Category Archives: Paraguay, Uruguay

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Solidarity is EVERYWHERE, bitches

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, Venezuela was not the only place where people were demonstrating huge support for a certain much-loved president who wasn’t well enough to take his own oath of office (yet!): That was, of course, just one European city. Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Guess who’s joining MERCOSUR!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

W00t. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will ratify on Thursday during the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) Heads of State Summit that Bolivia wants to join the regional bloc. The Bolivian minister of communications, Amanda Dávila, informed that … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Brazil is the Bomb!, Don't Cry For Argentina, Economics for Dummies, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Paraguay, Uruguay, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Venezuela enters Mercosur

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sabina Becker

It’s now official, and here’s the group photo to prove it: Chavecito joins presidents Dilma Rousseff (Brazil), Pepe Mujica (Uruguay), and Cristina Fernández (Argentina). And in case you’re wondering how the biggest country in that market bloc feels about this, … Continue reading →

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Paraguay’s massacre and putsch, a month later

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

One month after he was ousted in a congressional coup with only a thin veneer of “democracy” (note the quotes), President Lugo continues his fight for real democracy and justice by denouncing the perpetrators who conspired against him: Paraguay is … Continue reading →

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Calling the copper kettle black in Uruguay

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of my friend Anthony, this landed in my mailbox today. I think you’ll agree it’s equal parts hilarious and grotesque: The deputy chief of police of Soriano, Inspector Major Ernesto Carreras, was relieved of his duties and a disciplinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Paraguay, Uruguay | 2 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx paws at Paraguay

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Meow! Ms. Manx is back after a longish hiatus, and she and her stumpy tail have, as usual, been up to no good. Comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, as anarcho-socialist cyberkitties are wont to do, the Manx has … Continue reading →

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I’m Miss Paraguay, somebody kill me!*

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

“I want to thank the US government and Monsanto. Without them, none of this would have been possible. Come and put all the military bases you want here. Our resources are your resources. Also, all the land-owners who sell out … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Paraguay, Uruguay | 1 Comment

“Constitutional” coup d’état in Paraguay. Film at 11.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, folks, no Festive Left Friday entry this week. Your Aunt Bina is feeling more restive than festive tonight, because the shit has officially hit the fan in a certain landlocked South American country, famous for its maté and its … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico wants in!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Is Puerto Rico a US colony, or is it a part of Latin America? The political leaders in Puerto Rico seem to think the former. But a famous rap star has other ideas: The lead singer of Calle 13, René … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Paraguay, Uruguay, Puerto Rico, Gente Pobre, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Lula’s new ‘do

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Sabina Becker

First, it was Lugo; then, Chavecito. Now, a new South American head of state (pun intended) has gone bare: The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, shaved his beard and head in anticipation of hair loss due … Continue reading →

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