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Tanya Wadhwa
Chileans Approve Drafting a New Constitution
27 Oct 2020
Following the announcement of the preliminary results, tens of thousands of Chileans took to the streets to celebrate the victory of the “approve” and “constitutional convention” options.
Peoples Dispatch
We have Regained Hope, Says Luis Arce as Estimates Show MAS Victory in Bolivian Presidential Polls
19 Oct 2020
The Unitel-Ciesmori estimate showed the Luis Arce-David Choquehuanca ticket of the MAS winning over 52% of the vote. Shortly after, the president of the coup regime, Jeanine Añez, acknowledged the…
Brasil de Fato
Brazilian Parliamentarians Denounce Gov’t Absence in Combating Wildfires in the Pantanal Region
22 Sep 2020
If the Jair Bolsonaro government doesn’t act, “we will have to see if the rain puts out the fires,” says lawmaker
Peoples Dispatch
MAS Begins Campaign for General Elections in Bolivia
08 Sep 2020
The MAS presidential ticket, Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca, vowed to restore democracy, dignity, employment, hope and stability in Bolivia.
Peoples Dispatch
Paraguayan Students and Peasants Demand Greater Budget for Public Education
26 Aug 2020
The National Federation of Secondary Students denounced that Paraguay is one of the Latin American countries that invests the least in the education sector.
Vijay Prashad
Why Cuban Doctors Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
25 Aug 2020
Amid continued attacks on Cuban doctors who are on the front-lines of battling COVID-19 across the world, Vijay Prashad makes a case for why they deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.
Vijay Prashad, Zoe PC
The Tragic Killing of Colombia’s Sports Hero, Patrón
20 Aug 2020
The murder killing is part of an assault on the Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in Northwestern Colombia and the Left, particularly against those who resists the power of narco-traffickers.
Vijay Prashad, Manuel Bertoldi
Will There Ever Be Elections Again in Bolivia?
19 Aug 2020
All the polls suggest that the MAS will win the first round of the election; if the far right and center-right do not coalesce after the first round, and if the left is able to unite, then the MAS…
Peoples Dispatch
10-year-old Rape Victim in Brazil Safely Aborts After Feminists Expel Religious Extremists
18 Aug 2020
Religious fundamentalists attempted to invade a health center in the city of Recife in a bid to prevent the procedure. The child earlier had to travel over 1,800 km after she was denied her legal…
Peoples Dispatch
Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad Denounce Eviction of Families from Quilombo Campo Grande
17 Aug 2020
Dozens of movements and organizations across the world have denounced the eviction of 450 families from Quilombo Campo Grande and manifested their solidarity with the MST.