"As Latin America Shifts Left, Leaders Face a Short Honeymoon. All six of the region’s largest economies could soon be run by presidents elected on leftist platforms. Their challenge? Inflation, war in Europe and growing poverty at home."
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/world/americas/latin-america-leftist-leaders.html
-->In an extensive article, the NYT has admitted Latin America's shift to the left. But after a whole page of coverage, readers don't really learn too much. The biggest story that gets left out is the role of the United States in overthrowing their governments in the past. In fact, the US is hardly ever mentioned. It's like these governments are operating in a world free from US coups, economic strangulation and outright invasions. What a blind world that must be for the citizens of the US. Voters in all these countries have been keenly aware of the dangers from El Norte, and the need to protect their recent gains in autonomy.
Also left out is neoliberalism, the economic system that the US Banks, mining companies, and manufactures have been using to rob the economic future of so many countries in Latin America. Neoliberalism, forced on these countries by US foreign policy, has meant militarism, worker suppression, and environmental disaster. None of these consequences are referred to in the NYT article, a lobotomized analysis of Latin American history. It's like reviewing recent Ukrainian politics without mentioning the US and Russia.
The NYT doesn't often lie about Latin America. But our newspaper of record just leaves so much out, that the average reader ends up with a completely whitewashed view of our country's role south of the boarder. And the fact that the US is very actively trying to overthrow three of the most progressive countries in the region, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, why that get flushed down the intellectual memory hole. The NYT is often Pentagon propaganda with Intellectual pretensions.
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Committee to Stop FBI Repression:
"On the morning of Friday, July 29th, the FBI conducted raids at multiple locations, including the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida, the private residence of Omali Yeshitela in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as the Uhuru Solidarity Center, also in St. Louis. The FBI employed flashbang grenades and handcuffed Yeshitela and his wife while the house was raided. The FBI says that the raids are connected to the federal indictment of a Russian man, Aleksandr Ionov, alleging that he has been working to spread 'Russian propaganda' in the United States.
The Committee to Stop FBI Repression and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression unequivocally condemn these raids. We oppose all efforts by the U.S. government to target activists in any progressive movement in this country. We call for an end to investigations, political harassment, and threats against activists and our movements.
The DOJ is alleging that those raided collaborated with a 'Russian asset' to spread 'Russian propaganda.' At a time when the US is engaged in an imperialist proxy war with Russia in the Ukraine, these raids have all the makings of a witch hunt. All progressive people should oppose any attempt by the FBI and police to attack people's movements and organizations. We must always be vigilant about defending our democratic rights to organize and speak out against injustice - including communicating with activists in other countries and building international solidarity. It should also be said this repression comes in the context of [an] upsurge of struggle in the Black community."
-->Yes, the FBI is always there when the Black community is struggling for its freedom from oppression. The FBI is there to raid houses, collect documents and Red Bait ideas about universal resistance to US sponsored militarism and racism. Our major media gives these raids a wide latitude, mostly by not covering them at all. Interestingly enough, Fox2 News did cover these raids.
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Mondoweiss:
"After 20 years advocating for Palestinian human rights within our denomination, I am encouraged and happy to see that our General Convention ... [of] the Episcopal Church in the US, passed four resolutions that will empower the church to act on behalf of Palestinians.
In Justice and Peace in the Holy Land – Our Call to Action, Episcopalians 'recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist and condemn the continued occupation, segregation and oppression of the Palestinian people; recognizing that for Israel to be a democracy it must allow equality for all its peoples.' The resolution further urges U.S. leaders 'to take action to oppose Israeli laws and practices that result in unequal rights for two peoples.'
In a resolution titled Freedom of speech and the right to boycott, the church calls on President Biden and members of Congress to 'oppose legislation that punishes supporting nonviolent boycotts and divestments on behalf of Palestinian human rights.' ...
The resolution also calls on the church’s ministries 'to oppose U.S. government military assistance, including the sale or provision of arms and related technologies such as surveillance equipment, to countries that have demonstrated well-documented, persistent, and egregious human rights abuses.' ”
https://mondoweiss.net/2022/07/inching-toward-the-tipping-point-in-the-episcopal-church/
-->No word in the NYT that US churches are growing impatient with apartheid. When will the NYT start becoming impatient with apartheid?
