NACLA Update 01/22/2009 - The Legacies of Revolution



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Motivated by the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, the March/April issue of the NACLA Report on the Americas will examine the legacies of revolution in Latin America. A century after the Mexican Revolution, more than 50 years since the National Revolution in Bolivia, 30 years after Nicaragua, and ten years into the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, the March/April NACLA Report will offer both reflections on the past and a vision for the future.

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New Report on El Salvador Elections
by Various Authors

The new in-depth report, "The 2009 El Salvador Elections: Between Crisis and Change," by CISPES, NACLA, and Upside Down World reflects on El Salvador's current situation as well as the possibilities and challenges ahead at this pivotal moment for the nation's future. The leftist FMLN party currently holds a double-digit lead in the presidential election to be held on March 15. An FMLN victory would end 20 years of one-party rule by the main right-wing party. El Salvador could soon be joining the broadening coalition of left-leaning governments in Latin America.
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Bolivia's New Constitution
by Alex van Schaick

On January 25, Bolivians will vote on whether to approve a new constitution, which polls indicate will be easily passed. The new constitution will introduce sweeping changes, particularly on indigenous rights and on the fundamental right of every citizen to have access to basic public services. It also calls for a more active role for the state in economic matters and natural resource control. The constitution makes important reforms in the areas of gender, environment, labor, and land tenure. But it remains unclear how many of these changes will be implemented.
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From the Newest NACLA Report

Jan/Feb 2009 - Not Just Change, But Justice: Taking on Policy in the Obama Era

A Grassroots Vision for U.S. Immigration Policy-and Beyond
by Jane Guskin and David Wilson


The governments and corporations that hold power all over the globe are pushing people from their homes with one hand and punishing them for leaving with the other. Any policy addressing the right to migrate needs to take into account "the right not to migrate" - already a popular slogan among indigenous people from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, as documented by labor journalist David Bacon.
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