Judgement Day in Chile

Judgement Day in Chile

On May 8 of this year, an unusually warm fall day in Santiago, Chile’s capital, I found myself seated in ...
Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

On the night of May 31, about 15 people, masked and wearing all black, stormed into a packed club in ...
Why Argentina Crashed and Is Still Crashing

Why Argentina Crashed and Is Still Crashing

The catastrophic collapse of the Argentine economy during the second half of 2001, and its accelerating decline during the first ...
CRISIS IN THE AMERICAS: ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA

CRISIS IN THE AMERICAS: ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA

This report examines three critical moments in today’s Latin America: the tense face-off in Venezuela between supporters and opponents of ...
Throw  Them All Out Argentina’s Grassroots Rebellion

Throw Them All Out Argentina’s Grassroots Rebellion

A grassroots rebellion is taking place in Argentina with the common refrain "que se vayan todos," or "throw them all ...
Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

On the night of May 31, about 15 people, masked and wearing all black, stormed into a packed club in ...
Cutbacks Threaten Argentina's Children-and Future

Cutbacks Threaten Argentina’s Children-and Future

"Until last December, we observed evidence of malnutrition in some 30 children per month. Today the monthly average is more ...
Venezuela's Oil Reform and Chavismo

Venezuela’s Oil Reform and Chavismo

This piece was published in the July/August 2002 issue of the NACLA Report.  Few things happen in Venezuela that don’t ...