Vijay Prashad reflects on neoliberal orthodoxy, the latest meeting of tired decision makers in Davos and a hybrid war in Latin America that is creating the conditions for chaos.
Category: Latin America
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Leonardo Flores reports on a farcical scene that was just the latest chapter in an absurdly bungled coup attempt.
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If You Want Peace You Get War; If You Want War You Get Rich
Land in Colombia has been militarized to secure the profits of the elite, writes Vijay Prashad.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Now the Interim of US Self-Deception Over Bolivia
To read the mainstream press on what just happened to Evo Morales is to enter a hall of mirrors.
Bolivia Does Not Exist
The tactics used to fight against decolonization are what we call a “hybrid war,” writes Vijay Prashad. As the generals do the dirty work, the aims of international capital are eventually met.
Bolivia Coup Led by Christian Fascist Paramilitary Leader, a Multi-Millionaire – with Foreign Support
Luis Fernando Camacho arose from far-right movements in the Santa Cruz region, where the U.S. has encouraged separatism. He has courted support from Colombia, Brazil and the Venezuela coup regime, report Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton.
MSM Adamantly Avoids the Word ‘Coup’ in Bolivia Coverage
As usual, the mass media’s reporting on this story is in full alignment with the U.S. State Department, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
‘The Test of a Country Is Not the Number of its Millionaires’
With an eye on the protesters in Baghdad and Santiago and the voters in Argentina and Bolivia, Vijay Prashad contemplates Gandhi’s simple standard for civilization.