Global South

"The message from the U.S. is clear," said one progressive critic: "the 'global health' system is our geopolitical weapon."
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Pre-pandemic austerity hurt the economy and shows the need to prevent similar coups, authors argue in the newly issued report.
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Castillo, the son of illiterate peasants, overcame vicious media attacks and is on the verge of defeating Keiko Fujimori, the scion of a Peruvian political dynasty.
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With the potential comeback of Lula da Silva, Brazil may once again be on a path away from fascism and one that puts economic justice and anti-imperialism first.
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Colombia’s government is moving closer to reinstating a program, suspended in 2015, that would spray herbicides from aircraft over territories where coca is cultivated.
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Legalization will represent a sea change that will shine a harsh light on the United States’ own medieval approach to the matter.
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Like Trump, the loser in Ecuador’s presidential election saw his early lead vanish as all the votes were counted.
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Arauz said he is confident he will win the second round regardless of who is his opponent.
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Adding to worries that a Bolivia-style coup might be imminent in Ecuador, Lenín Moreno plans to meet with members of the Biden administration.
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Ecuador is weeks away from becoming the latest Latin American nation to move away from the IMF and United States and elect a progressive, anti-imperialist government.
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