Guatemala: Coup and Countercoup

Guatemala: Coup and Countercoup

   In the early morning hours of May 25, 1993, President Jorge Serrano Elías of Guatemala announced the dissolution of
The Hew Jewel- Revolution in Grenada

The Hew Jewel- Revolution in Grenada

"People of Grenada, this revolu- tion is for work, for food, for decent housing and health facilities and for a
Venezuela: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Pro-Chavez Multitudes Challenge Media Blackout)

Venezuela: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Pro-Chavez Multitudes Challenge Media Blackout)

This piece was published in the July/August 2002 issue of the NACLA Report.  So this is how a modern coup
HAITI The Elite's Revenge

HAITI The Elite’s Revenge

For many Haitians, the presidency of Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide marked a joyous new beginning, a "second in- dependence." The first
Chile and History: The Meanings of 1973

Chile and History: The Meanings of 1973

It is probably inevitable that historical watersheds are transformed into slo- gans of tremendous symbolic power. Nixon encountered his "Waterloo"
DANGEROUS CROSSROADS

DANGEROUS CROSSROADS

Not so long ago, most everyone on the Left agreed that U.S. military intervention in the internal affairs of another
Père Lebrun in Context

Père Lebrun in Context

The September military coup d'etat that overthrew Haitian president Jean- Bertrand Aristide shone a new spotlight on the issue of
Père Lebrun in Context

Père Lebrun in Context

The September military coup d'etat that overthrew Haitian president Jean- Bertrand Aristide shone a new spotlight on the issue of