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SOS for the Amazon: Who’s to Blame?

This is a small sample of the serious environmental impact generated by industrial processes at the hands of the big capitals of the world and allowed by the neoliberal governments of the right and the left, in their eagerness to super exploit the natural wealth of our continent.

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In Venezuela, You Have to Get to School on Time

Katia was my best friend in Venezuela. She was at least 20 years younger than me, but she wasn’t one of those “kids” you waste time with if you sit and talk to her… well… sometimes yeah, but it’s nice to feel like you’re “losing time” sometimes too.

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Venezuela in Darkness

We were recently without electricity twice, in 5-day stints. Now, we are experiencing an irregular and insufficient rationing of power, uncertainty growing every day.

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Cuba’s Self-employed Jubilant with a Small Victory

On December 6th, Cuba’s self-employed workers woke up to news that could mark many of their personal and professional lives in the future: several of the 20 legal provisions that refined the Self-Employment Law, which came into effect on December 7th, had been modified by the Council of Ministers.

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