South America

The history classes of my school days bring back both good and bad memories. It clearly depended on who was responsible for teaching it in the classroom and how they did it. Looking back, I understood that the study of…

The imbalance in the balance of the law. These days we are observing the consequences of the actions of our legislators. Their total disconnection and disaffection with the situation that the poor people of the country live, prevents them from…

Committee to address the needs of Bolivia’s indigenous peoples linked to the portfolios of Education, Health, Justice, Rural Development and Culture. A committee to implement public policies to meet the demands of indigenous communities was formed by five Bolivian ministries…

It is the first time in COICA’s 38-year history that a woman will preside over the organisation that represents more than 500 indigenous peoples from 9 Amazonian countries. Colombian indigenous leader Fany Kuiru Castro was unanimously elected as the new…

The first meeting of Celac Social was held under the slogan: “Latin American and Caribbean integration to stop the new Condor plan in the region”. This is a space that brings together social, political, trade union, indigenous and human rights…

Coup attempts have gone viral this winter season in Latin America. The contagion spread first to Argentina, then Peru, and finally Brazil on January 8. In addition, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua continue to suffer from long-term US regime-change efforts. Coverage…

Yesterday Peru was the protagonist of an act of total pettiness and abuse of power; but minutes later, it was also the protagonist of thousands of acts of solidarity with our brothers in the south. Yes, yesterday, the government of…

A constant that continues over the years: extreme wealth and extreme poverty continue to increase in the world. Today, the wealthiest one percent of the world’s richest people account for two thirds of the world’s wealth, which is why economic…

Citing officials, the Financial Times said on Sunday: Brazil and Argentina plan to create a common currency. By Countercurrents Collective According to the newspaper, this move could finally create the world’s second-largest currency bloc with roughly 5% of global GDP, if the…

A poorly maintained tradition begun with the Monroe Doctrine was that of supporting Latin American democracies. This was the popular tradition that sprinkled the U.S. landscape with monuments to Simón Bolívar, a man once treated in the United States as…