Category Archives: Festive Left Friday Blogging

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Resistanbul!

So, I guess you’ve been wondering what’s been going on in Turkey lately. Well, THIS has: Demonstrators in Taksim Square sing “Bella Ciao”, the Italian antifascist anthem, in Turkish, accompanied by Davide Martello on grand piano. And here’s a little … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito ascends the heights

‘Scuse me while I miss this guy. Add another high achievement to Chavecito’s already impressive list of gains. He’s been given a place of honor on a mountaintop in Cuba: Today a group of Cubans and Venezuelans placed a bust … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Venezuela comes to Venice

Coolest mural at the Biennale? Bolívar in shades, bitchez.

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A most Ecuadorable inauguration

It was inauguration day today in Ecuador for a very popular re-elected leader. And guess who was the guest of honor? Yup, Nicolás Maduro was there, wearing his mourning armband for Chavecito…without whom there might not have BEEN a President … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: I want this one for my wall

Sigh. If only this were a tapestry… PS: How many of these Latin American leaders can YOU name?

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A little salsa for Chavecito

Porfi Baloa and his Adolescentes dedicate a song called “Memories” to Chavecito on a Dominican TV show called “Fun With Jochy”. Before launching into the song, he says, “I want to dedicate this song to the man who was our … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Ladies and gentlemen, the future president of Honduras is…

Looks like Honduras is slated to get a Cristina Fernández of its own, at least if polls hold true: Honduran ex-foreign minister Patricia Rodas predicted the victory of candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya in the presidential elections of next November, … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Here, have my earworm.

This has been in my head all day, for reasons understandable if you’ve been reading me lately. Now, let it infiltrate YOUR head: Oh, you want lyrics too? All righty then: Working Latin America The Yankee is afraid that you’ll … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: It’s official now…

Ladies and gentlemen…the president of Venezuela, NICOLAS MADURO: That’s Chavecito’s daughter, María Gabriela, helping National Assembly president Diosdado Cabello put the sash on her dad’s successor. It’s now official, legal, signed, sealed and delivered. And frankly, nobody cares what those … Continue reading

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Creative responses to fascism

So I guess you heard the news…that fascists in Venezuela are trying to pot-bang yet another legitimately elected Bolivarian president out of office. Yeah, that’ll work: “Pots for sale. Guaranteed until the year 2019 [when Nicolás Maduro’s term ends and … Continue reading

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