Archives for diciembre 2019

De una bendición a una maldición: cómo la resolución 2334 de la ONU aceleró la colonización de Cisjordania de Israel

La Resolución 2334 de la ONU, aunque externamente apoya los derechos de los palestinos, resultó ser una de las decisiones más costosas jamás tomadas por la institución internacional.

Israel Wall Feature photo

Three years ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2334. With fourteen members voting in favor and one abstention, the Resolution was the equivalent of a political earthquake. Indeed, it was the first time in many years that Israel was roundly condemned by the international body for its illegal settlement policies in the

La denunciante Chelsea Manning pasa su cumpleaños encarcelada

Manning ha estado en prisión desde mayo después de que un juez de distrito ordenó su encarcelamiento por negarse a testificar contra el cofundador de Wikileaks, Julian Assange.

Chelsea Manning Feature photo

Military whistleblower Chelsea Manning spent her 32nd birthday behind bars yesterday for continuing to refuse to testify against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. She has been in prison since May after a U.S. District Judge ordered her incarceration for not recognizing the legitimacy of the grand jury. She tweeted that she was grateful for the

El Director General de la BBC pide que se elimine a los críticos de los medios de las redes sociales

La BBC ha respondido a las críticas sobre su cobertura de las elecciones generales del Reino Unido llamando a que sus críticos en línea sean prohibidos en las redes sociales.

BBC Protest Feature photo

In the face of a mountain of condemnation over how it provided a key role in helping Boris Johnson win last week’s UK general elections, BBC Director-General Baron Hall of Birkenhead has called for the corporation’s critics to be purged from the internet. “The conspiracy theories that abound are frustrating...some of the abuse…is sickening. It

El derrocado presidente Evo Morales dice que las corporaciones transnacionales, el gobierno de EE. UU. Estuvieron detrás del golpe de estado de Bolivia

En una entrevista reveladora con Glen Greenwald de México, el derrocado presidente boliviano Evo Morales relató la mano dura de Estados Unidos en fomentar un golpe de estado en su país y las razones detrás de esto.

Evo Morales Feature photo

Ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales did not hold back on his criticism of U.S. empire in an interview with Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald in Mexico. Morales was overthrown last month in a U.S.-backed coup that has left dozens dead and a country in upheaval. While faces in the White House may change, the same imperialist policies remain in

El presidente de México, AMLO, está entregando el cambio que prometió

México se encuentra en un período de profundos cambios y el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador y su partido Morena están trazando un camino dramáticamente nuevo para el país.

AMLO Feature photo

Jeremy Corbyn lost the election but one of his political friends, the progressive Mexican leader named Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has been in power for one year. He is carrying out the plans and priorities described in his 2018 book, "New Hope for Mexico." With 129 million people, Mexico is the 10th most populous country in the world. It has

Una guía popular para la revolución: cómo las revueltas sin líderes pierden la batalla incluso antes de que comience

Reflexiones sobre cómo los medios de comunicación y los movimientos sin líderes han afectado el éxito de las protestas populares desde Quebec en 2012 hasta el Líbano actual.

Lebanon protest Feature photo

Since the 2010 Arab Autumn, it has become clear that leaderless revolts only have two inevitable outcomes. In the first, a game of musical chairs between right-wing imperialist forces will be played and only superficial change will be achieved, like in Quebec, Egypt, Tunis, and Sudan. The second possibility, a right-wing contra war will take hold