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Edelberto Torres-Rivas
In the context of Somoza's downfall in Nicaragua, and the imminent possibility of civil war in El Salvador, conditions in Central America as a whole are now receiving more attention and serious examination. Guate- mala is often eyed as the next trouble spot.
Pedro Vuskovic
For the third time this century, Latin America is faced with the need to fundamen- tally realign its structure of production in ac- cordance with a new "international division of labor." To a greater extent than in prior eras, this realignment is taking place under condi- tions which require extraordinarily important social transformations and political ad- justments.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXILES Last fall, NACLA participated in the International Conference on Exiles and Solidarity in Latin America in the 1970s. The Con- ference, held in Venezuela from October 21-27, was sponsored jointly by the University of the Andes and by the International People's Tribunal (successor to the Bertrand Russell Tribunal on Latin America).
BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA Neuma Aguiar, ed., The Structure of Brazilian Develop- ment (Transaction Books, 1979).
James Petras
Social democracy originated in the struggle between labor and capital in 19th century Europe. In its inception its goal was to organize the working class to eliminate class society.
Dear NACLA: My hands and feet are numb as I write this because my in- come forces me to live in a house with no heat. As a kid growing up in northern New Jersey, I started wage-slavery at the age of five-hawking newspapers on the street.
Annette Walker
"People of Grenada, this revolu- tion is for work, for food, for decent housing and health facilities and for a bright future for our children and great grand-children." So proclaimed the new Prime Minister of the People's Revolu- tionary Government (PRG) of Grenada on March 13, 1979, just hours after the People's Revolu- tionary Army (PRA) staged a suc- cessful coup against the tyrannical regime of Prime Minister Eric Gairy.
CIDAMO
The history of the workers' movement in Guatemala includes one of the most auda- cious chapters in the annals of class struggle in Latin America: the democratic revolution of 1944-54. And the counterrevolution that followed ranks among the most ferocious known to the continent.