The just transition is a class issue, so it means we need to talk about capitalism.
Green Colonialism and the Just Transition
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Bolivia
Venezuela after Chávez| by Alejandro Bendaña
Even with the death of Venezuela's Chávez, his continuing legacy – 'chavismo' or the Bolivarian revolutionary process – is here to stay. Twenty years of social, political and ideological change are not easily reversible. Chavismo represents a process of revolutionary...
The Revolution Begins Today | by Daniel Chavez
By definition, a revolution is a collective process, not a one-man endeavour. While the social and political legacy of Hugo Chávez is remarkable, the Bolivarian Revolution has been intrinsically tied to him as the leader. With Chávez's death, the Boliviarian...
Chávez’s Legacy | by Mark Weisbrot
Bertrand Russell once wrote about the American revolutionary Thomas Paine, "He had faults, like other men; but it was for his virtues that he was hated and successfully calumniated." This was certainly true of Hugo Chávez Frias, who was probably more demonized than...
‘Green Capitalism’ Bolivia’s warning to Rio+20 Brazil | by Brenda Norrell
Indigenous Peoples will gather in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during June for Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, June 13 --22, 2012. In the struggle to uphold the Rights of Mother Earth, Bolivia warns of the commercialized "green economy" that seeks to...
Q & A with Pablo Solon
‘COP 17 cannot be a global suicide pact: we need to end the apartheid against Nature’Pablo Solón is an international analyst and social activist. He served as chief negotiator for climate change and was ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the UN from...
The Crises of Civilisation – Towards a Post-Carbon Economy
The Crises of Civilisation - Towards a Post-Carbon Economy18 – 20 October 2010Heia Safari Ranch, Johannesburg The Cape Town-based Alternate Information and Development Centre (AIDC), together with the Latin American-based Peoples Dialogue will be hosting a Crisis of...
Military coup in Honduras reveals faultlines across Latin America
A coup against Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has provoked protests throughout the country. The response of the armed forces, which have taken control, has been the imposition of a curfew and violence. Zelaya comes from the country’s right wing Liberal Party. He...