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Finding Common Ground in Crisis: Social Movements in South America and the US

Benjamin Dangl December 18, 2008 Benjamin Dangl

Argentine Neighborhood Assembly, 2001

People in the US seeking ways to confront the economic crisis could follow the lead of South American social movements. From Argentina to Venezuela, many movements have won victories against the same systems of corporate greed and political corruption that produce economic strife across the hemisphere. These movements also have experience holding politicians' feet to the flames once they are elected, a tactic that will be essential once Barack Obama takes office.

Brazil’s Experience with Lula Offers Lessons for Obama Supporters

Michael Fox December 17, 2008 Michael Fox

We arrived early, but the field was already packed with an ecstatic crowd waiting to hear the one man who they believed could actually turn the country around. Chants echoed from the nearby road. Hope was in the air.

The Indigenous and Popular Minga Takes Over Colombia’s Capital

Mario A. Murillo November 26, 2008 Mario A. Murillo

It's been a busy series of days in Bogotá as the MINGA Popular continues to expand and flourish. From the streets in the center of the city, to the Plaza del Ché at the National University where an international forum was held on Saturday, from the media centers of the indigenous movement to the dozens of meetings taking place around the city where "Mingueros" are discussing the five point agenda with all the sectors that are interested to listen, the enthusiasm and energy of the popular movement can be felt.

Latin America: The War on Democracy – Documentary Online

John Pilger November 13, 2008 John Pilger

The War on Democracy is John Pilger’s first major film for the cinema – in a career that has produced more than 55 television documentaries. Set in Latin America and the US, it explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile.

"The film tells a universal story," says Pilger, "analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called war on terror." read more

Howard Zinn: Vote for Obama But Direct Action Needed

The Real News Network October 30, 2008 The Real News Network

Howard Zinn says vote against McCain, vote for Obama. Even though Obama does not represent any fundamental change, he creates an opening for a possibility of change. Obama will not fulfill that potential for change, unless he is enveloped by a social movement, which is angry enough, powerful enough, insistent enough, that he fills his abstract phrases about change with some content. We need direct action, because only that kind of indignation is going to have some affect on the people in Washington. read more

Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Steal Back Your Vote!”

Truthout October 30, 2008 Truthout

Investigative journalist Greg Palast and voting rights attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have partnered up to create the "Steal Back Your Vote!" guide. In an interview with Truthout, Palast describes the ways that votes are being stolen ahead of the 2008 election and gives suggestions on how Americans can ensure that their votes get counted.

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