Opinion

Strategic mistakes and blunders of a power that has lost its way

Published on: March 28, 2023
00:15

By: anonimo

Rio de Janeiro (Prensa Latina) March 18 marked the 20th anniversary of the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq, which was carried out without any legitimate reason or approval of the UN Security Council, but which left 300 thousand Iraqis dead and the famous photographic records of the atrocities committed by the Americans in the Abu Ghraib prison.

America for the Americans? (+Photos)

Published on: March 22, 2023
10:16

By: anonimo

Buenos Aires, (Prensa Latina) Latin America constitutes the “natural” reservation for the expansionist geopolitics of the United States ruling class. Since the infamous Monroe Doctrine of 1823 “America for the (North) Americans”, the voracity of United States capitalism made this region its backyard.

Latin America and the rebirth of the “Third World”

Published on: March 20, 2023
00:30

By: anonimo

Quito, (Prensa Latina)European colonialism in America took advantage of Spain in almost the entire continental territory, of Portugal in what is now Brazil, while the Caribbean was a zone in dispute between the colonial powers.

China in Washington’s gun sight

Published on: March 19, 2023
13:46

By: anonimo

Georgetown, (Prensa Latina) Since the early part of the 19th century, the United States began to dream of world domination. On December 2, 1823, two hundred years ago, US President Monroe proclaimed that the European powers must recognize the Western Hemisphere as the US sphere of influence. This was an early declaration of its intention to replace the old colonial powers and become the world’s super power.

Latin America: between empires and imperialisms (+ Photos)

Published on: March 15, 2023
10:01

By: anonimo

Quito (Prensa Latina) The first proposals on Latin American dependency emerged during the 1960s, associated with ECLAC´s formulations on external dependence, which implied the fragility of the regional countries in international trade, since they exported raw materials and imported processed goods and technologies. There is even a gap in the terms of trade. There was early talk of “center” and “periphery”.

Social inequality: a problem with a history

Published on: March 3, 2023
13:58

By: anonimo

Quito, (Prensa Latina) In Latin America, social inequalities have been valid and varied according to different historical periods. Among aboriginal societies these inequalities are visible from the period archaeologists call “regional development”, with “lordships”, “chiefdoms” and “curacazos”.

Nothing new in Davos

Published on: February 24, 2023
10:31

By: anonimo

By: Sergio Ferrari*
Brussels, (Prensa Latina) Another Davos Economic Forum has just taken place with pure rhetoric and a lot of media show, but without concrete proposals to solve the disorder of the current world system, where several crises are intertwined in one.

Until when? (+Photos)

Published on: February 17, 2023
08:26

By: anonimo

By: Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein
Havana, (Prensa Latina) The world is regressing. Barbarism is being imposed. Several values, principles and behaviors which Humanity had accepted as valid -even though they reflect societies of antagonistic classes- and which a great deal of that very same Humanity considers “normal”, are being trampled, ill-treated and excluded from every-day life.

Innovation: key to Cuba´s scientific development

Published on: February 16, 2023
09:10

By: anonimo

Havana (Prensa Latina) Innovation will be the central axis of Cuba´s strategy for scientific development in 2023, but its success will depend on its conscientious application in priority issues such as food production, energy and renewable sources.

Americans report negative impact of government on their lives

Published on: February 6, 2023
15:52

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Washington, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The majority of Americans, 59%, believe the current administration of President Joe Biden has a negative impact on the lives of most people, according to a new survey.

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