This Week on nacla.org: Covid-19 in Ecuador, Argentina's Fracking Failures & The "Narco-State's" Role in U.S. Empire

 

Dear naclistas,

This week's Photo of the Week is courtesy of Mai Nolasco-Carranza. Mai is a Salvadoran-American visual journalist from Queens, NY. She is currently based in Washington D.C., where she works for Newsy. To see more of her work, visit her websiteMany thanks for the submission!

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Please note: the deadline to submit a photo for our next newsletter will be Wednesday, May 6th. Remember to use the subject line 'NACLA Photo of the Week.' We also ask that submissions include a caption (50 words or less) and a short bio (50 words or less) to info@nacla.org, along with links to social media handles and/or your personal website. 

"The makeshift tent of a family of asylum seekers awaiting trial" (Matatmoros, 2019) 

Thanks for checking in this week. Stay safe and have a good weekend! 

In solidarity,

NACLA Staff


NEW ON NACLA.ORG

 
 
April 30, 2020
Recent narco-terrorism charges against Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro form part of a longer history of U.S. empire using drugs to advance geopolitical goals.  
 
April 29, 2020
The government of Argentina may be just weeks away from a major debt default. Its years-long gamble on fracking is not the solution.    
 
April 27, 2020
As COVID-19 tears through Ecuador, President Moreno is politicizing justice to fortify his austerity measures. 
   
 
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