News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Christian churches have typically played a very conservative role in Latin America. During the height of the CIA-backed death-squad terror against Latin America, the Church gave cover to the ruling establishment. -- NP] Papal election stirs Argentina's 'dirty war' past By MICHAEL WARREN (AP) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis is known for his... Continue Reading →
We just learned that Hug Chavez, President of Venezuela, has passed from cancer. Although we had our differences with Chavez, he was a progressive and important force in the world. -- New Power
[The United States financed and backed the brutal regime in El Salvador during its genocidal war against the poor and indigenous communities there. Tens of thousands died. Many thousands murdered by US-trained "death squads." Even decades later, more and more atrocities committed by US-backed forces are being exposed. After disarming, the Soviet-backed FMLN guerrillas that... Continue Reading →
[The so-called "war on drugs" is a cover for increasing imperialist control over Latin America. We should oppose the so-called "war on drugs." --NP] US military expands its drug war in Latin America By MARTHA MENDOZA (AP) The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction By JULIANA BARBASSA (AP) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in riot gear surrounded a settlement of indigenous people next to Rio de Janeiro's storied Maracana stadium on Saturday, preparing to evict them as soon as an expected court order arrived. The site commander, police Lt. Alex Melo, explained officers... Continue Reading →
[Private cities and neighborhoods for the wealthy are springing up across the Third World as the bourgeoisie seeks to escape the growing slums. Imperialism has created a world where there is great stratification between geographic areas, the First and Third World. There is a growing trend of walled pockets, sub-cities, fortresses, outposts of of the... Continue Reading →
[Class struggle is not always pretty. The reality of struggle can be much different than one imagines. Doing what is necessary is not always pretty. -- New Power] Chile: Couple dies defending home amid protests By FEDERICO QUILODRAN (AP) SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An elderly couple whose family's vast landholdings have long been targeted by... Continue Reading →
[We do not consider the Bolivian regime to be socialist. Rather, it is a patriotic bourgeois regime. In places where the patriotic pole of the national bourgeoisie is weak, the patriotic pole of the bourgeoisie often makes an alliance with poor peoples in order to counter the imperialists and compradors. Thus patriotic bourgeois regimes can... Continue Reading →
Mexico's ethnic Maya unmoved by 2012 "Armageddon" hysteria By Alexandra Alper (Reuters) IZAMAL, Mexico - Thousands of mystics, New Age dreamers and fans of pre-Hispanic culture have been drawn to Mexico in hopes of witnessing great things when the day in an old Maya calendar dubbed "the end of the world" dawns on Friday. But... Continue Reading →
[Trigger-happy pigs kill migrants. Typical. -- New Power] Trooper fired from chopper to stop truck, kills 2 By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and JUAN CARLOS LLORCA (AP) LA JOYA, Texas (AP) — A Texas state trooper who fired on a pickup truck from a helicopter and killed two illegal immigrants during a chase through the desert was... Continue Reading →
Recently, our writers covered the recent protests in Panama. Here is some background on imperialist aggression against the people of Panama. This is a must see.
Keep Corporate Hands Off Panama (new-power.org) Violent protests have been sparked by recent decisions by the Panamanian government to sell land in part of the duty-free Colon area of the Panama Canal. The protests were sparked by a new law that was passed, but then as pressure from the street mounted, it is now reported... Continue Reading →
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