Tag Archives: Proceso
The “Biopower” of the New PRI
In 1957, Octavio Paz (whose centenary we celebrate this year) published one of the greatest poems in the Spanish language of the 20th century – Piedra de Sol (The Sun Stone). Inspired by the Aztec Calendar and the 584 days … Continue reading
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Tagged Atenco, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Community Police, Dictatorship, Drug Wars, EPN, EZLN, Francoism, Free Nestora, Freedom, Guerrero, Imperialism, Injustice, Javier Sicilia, Justice, Mexico, Michoacán, Neocolonialism, Neoliberalism, Nestora Salgado, Octavio Paz, PAN, Peña Nieto, Policia Comunitaria, PRD, PRI, Priism, Proceso, State Terrorism, Structural Reforms, Totalitarianism, Zapatistas
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Bishop Samuel Ruiz on Injustice, Political Consciousness & the Zapatista Uprising
Speaking in 2004 about the Zapatistas, Bishop Samuel Ruiz echoed what Raúl Vera said in the article https://ososabiouk.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/bishop-vera-on-the-ezln-their-proposal-is-peace/ about the injustices perpetuated by the Mexican government and the role of progressive Catholics in encouraging a greater political consciousness among indigenous communities. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994 Uprising, Anarchism, Capitalism, Catholic Church, Chiapas, Christianity, EZLN, Globalisation, Imperialism, Indigenous Communities, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Liberation Theology, Mexican Government, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Politics, PRI, Proceso, Progressive, Rebellion, Revolution, Samuel Ruiz, Socialism, Zapatistas
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Bishop Vera on the EZLN: “Their Proposal Is Peace”
One of the latest representatives of the ‘progressive’ current of the Catholic Church, Raúl Vera López is the bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, and was involved in the peace process after the Zapatista Uprising of 1994. Reflecting on the twentieth anniversary … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Catholic Church, Chiapas, Dirty War, Drug Trafficking, Economics, EZLN, Human Rights, Impunity, Indigenous Rights, Injustice, Justice, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Paramilitaries, Peace, Peace Process, Politics, PRI, Proceso, Raúl Vera López, Repression, Samuel Ruiz García, State, Zapatista Uprising, Zapatistas
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Resistance Is Fertile 