, The Media, War
Tagged Abdication, Botswana, Change, Crown Prince Felipe, Democracy, Dictatorship, El Mundo, FCSM, Felipe González, Francisco Franco, Frente Cívico, Guardian, Impunity, Indignados, Injustice, IU, Izquierda Unida, Juan Carlos I, Julio Anguita, Justice, Monarchy, New Yorker, Oligarchy, Partido Popular, Público, Podemos, PP, Protests, PSOE, Rebelión, República, Republic, Revolution, RT, Second Republic, Spain, Third Republic, Transition, WSJ
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BRAZIL: Football and Capitalism
We have all seen the massive street protests that have erupted throughout Brazil in the run up to the 2014 World Cup. Protesters have criticised the excessive spending on the competition and the corruption involved – all amidst government austerity … Continue reading
Posted in Assassination, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, dignity, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion
Tagged Bad Government, Brazil, Capitalism, Corruption, Death, Exploitation, FIFA, Football, Oppression, Protests, Qatar, Repression, Sepp Blatter, World Cup
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Resistance Is Fertile 