How the U.S. Could Help Haiti
Two measures would immediately help Haitians: cancellation of the foreign debt and overhauling an immigration system that discriminates against them.
Venezuela Cancels Haiti’s Oil Debt
Once again, the Bolivarian Republic sets an example for the world …
Just like a Waving Flag
K’naan sang this powerful song on the Hope for Haiti telethon on Canadian television last night ….
Hugo Blanco on Copenhagen: ‘Only extinction of capitalism will ensure the survival of our species’
It is naive to think that the world’s major polluters will do anything about climate protection.
Bolivia Calls World Conference of Social Movements
April 22, 2010: International Day of Mother Earth
Hugo Chavez: A Battle for the Planet Has Begun
“Copenhagen is not the end, I repeat, but a beginning: the doors have been opened for a universal debate on how to save the planet, life on the planet. The battle continues.”
Full Text: Chavez Speech on Climate Change in Copenhagen
“Socialism, this is the direction, this is the path to save the planet, I don’t have the least doubt. Capitalism is the road to hell, to the destruction of the world.”
Copenhagen: Chavez Salutes Climate Protestors
“I have been reading some of the slogans painted in the streets … One said, ‘Don’t Change the Climate, Change the System!’ – And I bring that on board for us. Let’s not change the climate. Let’s change the system!”
Venezuela: What’s Happening in Copenhagen is Unacceptable
Developed nations will be judged by the world for what they are doing at the moment … we are not going to let them get away with it
Interview with Bolivia’s Climate Change Ambassador
For the capitalist system everything, nature – even other humans – is considered an object that you can use to obtain a profit. What we are seeing is the consequence of this vision
Ecuador: Dirty War in the Amazon
In the Ecuadorean Amazon basin our thirst for oil has triggered an eco-disaster: wholesale pollution and catastrophic cancer rates. And a bloody turf war has broken out. Ecuador is taking a survival plan to the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. But will western governments listen?
Fidel: A Nobel Prize for Evo
If Obama was awarded the Nobel for winning the elections in a racist society despite his being African American, Evo deserves it for winning them in his country despite his being a native and his having delivered on his promises.
UN Names Evo Morales “World Hero of Mother Earth”
Bolivian president Evo Morales has been declared “World Hero of Mother Earth,” by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Peru plans more Amazon oil auctions
Despite protests by indigenous people, the head of government energy agency says that this fall they will auction still more blocks traditional indigenous lands to oil and gas companies
Hugo Blanco on the Massacre at Bagua
On June 5, world environment day, Peruvian president Alan Garcia turned his anti-ecological fury against the defenders of the Amazon
The ‘Disappeared’ in Peru
Derek Wall of Another Green World reports on the victims of Peru’s war against the indigenous people of the Amazon region of Bagua.
Peru’s Continuing War Against Indigenous Peoples
Despite recent indigenous victories, the Peruvian government’s war continues and could possibly intensify into open battle, as happened the last time the government provoked the indigenous to protest
A fight for the Amazon that should inspire the world
Of course, the oil companies will regroup and return – but this is an inspirational victory for the forces of sanity that will be hard to reverse
A Canadian Ecosocialist at the World Social Forum
Cy Gonick, publisher and co-ordinating editor of Canada’s longest-running left-wing magazine, Canadian Dimension, was in Belem, Brazil, last week, for the World Social Forum. The following are excerpts from his emails from Belem.
World Social Forum, Brazil, Jan. 27-Feb. 1
The Ecosocialist International Network will meet in Belem, Brazil, on the day following the World Social Forum, which opens on Tuesday January 27. Here’s an overview of the WSF itself…
Evo Morales on Climate Change:
Save the Planet from Capitalism!
‘Humankind is capable of saving the Earth if we recover the principles of solidarity, complementarity and harmony with nature in contraposition to the reign of competition, profits and rampant consumption of natural resources’
Chevron Hires Global Warming Denier as Consultant
Oil giant’s ad campaign touts a “green” image while Amazon humanitarian crisis festers
Frightening Numbers in Latin America and Caribbean
The region needs billions of dollars to reduce emissions and adapt to catastrophic changes. Where will the money come from?
Peruvian Indigenous Communities Want Talisman Out
On its website, Calgary-based Talisman Energy claims to be “conducting its business in an ethically, socially and environmentally responsible manner.” Over two dozen communities in northern Peru strongly disagree …
Evo Morales: 10 Commandments To Save the Planet
“If we want to save the planet earth to save life and humanity, we are obliged to end the capitalist system”