May 2013
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Latin American History, F*ck Yeah!: Today In Latin... →
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May 25
1809: Revolution of Chuquisaca: The local Spanish colonial ruler is deposed in present-day Sucre, Bolivia, during one of the earliest successes of the South American Wars of Independence.
1810: At the end of the Revolución de Mayo, the people of Buenos Aires oust Baltazar Hidalgo de Cisneros, Viceroy of Rio de la Plata.
1819: A constitution drafted by the...
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“You waste the attention of your eyes,
the glittering labour of your hands,
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– Nâzım Hikmet Ran: A Sad State of Freedom
(via socialistpoetry)
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“Except you can’t show a topless woman on TV - and you can’t defibrillate a woman...”
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re: feministing - for women, heart attacks look different
Things I did not know, but should.
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This is a post that might save a life.
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My mom worked for 25 years as an ER nurse and is convinced that a lot of women die simply because...
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“According to Peruvian prime minister Yehude Simon, the sending of letters...”
– BELEN FERNANDEZ - PULSE, June 16th 2009
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"In Praise of Doubt" By Bertolt Brecht
Praised be doubt! I advise you to greet Cheerfully and with respect the man Who tests your word like a bad penny. I’d like you to be wise and not to give Your word with too much assurance. Read history and see The headlong flight of invincible armies. Wherever you look Impregnable strongholds collapse and Even if the Armada was innumerable as it left port The returning ships Could be...
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“In “The Religion of the Forest,” Tagore wrote about the influence that the...”
– Vandana Shiva: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest (via ikenbot)
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“There are people here who seem ready to create more poverty but leave those...”
– Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s Path (via iapproveofyouropinion)
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“…Knowing the North American media, I would be more worried if they spoke well of...”
– Rafael Correa (via purposebehindit)
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“I am a woman.
I am a woman.
I am a woman born of a woman whose man owned a...”
– “Two Women” - This poem was written by a working class Chilean woman in 1973, shortly after Chile’s socialist president, Salvador Allende, was overthrown. A U.S. missionary translated the work and brought it with her when she was forced to leave Chile. (via socialistpoetry)
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“Step forward: we hear
That you are a good man.
You cannot be bought, but the...”
– Bertolt Brecht: The Interrogation of a Good Man
(via socialistpoetry)
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“The good ones
who listen
to women
to children and the poor
die too...”
– Alice Walker: The Good Ones, for Hugo Chavez, Presente
(via socialistpoetry)
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Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Conviction of... →
fylatinamericanhistory:
The decision, which reset the proceedings to April 19, when a judge’s ruling sent the trial into disarray, is a dramatic legal victory for General Ríos Montt, 86.
The plot thickens.
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Why aren't more people freaking out about the new...
lesbo-deluxe:
monetizeyourcat:
dancepunksnotdead:
You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?
It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift
holy shit!
that’s...
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“Question: Which country alone in the Middle East has nuclear weapons?
Answer:...”
– Dr. Norman Finkelstein (via chavista)
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“Described by the Venezuelan government as the “most advanced labour law in the...”
– “Part of the Transition to Socialism”: Venezuela’s Labour Law Comes into Effect
(via jayaprada)
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In Venezuela Full-time mothers will now be able to... →
delarealidadd:
Here is some news that the conservative critics of Venezuela’s leftist government will not publicize. The Chavistas announced that a new labour law, part of which will grant recognition to non-salaried work traditionally done by women, will come into effect this week. Full-time mothers will now be able to collect a pension.
(Photo: marcossalgado.info/flickr) While there are a...
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“Sisters, brothers: The world is being hit by a world-wide multiple crisis that...”
– Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, ‘Evo Morales’ Historic Speech at the Isla Del Sol’, 21 Dec. 2012 (via slowdivers)
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““El Rey es tan Jefe de Estado como lo soy yo.
Sólo que yo he sido electo tres...”
– HUGO CHÁVEZ (via chavezcorazondelpueblo)
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“The Empire’s attempts to diminish Chavez’s stature are not confined to its...”
– Amal Saad-Ghorayeb (via garrett-dicembre)
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Untitled: New Post has been published on Global... →
globalnewsy:
New Post has been published on Global News
New Post has been published on http://www.globalnewsy.com/world-news/2013/04/21/us-backed-soft-coup-fails-in-venezuela/396/
US-backed soft coup fails in Venezuela
A US-sponsored soft coup against the Venezuela´s government and the recently-elected President Nicolas Maduro failed after Venezuelan authorities and people...
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Chavista: The racism of the opposition in Bolivia... →
chavista:
The racism of the opposition in Bolivia is unacceptable Just as the violence of the opposition in Venezuela is. Latin America is entering into a difficult phase as it fights to maintain is newly found and genuine sovereignty, the Washington consensus has been broken, for now. However as the thugs of Capriles terrorised innocent people in Venezuela, after the people declared capitalism...
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CPUSA: The Venezuelan People Have Spoken →
All progressive people should call on the White House and the State Department to take the opportunity of the Venezuela crisis to take a new tack on U.S. relations with Latin America, by:
Immediately recognizing Nicolas Maduro as the new President of Venezuela.
Upgrading U.S. diplomatic relations with Venezuela to the ambassadorial level.
Stopping the practice of funding semi-governmental...
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confusedtree:
In all seriousness Idris Elba as the 12th Doctor would be a great casting choice because he’d kill it and we’d get to find out just exactly how many anglophiles are also gigantic racists
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“Fidel does not give, nor is he able to give, orders to anyone, because no man,...”
– Régis Debray, author of Revolution in the Revolution?, in his speech to the Military Court in Bolivia, 1967.
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“I think it’s very important that when you have a strong experience, which...”
– Patricio Guzmán
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“Many people went to see MEMORIES more than once, and some returned as many as...”
– Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (via cine-de-america-latina) 