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Part 1 Progressives in Latin America have witnessed a string of political defeats in the past three years after governing for over a decade and openly challenging United States hegemony within the region. Most recently, in 2015 businessman Mauricio Macri won the presidential elections in Argentina, and a year after Brazilian legislators successfully impeached elected President Dilma Rousseff. The expected shifts in economic and foreign policy took place. Argentina and Brazil embraced neoliberal and diplomatic orthodoxy in the form of financial and economic liberalization, austerity measures, labor reforms rejected by workers, and improved relations with the United States and international financial institutions. Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador remained an obstacle in the U.S.’ quest to regain control in the region. However, since Lenin Moreno was elected president in 2017, his departure from his successor's Citizens Revolution political platform sparked

Last week, rallies in support of Julian Assange were held around the world. We participated in two #AssangeUnity events seeking to #FreeAssange in Washington, DC. This is the beginning of a new phase of the campaign to stop the persecution of Julian Assange and allow him to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London without the threat of being arrested in the UK or facing prosecution by the United States. by Kevin Zeese - Margaret Flowers Part 4 - Time To Stop The Persecution Of Julian Assange The smearing of Assange sought to discredit him and undermine the important journalism of WikiLeaks. Caitlin Johnstone writes that they smear him because “ they can kill all sympathy for him and his outlet, it’s as good for their agendas as actually killing him. ” Even with this character assassination many people still support Assange. This was seen during the #Unity4J online vigil, which saw the participation of activists, journalists, whistleblowers andn filmm

globinfo freexchange Three years passed (July 5, 2015) since the European Financial Dictatorship through the European Central Bank (ECB) and its head Mario Draghi, was forced to proceed in an open financial coup against Greece. The start of current decade revealed the most ruthless face of a global neo-colonialism. From Syria and Libya to Europe and Latin America, the old colonial powers of the West tried to rebound against an oncoming rival bloc led by Russia and China, which starts to threaten their global domination. Inside a multi-polar, complex terrain of geopolitical games, the big players start to abandon the old-fashioned, inefficient direct wars. They use today other, various methods like brutal proxy wars , economic wars, financial and constitutional coups, provocative operations, 'color revolutions', etc. In this highly complex and unstable situation, when even traditional allies turn against each other as the global balances

Human rights campaigners claim that the Israeli army and defense corporations exploit the deadly Gaza protests to test and advertise hardware like drones, sniper rifles and 'smart' fences. " The Israeli military industry exploits the occupation of Palestine, and specifically the siege on Gaza, as an arena to battle-test, invest in, and innovate military technology to later be marketed to the international community based on their effectiveness on Palestinian civilians, " says the recent report penned by the 'Hamushim' human rights group, which campaigns against the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The NGO is run by the Coalition of Women for Peace, an Israel-based group partnering with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning American Friends Service Committee. The Israeli defense industry has a history of marketing its products after violent clashes with the Palestinians, the report says, noting that the bloody 2014 Israeli-Gaza

EU countries voted on Thursday in favor of provisional measures proposed by the European Commission to curb steel imports into the bloc, according to a Commission spokesman. The Commission has proposed a combination of a quota and a tariff to prevent a surge of steel imports, notably since the United States imposed levies on incoming steel and aluminum. “ This is intended to prevent the negative effects of trade diversion, but at the same time maintain traditional supply and effective competition on the EU market, ” the spokesman said. The quota would be a reflection of imports over recent years, with a 25-percent tariff set for volumes exceeding that amount, Reuters said, citing sources familiar with the proposal. https://www.rt.com/newsline/431811-eu-measures-steel-imports/

The UN Human Rights Office and many European countries have slammed Israel’s decision to demolish a small Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank. Activists claim Israel wants to use the land to expand settlements. Israeli authorities have moved three bulldozers to Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin herding village in the West Bank, following a court’s ruling that declared the settlement illegal under Israeli law. The military already left a land confiscation notice there on Tuesday, local media reported. The Supreme Court approved the demolition in May. The village had been built without an Israeli permit, but Palestinians say they are impossible to obtain. Protests erupted at the village on Wednesday, descending into clashes with Israeli police. Two people were arrested and over 30 were injured, according to a Palestinian ambulance service. Full report: https://www.rt.com/news/431843-palestine-village-demolition-protest/

Σύμφωνα με στοιχεία που κυκλοφόρησαν αυτή την εβδομάδα από το Associated Press, σε συζητήσεις με τη στενή ομάδα συνεργατών του, ο Ντόναλντ Τραμπ επίμονα ζητούσε μία εισβολή στη Βενεζουέλα. Δημόσια ο Τραμπ είχε μιλήσει για αυτό τον Αύγουστο του 2017, σχολιάζοντας «έχουμε πολλές επιλογές όσον αφορά τη Βενεζουέλα, μεταξύ των οποίων και μία στρατιωτική παρέμβαση, αν αυτό κριθεί απαραίτητο». Όμως, η έκφραση των ιδεών αυτών δεν περιορίζεται σε αυτή τη δημόσια δήλωση. Μια μέρα πριν, σε συνάντηση με την ομάδα του στο Λευκό Οίκο μιλούσε επανειλημμένα για το ενδεχόμενο εισβολής στη Βενεζουέλα. Εκπλήσσοντας τους συνεργάτες του, είχε ρωτήσει γιατί οι ΗΠΑ δεν θα μπορούσαν να παρέμβουν προκειμένου να απομακρύνουν την κυβέρνηση Μαδούρο από την εξουσία, δεδομένου ότι η οικονομική και πολιτική κατάρρευση της Βενεζουέλας ήταν μια απειλή για την περιοχή. Οι παρευρισκόμενοι στη συνάντηση προσπάθησαν να μεταπείσουν τον Ντόναλντ Τραμπ, τονίζοντας ότι μια στρατιωτική παρέμβασ

globinfo freexchange Η αρχή της τρέχουσας δεκαετίας αποκάλυψε το πιο αποκρουστικό πρόσωπο μιας παγκόσμιας νεο-αποικιοκρατίας. Από τη Συρία και τη Λιβύη ως την Ευρώπη και τη Λατινική Αμερική, οι παραδοσιακές αποικιοκρατικές δυνάμεις της Δύσης επιχείρησαν να ανακάμψουν ενάντια στο ανερχόμενο αντίπαλο μπλοκ, με επικεφαλής τη Ρωσία και την Κίνα, το οποίο απειλεί την παγκόσμια κυριαρχία τους. Μέσα σε ένα πολυ-πολικό και περίπλοκο πεδίο γεωπολιτικών συγκρούσεων, οι βασικοί παίκτες εγκαταλείπουν τους κλασσικούς και αναποτελεσματικούς ανοιχτούς πολέμους. Χρησιμοποιούν πλέον πολλές και διαφορετικές εναλλακτικές μεθόδους όπως, πόλεμοι δι'αντιπροσώπων (proxy wars), οικονομικοί πόλεμοι, οικονομικά και συνταγματικά πραξικοπήματα, επιχειρήσεις προβοκάτσιας, 'έγχρωμες επαναστάσεις', κ.λ.π. Σε αυτή την ιδιαίτερα πολύπλοκη και ασταθή κατάσταση, όπου δημιουργούνται αντιπαλότητες ανάμεσα ακόμα και σε παραδοσιακούς συμμάχους καθώς οι παγκόσμιες ισορροπίες αλλά

Progressive 'epidemic' about to spread rapidly in New York Julia Salazar, a candidate for the New York state Senate, was standing outside a barbershop in her North Brooklyn neighborhood one recent afternoon, when a barber looked up and saw her through the window. Squinting through the glass, he pointed to a “Salazar for Senate” sign on the wall of the shop, gestured in her direction, and mouthed, “That’s you?” She smiled. “That’s me.” The 27-year-old community organizer has become a recognizable name and face in the neighborhood thanks to an aggressive ground game in her challenge to eight-term incumbent Democratic state Sen. Martin Dilan. Salazar and scores of volunteers have blanketed the district collecting signatures to get her name on the ballot for the September 13 primary. Salazar, her campaign told The Intercept, plans to submit many times more than the requisite 1,000 signatures from registered Democrats in the district by the July 9 filing dea