Southern Cone
Labor split on Argentine transit strike
A transport strike to oppose a wage cap in Argentina brought Buenos Aires to a standstill, but pro-government labor unions called the walk-out politically motivated.
Tag: crisis of capitalism
East Asia
Sichuan repression signals fear of social explosion
Deadly repression of a mass protest march over regional development issues in Linshui, Sichuan, comes as wildcat strikes are hitting China's mineral sector.
Europe
Mineral struggle in new Kosova violence
Street-fighting in Kosova's capital Pristina was portrayed as more Serb-Albanian "ethnic hatred," but it came as workers occuiped the Trepca mining complex to resist privatization.
Europe
Greece: populist bloc with xenophobes
Syriza needs anti-austerity partners for its economic program, but its alliance with the anti-immigrant Independent Greeks further mainstreams very dangerous politics.
Planet Watch
Behind oil slump: shale boom or geopolitics?
Experts tell us the North American shale oil boom is responsible for low prices despite Middle East unrest. But the price slump serves Western aims of weakening Russia and Iran.
Europe
Spain passes anti-protest, anti-immigrant law
Spain's conservative-led parliament passed a law that outlaws unauthorized protests, bans filming police, and allows summary deportations of African migrants.
Mexico
US elite starts to doubt ‘Mexican Moment’
Just a few months ago US editors and politicians were gushing over President Peña Nieto and his "reform" agenda. Now they seem to be having second thoughts.
Southern Cone
Argentina: UN group condemns vulture funds
Argentina has gained broad international support in its fight with two US hedge funds, but the US judge on the case isn't impressed: he declared the country in contempt.
Southern Cone
Argentina: US sued at Hague over default
Argentina wants to sue the US at the World Court for forcing the country into default on its debt, but the US has a habit of ignoring the court and its decisions.
Southern Cone
Argentina: US hedge funds force bond default
Argentina has defaulted for the second time in 13 years, thanks to US investors and US courts. Economists warn that the precedent could threaten the global financial system.
Southern Cone
BRICS nations plan new development bank
Five large non-Western economies are planning a new development bank, but activists say the bank's impact will depend on the ability of the countries' populations to mobilize.
Southern Cone
Brazil: campesino protesters occupy banks
Hundreds of campesino families sat in at 18 bank branches in three Brazilian states to demand that the government restore cuts to a low-income housing program.