A Verdict Against Chiquita’s Impunity in Colombia
The recent ruling against the Chiquita fruit company for its ties to a terrorist death squad is a victory for workers and peasants in a country where violent repression has long been the norm.
5 Articles by: Carlos Cruz Mosquera
Carlos Cruz Mosquera is a PhD candidate and teaching associate at Queen Mary University of London.
Colombia’s Right Is Trying to “Soft Coup” Gustavo Petro
Colombian elites are determined not to let leftist president Gustavo Petro serve out his full term. As top judicial officials target him and his cabinet, drug cartels and their links to the far right remain uninvestigated.
Against the Odds, Gustavo Petro Has Implemented Ambitious Left Policies in His First Year
The Colombian right has done everything in its power to undermine Gustavo Petro. That hasn’t stopped the nation’s first leftist president from achieving ambitious reforms for Colombia’s poor and working class.
The Left Is Finally Rising in Colombia
Last week’s election in Colombia saw the best result for the Left in decades and confirmed Gustavo Petro as favorite to become the country’s first socialist president. It’s a major shift in a country that has long been dominated by US-backed right-wing leaders.
In Latin America, the US Wants a Cold War Redux
With Cold War divisions once again rising to the fore, the US is returning to its old ways in Latin America: trying to exert influence in its “backyard” to enlist the region in the ongoing project of US global domination.