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Fighting for women’s equality
“Revolution within the Revolution.” This is what Cuba calls the struggle for women’s equality. This phrase is used because even…
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Lolita Lebrón, a bold fighter for Puerto Rican independence
Throughout Puerto Rican history, women have played an exemplary and leading role in the struggle against colonialism and oppression.
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Cuba’s Santiago Alvarez, cinematographer and revolutionary
One of the greatest cultural achievements of the 1959 Cuban revolution has been its remarkable cinema. Prior to the revolution,…
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The ‘shift to the left’ in Latin America
The following article is adapted from a presentation delivered at a meeting in New Paltz, N.Y., on Feb. 5, 2006.…
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Which way forward for the Bolivian mass struggle?
On Dec. 18, 2005, Evo Morales was elected president of Bolivia. In the 180 years since Bolivia’s independence from Spain,…
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Workers’ struggles advance in Argentina
More than 15,000 telecommunications workers in five provinces went out on a two-day strike in Argentina beginning on Dec. 22.…
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FARC-EP deals blow to Colombian military
On Dec. 27, the communist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army (FARC-EP) dealt a stinging blow to Colombian President Alvaro…
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The Bolivarian revolution and Latin American independence
Political parties allied with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez swept the December round of local elections, winning all of the 167…
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