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Argentinazo: positive lessons of Mass Direct Action
12.26.2001 :: Latin AmericaThe Argentinazo is the fourth and biggest popular uprising against authoritarian neo-liberal domination and political impunity.
Argentina: Christmas with food, toys and dead
12.24.2001 :: Latin AmericaPablo and Diego were running down the avenue past the crowds rushing in and out of the supermarkets and electronic stores.
Intellectuals and the war: From retreat to surrender
12.18.2001 :: United StatesOpposition by Western leftist intellectuals to Washington\’s devastating war in Afghanistan has virtually collapsed.
The Ford Foundation and the CIA: A documented case of philanthropic collaboration with the Secret Police
12.15.2001 :: United StatesThe CIA uses philanthropic foundations as the most effective conduit to channel large sums of money to Agency projects without alerting the recipients to their source.
Colombia: The FARC and the Trade Unions
12.11.2001 :: Latin AmericaColombia has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of trade union leaders and activists assassinated in the world (180 in the first 11 months of 2001).
Argentina: The Big Bed and the Popular Uprising ( Under the Bed Revolution )
12.09.2001 :: Latin AmericaThis account is based on a variety of stories told to me by various friends and companeros who were active in the Argentinazo.
Non-Governmental Organizations in a conjuncture of conflict and war psychosis
12.04.2001 :: AnalysisThe September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington and the ramifications define a new conjuncture for social movements and NGOs.
The peasantry and the state in Latin America
12.01.2001 :: Latin AmericaIn the first setion of the paper we will discuss the relation between the peasantry and the state in Latin America, a relationship which has been complex and changing.
The Imperial counter offensive: Contradictions, challenges and opportunities
12.01.2001 :: United StatesThe general thesis of this article is that the U.S. attack on Afghanistan is an effort to reverse the relative decline of U.S. empire and to re-establish its domination in conflictual regions.