Latin America Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/latin-america/ MARXIST ESSAYS AND COMMENTARY Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:32:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 https://i0.wp.com/johnriddell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-John-Riddell-Icon-Final-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Latin America Archives - John Riddell https://johnriddell.com/category/latin-america/ 32 32 22825446 Reform or Revolution? The Lessons of Chile https://johnriddell.com/2021/11/12/reform-or-revolution-the-lessons-of-chile/ https://johnriddell.com/2021/11/12/reform-or-revolution-the-lessons-of-chile/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:32:09 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=7523 The following article first appeared on World-Outlook.com, a website for online political analysis and interpretation of events. It is a contribution to a debate on the lessons of previous revolutions that was begun with articles by Eric Blanc and Mike Taber. Both earlier articles appeared on this website and were reprinted on World-Outlook.com in two parts: see part 1 and part 2. By Geoff […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2021/11/12/reform-or-revolution-the-lessons-of-chile/feed/ 2 7523 ‘International Manifesto Group’ Founded https://johnriddell.com/2021/09/12/international-manifesto-group-founded/ https://johnriddell.com/2021/09/12/international-manifesto-group-founded/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:16:19 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=7346 A Report on the Manifesto’s 5 September Launch The newly formed group International Manifesto Group, convened by Radhika Desai, unites socialists on six continents. The text of the group’s declaration: “From Pluripolarity to Socialism: A Manifesto,” is available at the International Manifesto Group website, along with a listing of its more than 200 signatories and […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2021/09/12/international-manifesto-group-founded/feed/ 9 7346 Pan-Africanism and Communism: An Interview with Hakim Adi https://johnriddell.com/2021/04/19/pan-africanism-and-communism-an-interview-with-hakim-adi/ https://johnriddell.com/2021/04/19/pan-africanism-and-communism-an-interview-with-hakim-adi/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:16:05 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=6864 The following interview of Hakim Adi by Selim Nadi first appeared in Salvage.Zone on March 2, 2018, and is reposted by permission. Hakim Adi is known globally as a historian and exponent of African liberation. He is author of the book “Pan-Africanism and Communism” (Africa World Press). Subheads have been added by the blog editor. […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2021/04/19/pan-africanism-and-communism-an-interview-with-hakim-adi/feed/ 5 6864 Bolivia: The People Defeat the Coup https://johnriddell.com/2020/10/23/bolivia-the-people-defeat-the-coup/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/10/23/bolivia-the-people-defeat-the-coup/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:38:48 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=6265 The following article is reposted with thanks from Richard Fidler’s Life on the Left. First published in ‘Green Left Weekly,’ October 22, 2020. By Federico Fuentes*: Bolivians have overwhelmingly voted the left-wing Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) back into office in a resounding reversal of last year’s coup. With almost 90% of the October 18 vote […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/10/23/bolivia-the-people-defeat-the-coup/feed/ 0 6265 An Appeal from Senegal: End U.S. Blockade of Cuba https://johnriddell.com/2020/08/27/appeal-from-senegal/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/08/27/appeal-from-senegal/#respond Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:32:10 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=6009 The Confederation for Democracy and Socialism, an alliance of five groups based in Senegal, has released the following call for an end to the 59-year-old blockade maintained by the United States against Cuba. Translation from the original French by Ameth Lô (GRILA). “Cuba is a firm and reliable friend of Africa and Africans,” note the […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/08/27/appeal-from-senegal/feed/ 0 6009 ‘Socialist Voice’ (2004-11) Now Available as a Searchable Archive https://johnriddell.com/2020/06/22/socialist-voice-2004-11-now-available-as-a-searchable-archive/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/06/22/socialist-voice-2004-11-now-available-as-a-searchable-archive/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2020 21:03:13 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=5852 A complete set of Socialist Voice, a Marxist publication based in Canada, has been posted by Marxists Internet Archive. The following text on the MIA site introduces a fully linked Socialist Voice table of contents.–JR Introduction to ‘Socialist Voice’ Socialist Voice: Marxist Perspectives for the 21st Century was an online journal published in Canada from 2004 to 2011. […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/06/22/socialist-voice-2004-11-now-available-as-a-searchable-archive/feed/ 4 5852 Cuba’s Unique Model of Medical Internationalism https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/08/cubas-unique-model-of-medical-internationalism/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/08/cubas-unique-model-of-medical-internationalism/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:41:58 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=5642 An Interview with John Kirk In recent weeks, more than a dozen countries — including two in Europe — have requested and received Cuban doctors to cope with the Coronavirus pandemic. John Kirk, a professor at the Latin America program of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, is author of ‘Healthcare Without Borders’ and one of […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/08/cubas-unique-model-of-medical-internationalism/feed/ 6 5642 You Can Help Cuba Save Lives around the World https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/07/you-can-help-cuba-save-lives-around-the-world/ https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/07/you-can-help-cuba-save-lives-around-the-world/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:29:40 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=5623 Canadian Network on Cuba Launches Aid Campaign Editor’s Note: Even as Cuba reaches out to help victims of Covid-19 virus on several continents, the U.S. government is tightening its blockade of the island, obstructing Cuba’s import of medical supplies needed to fight the deadly virus. An appeal from the Canadian Network on Cuba, printed below, […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2020/04/07/you-can-help-cuba-save-lives-around-the-world/feed/ 2 5623 Evo Morales and Álvaro García Linera Analyze Bolivia Coup https://johnriddell.com/2019/11/24/evo-morales-and-alvaro-garcia-linera-analyze-bolivia-coup/ https://johnriddell.com/2019/11/24/evo-morales-and-alvaro-garcia-linera-analyze-bolivia-coup/#respond Sun, 24 Nov 2019 15:33:03 +0000 http://johnriddell.com/?p=5519 On November 10, 2019, Bolivia’s military threw its support behind an uprising of rightist pro-Imperialist forces, forcing the resignation of the elected government led by President Evo Morales and driving him into exile in Mexico. Rightist gangs unleashed a wave of murderous violence across Bolivia against all suspected of sympathy with Morales. Canada’s government was […]

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]]> https://johnriddell.com/2019/11/24/evo-morales-and-alvaro-garcia-linera-analyze-bolivia-coup/feed/ 0 5519 Canada’s ‘Liberals’ Have a Disturbing Imperial Streak https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/12/canadas-liberals-have-a-disturbing-imperial-streak/ https://johnriddell.com/2019/06/12/canadas-liberals-have-a-disturbing-imperial-streak/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2019 20:59:09 +0000 https://johnriddell.com/?p=5348 Ottawa’s disgraceful role in promoting regime change in Venezuela By Vijay Prashad: Canada’s embassy in Venezuela has just been closed. The spur for this closure is an open attempt by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to overthrow Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Canada is one of the leaders of the Lima Group, a network of countries that came together […]

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