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Fernandes: Obama and The Future of Cuban/US Relations
Znet Article, May, 13 2009
Sujatha Fernandes
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Early on in the primary debates with Hillary Clinton, Obama had said he would be willing to open dialogue with Cuban leader Raul Castro if he was elected.
Fernandes: Latin America Looks towards European Union
Znet Article, August, 15 2008
Sujatha Fernandes
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Latin America, once thought of as America’s “backyard,” has been moving further out of the orbit of the United States in the last ten years or so. As the testing ground for Washington-imposed neoliberal policies, Latin America has now become the l...
Fernandes: Where is the “Right” in Latin America’s Left Turn?
Znet Article, June, 02 2008
Sujatha Fernandes
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A few weeks, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) handed down the results of a forensic audit of the files found on laptops that were reportedly seized during a raid on a rebel encampment of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of C...
Fernandes: What is at Stake in Venezuela’s Reform Referendum?
Znet Article, April, 27 2008
Sujatha Fernandes
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On Sunday December 2, Venezuelans will return to the voting booths to ratify or reject two slates of constitutional reforms, 33 of which have been proposed by President Hugo Chávez and 36 additional reforms made by the National Assembly. Included ...
Fernandes: The Trajectory of Indigenous Politics in Latin America
Znet Article, February, 25 2008
Sujatha Fernandes
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On Monday January 28, Bishop Alejandro Goic announced that the Mapuche rights activist Patricia Troncoso was calling off a 111 day hunger strike in Chile. Troncoso, along with several other strikers, was demanding the release of Mapuche political ...
Fernandes: The Gender Agenda of the Pink Tide in Latin America
Znet Article, October, 04 2007
Sujatha Fernandes
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With the election of leftist leaders in many parts of Latin America, the subject of women seems to be coming up more frequently in public discourse. Hugo ChÃ
Fernandes: Cuba: Gender, Sexuality, And Women Rappers
Znet Article, September, 15 2007
Sujatha Fernandes
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Cuba: Gender, Sexuality, And Women Rappers
Fernandes: Democracy and Constitutional Reform
Znet Article, June, 06 2007
Sujatha Fernandes
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After gathering proposals during a six-week trip around the country, members of Bolivia's National Constituent Assembly met on April 30, 2007, to present the proposals and draft recommendations for synthesizing these proposals into a new constitut...
Fernandes: A View from the Barrios
Znet Article, April, 07 2007
Sujatha Fernandes
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Published in LASA Forum, Winter 2007 The radical trajectory of president Hugo Chávez in Venezuela has been a highly controversial topic among Latin Americanists, democratization experts, policy makers, and activists. Some lament what they see as...
Fernandes: Political Parties and Social Change
Znet Article, March, 19 2007
Sujatha Fernandes
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Since Hugo Chávez of Venezuela proposed the dissolution of the 24 parties that support his government and the formation of a single party on December 15, 2007, there has been much debate among the parties involved. According to Chávez, the propo...
Fernandes: Savvy Marketing or Debating the Issues
Znet Article, January, 11 2007
Sujatha Fernandes
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As several more leftist leaders were elected or re-elected during recent elections in Latin America, what kinds of changes have there been in their campaigns? On December 3, radical leftist president Hugo Chávez was reelected in Venezuela with 62...
Fernandes: With or Without Fidel
Znet Article, October, 29 2006
Sujatha Fernandes
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For the first time ever on July 31, Fidel Castro, chief comandante of the Cuban Revolution, temporarily relinquished power. Incapacitated with severe intestinal bleeding, Fidel underwent emergency surgery and his brother Raúl Castro assumed the p...
Fernandes: Way Forward for the Left?
Znet Article, August, 09 2006
Sujatha Fernandes
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Following the rejection by the Mexican Electoral Tribunal this past Saturday August 6 of a full recount of the vote from Mexico’s recent elections, protesters have taken to the streets in support of center left PRD (Democratic Revolution P...
Fernandes: Down the Peninsula
Znet Article, July, 26 2006
Sujatha Fernandes
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The southwestern peninsula of Trinidad is an area of pristine beauty and wilderness. Winding roads pass through small fishing villages, mangrove swamps, large expanses of thickly forested coconut plantation, herds of buffalypso, and sheltered beac...
Fernandes: Trade Treaties and Challenging US Hegemony in the Americas
Znet Article, June, 12 2006
Sujatha Fernandes
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Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez, Brazil’s president Lula Inacio da Silva, and Nestor Kirchner, president of Argentina, met in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 26 to discuss possibilities for integration and collaboration. On April 29,...
Fernandes: Beyond the World Social Forum
Znet Article, April, 06 2006
Sujatha Fernandes
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This past January, regional social forums were celebrated in Caracas, Venezuela and Bamako, Mali. Another regional forum happened in Karachi, Pakistan in March. The regional forums have their origin in the World Social Forum (WSF), a meeting of so...
Fernandes: Growing Movement of Community Radio in Venezuela
Znet Article, December, 24 2005
Sujatha Fernandes
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Four young people sit around a large table, writing furiously amid piles of notes, cans of soda, and scrunched up papers. They could be kids doing their homework or studying for exams. But these young women from the shantytowns, aged between 17 an...
