Reconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin …
WEBReconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin America. Tweet. Marisol de la Cadena. September 25, 2007. One of the most puzzling, disconcerting phenomena that the non-native visitor confronts while traveling in Latin America is the relative ease with which pervasive and very visible discriminatory practices coexist with the denial ...
Declassifying U.S. Intervention in Chile | NACLA
WEBDeclassifying U.S. Intervention in Chile. Tweet. Peter Kornbluh. September 25, 2007. "In the United States, as you know, we are sympathetic with what you are trying to do here," then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger privately confided to the Chilean dictator, General Augusto Pinochet, in June 1976. At the height of the military regime's ...
Chicana Artists: Exploring nepantla, el lugar de la frontera
WEBChicana Artists: Exploring nepantla, el lugar de la frontera. I stop before the dismembered body of la diosa de la luna, Coyolxauhqui, daughter of Coatlicue. The warrior goddess' eyes are closed, she has bells on her cheeks, and her head is in the form of a snail design. She was decapitated by her brother, Huitzilopochtle, the Left-Handed ...
Forward Ever: 40 Years on from the End of the Revolution and
WEBOct 24, 2023 · When an intra-party conflict broke out, leading to the killing of revolutionary leader Bishop and other victims on October 19, 1983, the Reagan administration seized the pretext to invade. On October 25, 1983, thousands of U.S. troops landed on the island. This year, Grenada commemorates both 50 years as an independent nation and 40 years since ...
Legacies of the U.S. Invasion of Panama - NACLA
WEBOn December 20, 1989, former president George H.W. Bush ordered the invasion of Panama. The U.S. 82nd Airborne division pummeled Panama City from the air, as U.S. soldiers from the 193rd Brigade clashed in the streets with troops from the Panamanian Defense Forces (PDF) and the Dignity Battalions, a militia of workers and campesinos.
Land Rights and Garífuna Identity | NACLA
WEBThe Garífuna originate from the 17th century when, on the windward Caribbean island of St. Vincent, the island’s indigenous Arawak-Caribs integrated runaway and shipwrecked African slaves into their communities. European colonists first referred to their progeny as “Black Caribs” and later “Garífuna,” as they are still known.
The Legacy of Latin American Land Reform - NACLA
WEBLand reform has been one of the most conflictive issues in twentieth- century Latin America. The reasons are simple. Effective reforms imply radical changes in economic and political relations both locally and nationally. And given Latin America’s role in the global economy, powerful transnational interests are frequently involved.
Taking Stock: A Hundred Years After Women’s Suffrage in Latin …
WEBMar 27, 2019 · Suffrage activism began in the late 19 th century and continued until the mid-20 th century, when all of Latin America had implemented women’s suffrage. As in the United States, suffrage was a hard-fought win in Latin America. In some countries such as Chile, women first won the right to participate in municipal elections in the 1930s.
Brazil on Fire - NACLA
WEBHosted by independent journalist Michael Fox in partnership with The Real News Network and NACLA, Brazil on Fire is the story of President Jair Bolsonaro’s rise, his far-right government that set the country ablaze, and how the United States helped him do it.. Over six episodes, Brazil on Fire takes listeners on a journey to …
Why Build a Border Wall? - NACLA
WEBThere are three specific reasons for constructing a border wall: establishing sovereignty over ungoverned or unruly lands; protecting the wealth of the state and population; and protecting cultural practices within the state from the possible influence of other value systems possessed by immigrants. The decision to build the 664-mile barrier ...