Evo Morales: “If lithium were in the hands of the states, we would be a world power”
The pre-candidate for president of Unión por la Patria, Juan Grabois, and the former president of Bolivia call for the nationalization of natural resource
Tens of thousands gather at Mexico’s Zócalo square to celebrate fifth anniversary of AMLO’s presidential victory
Since assuming office, President President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known as AMLO, has taken significant steps in strengthening Mexico’s sovereignty and challenging the hegemony of the United States. His administration has also made enormous strides in uplifting poor and working people in Mexico
Struggle for dignity and rights in Jujuy continues
The protests in the province intensified after a new constitution was passed in the provincial legislature which Indigenous and social movements allege undermines people’s rights
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner calls for renegotiation of the IMF debt and judicial reform in Argentina
The Argentine vice president also called for coordination between public and private sectors to regulate strategic natural resources, and renewal of the democratic pact established after the last civil-military dictatorship
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric announces plan to nationalize lithium industry
Chile’s President Gabriel Boric has proposed the creation of a state-owned company which will eventually take over the lithium mining sector from private industry giants. The Latin American country has one of the world’s largest lithium reserves and is the second largest producer of the metal globally, after Australia
Peru’s coup government is privatizing lithium mining
The move to privatize one of the country’s key strategic resources has been widely rejected by Indigenous community and left movements
Mexico is charting its own path towards energy sovereignty
On March 18, Mexicans are marking 85 years since the decision to expropriate oil resources from foreign companies. This comes at a time when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has nationalized the country’s lithium and has promised energy self-sufficiency by 2024
Daily Round-up Palestinians launch campaign to resist Israeli persecution & other stories
In today’s episode, we look at Palestinian campaign to resist Israeli persecution, Mexican president nationalizing lithuim, Israeli attacks on Syria and anti-war groups protest against Munich security conference
Chile’s lithium provides profit to the billionaires but exhausts the land and the people
About a third of the world’s lithium comes from Chile. The needs of the people of Chile seem to only come after the needs of the large corporations.
China is working to expand its ties to Latin America
Vijay Prashad and John Ross discuss the partnership that is being strengthened between countries in Latin America and China at a moment of increased pressure due to the US trade war against China
‘We will coup whoever we want’: Elon Musk and the overthrow of democracy in Bolivia
What role did billionaire Elon Musk and his thirst for lithium play in the coup in Bolivia? Vijay Prashad and Alejandro Bejarano discuss.
Bolivia’s socialist presidential candidate Luis Arce speaks about elections, COVID-19 and fascist oppression
The presidential candidate of the Movement for Socialism in Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora, talks about COVID-19 being used as a pretext to postpone elections, the economic policies of the coup government, and the approach his party plans to take
- Capitalism is the greatest threat to public health, warn researchers and activists
- UAW mobilizes thousands more to join Stand Up Strike
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas demands renewal of peace process, full UN membership
- Haiti and Kenya establish diplomatic ties as UNSC mulls deployment of controversial “security support mission”
- Syrian president visits China, seeks to increase economic cooperation
