Counterpunch, 1/19/2024 by ROGER HARRIS Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional resolution calls for annulling the Monroe Doctrine and replacing it with a “new good neighbor” policy. The intent is to “foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation” with our … Read More
By Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance, December 18, 2023 Contesting A Still Dominant US Hegemon. December 2 marked the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, which proclaimed US dominion over Latin America and the Caribbean. Left-leaning governments in the hemisphere have had to contest a decadent but still dominant USA. Challenges in the past year include a world economic … Read More
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By Tanya Wadhwa, journalist On January 9, Peruvian security forces brutally repressed an anti-government protest in Juliaca, a city in southern Peru’s Puno region, killing at least 17 protesters and leaving at least 68 others severely injured. The dead included at least two teenagers. According to reports from local media, Peruvian police and military … Read More
By Gustavo A Maranges, The political situation in Peru appears to be spinning out of control with no end in sight as violent repression escalates on an angry population who feel their democracy has been pulled out from under them. An imprisoned president, the military and the police swarming on the streets, road blockades, increasing protests … Read More