Book Review: Latin America’s Turbulent Transitions – The Future of Twenty-First-Century Socialism

http://www.coha.org/latin-americas-turbulent-transitions-the-future-of-twenty-first-century-socialism-2013/ Stansfield Smith, Guest Scholar for the Council On Hemispheric Affairs. Latin America’s Turbulent Transitions – The Future of Twenty-First-Century Socialism (2013) 208pp $29.95 Roger Burbach, Michael Fox, Federico Fuentes Fernwood Publishing, Halifax, Winnipeg; Zed Books, London, New York Latin America’s Turbulent Transition is a well-written and highly informative book for comprehending the “new” Latin … Continue reading Book Review: Latin America’s Turbulent Transitions – The Future of Twenty-First-Century Socialism

Ecuador and Bolivia: The Distortions of Ben Dangl and Upside Down World

In The Politics of Pachamama: Natural Resource Extraction vs. Indigenous Rights and the Environment in Latin America, Dangl makes claims such as “indigenous movements have resisted extractivism in defense of their rights, land and the environment” as if the indigenous movement is opposed to what Dangl calls “extractivism.” Dangl must be counting on being able … Continue reading Ecuador and Bolivia: The Distortions of Ben Dangl and Upside Down World

Report on the International Peoples Tribunal on Leonard Peltier

https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/report-on-the-international-peoples-tribunal-on-leonard-peltier-by-stan-smith/ “Manifest Destiny was a terrible doctrine that cost the lives of millions of our native peoples.” “We are the subjects of the longest undeclared war in the history of the United States.” Dennis Banks “The FBI is the continuation of historic US policy, the modern day cavalry.” Bill Means … Continue reading Report on the International Peoples Tribunal on Leonard Peltier

Book Review: What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five

http://mltoday.com/article/1777-stephen-kimber-what-lies-across-the-water-the-real-story-of-the-cuban-5/28 Stephen Kimber, “What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five” Stephen Kimber has written a book about the Cuban 5 that catches you like a detective story. The book also presents previously unknown information about the case, even for those campaigning for their freedom. The Cuban 5 are political prisoners … Continue reading Book Review: What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five

Book Review: Cuba and its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion

https://mronline.org/2013/10/18/smith181013-html/ http://www.torontoforumoncuba.com/international/what-does-democracy-look-like Cuba and its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion By Arnold August Co-Published by Fernwood Publishing (Halifax and Winnipeg, Canada) and ZED Books (London, New York) 2013 For full information: http://www.democracycuba.com Arnold August has written an important book on the developing participatory democracy and peoples’ empowerment in those ALBA countries that form the … Continue reading Book Review: Cuba and its Neighbours: Democracy in Motion

Political Prisoners in the United States

Leonard Peltier, an activist in the American Indian Movement, whose goal was to organize the native American communities to stand up for their rights. In a Cointelpro style operation, he was sentenced to life for murdering two FBI agents on the basis of fabricated and suppressed evidence. Evidence exonerating Peltier was withheld by the FBI. … Continue reading Political Prisoners in the United States

Book Review: The Imperialist War on Libya

http://mltoday.com/article/1735-book-review-the-imperialist-war-on-libya/29 In Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya, (Monthly Review Press, 2013. 320 pages) Horace Campbell exposes the role of the NATO countries in the attack, occupation and destruction of Libya. This book provides useful material, given that a segment of the peace movement that opposed to the war on Iraq supported US … Continue reading Book Review: The Imperialist War on Libya

North Korea’s Justifiable Anger

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/04/10/north-koreas-justifiable-anger/ http://www.4thmedia.org/2013/04/north-koreas-justifiable-anger-does-obama-want-more-war/ North Korea's Justifiable Anger The corporate media reduces the DPRK (North Korea) to the Kim family and prefaces their names with the terms “madman”, “evil” and “brutal”. Such vilifications of foreign leaders are used here not only to signify they are target for US overthrow. They are meant to intimidate and isolate anti-war activists as … Continue reading North Korea’s Justifiable Anger

Why Does the U.S. Have a Military Base in Cuba?

Latin America Solidarity Coalition Calls for Closing Guantanamo and Returning it to Cuba The Latin America Solidarity Coalition (LASC) demands that occupied Guantanamo, including its prison torture center, be shut down. Guantanamo is occupied against the will of the Cuban people, is used as a military base against Cuba and other Caribbean countries. LASC calls for shutting … Continue reading Why Does the U.S. Have a Military Base in Cuba?

Presentation at First National Conference of Committee to Stop FBI Repression

Conference introductory remarks by Sarah Smith, Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban Five, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, one of the 23 subpoenaed. I would like to welcome everyone here today to our very first national conference hosted by the Committee to Stop FBI Repression. Some of you have come from very far away, even driving from … Continue reading Presentation at First National Conference of Committee to Stop FBI Repression