"We are all Zapatistas"

Article Abstract:

Zapatistas, a global justice movement of Mexican insurgents, aimed to dissolve power down to the level of communities by taking back what they claimed was rightly theirs, before governments and private economic interests stole it from them. They were the first organized popular uprising against the entire neoliberal economic order.

Political aspects, Insurgency

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Latin America looks left: How will Washington respond to this new populist wave?

Article Abstract:

The deepening economic crisis and grassroot movements witnessed across Latin America are driven not by ideology but by opposition to the harsh policies imposed by International Monetary Fund and other international lenders and desire for social justice. It remains to be seen how Washington will respond to this new populist wave.

Government expenditures, Latin America, International Monetary Fund, Economic policy, Economic conditions, Powers and duties

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Giant sucking sound rises in the East

Article Abstract:

Ten years after the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, jobs in factories in Mexico are now moving to China. Ironically, some of those factories were ones that moved from the US to Mexico because of NAFTA.

China, Offshore assembly industry

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