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United States, Latin America, Middle East, Analysis2019-05-13T14:44:00Zhourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00Argentinazo: positive lessons of Mass Direct Action
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2001-12-26T19:41:00ZJames PetrasLatin America In 1982 the people and soldiers rose up to denounce the military following the Malvinas disaster. The result was the trial and conviction of the genocidal generals. The second major mobilization was against the [...]Argentina: Christmas with food, toys and dead
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2001-12-24T19:41:00ZJames PetrasLatin America A column of young people were marching up the avenue singing,
Ya se acerca nochebuena Ya se acerca navidad Pero el pueblo esta en la calle Y el gobierno ya se va?
Pablo grabbed Diego’s [...]Intellectuals and the war: From retreat to surrender
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2001-12-18T19:41:00ZJames PetrasUnited States This raises the question of whether the end of a tradition of intellectual opposition requires a new beginning, which in turn requires severe reflections on the recent past.
There were clear [...]The Ford Foundation and the CIA: A documented case of philanthropic collaboration with the Secret Police
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2001-12-15T19:41:00ZJames PetrasUnited States From the early 1950s to the present the CIA’s intrusion into the foundation field was/and is huge. A U.S. Congressional investigation in 1976 revealed that nearly 50% of the 700 grants in the field [...]Colombia: The FARC and the Trade Unions
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2001-12-11T19:41:00ZJames PetrasLatin America Almost all these murders are committed by paramilitary forces closely associated with the Colombian Armed Forces. Over 30,000 people mostly workers, peasant, human rights advocates, leftist political leaders, teachers and health workers have been [...]Argentina: The Big Bed and the Popular Uprising ( Under the Bed Revolution )
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2001-12-09T19:41:00ZJames PetrasLatin America DEDICATED TO THE MADRES DE LA PLAZA DE MAYO
I am indebted to them for their time and confidence in sharing their experiences and personal observations. No doubt this account will be attacked by those who [...]Non-Governmental Organizations in a conjuncture of conflict and war psychosis
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2001-12-04T19:41:00ZJames PetrasAnalysis The global context preceding September 11 is important in understanding Washington’s reaction afterwards and the effects that both have on the perspectives and the role NGOs can play in global politics.
Prior to September 11, Washington’s [...]The peasantry and the state in Latin America
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2001-12-01T19:41:00ZJames PetrasLatin America The role of the state with regard to the peasantry is deeply influenced by the type of production unit which is dominant and its relation to the market. The relationship between the state and [...]The Imperial counter offensive: Contradictions, challenges and opportunities
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2001-12-01T19:41:00ZJames PetrasUnited States The war in Afghanistan is only part of a general imperial counter-offensive which has several components (1) to re-establish the subordination of Europe to Washington (2) to reassert its total control in the mid-East and [...]