By Tanya H.F. and Mark A. This post is a place holder for the article which appear soon.
Read MoreOne Year Later: Reflections on the Nicaraguan Uprising
Federation Tags: Latin America, Nicaragua, The Left in Power
Women in the Revolution: The Forgotten History of Las Sandinistas
Federation Tags: Film, Latin America, Nicaragua, Review
By La Virgen Memory can be tricky. As time passes bigger chunks are lost, stories have less details, and soon enough the story is buried. Historical memory mimics this on a larger scale with important events and figures becoming forgotten and buried within the history books – with all that’s left being recycled quotes circulating […]
Read MoreEl desarrollo capitalista en Nicaragua y el espejismo de la izquierda
Federation Tags: Español, Latin America, Nicaragua, The Left in Power
Para realizar un seguimiento en nuestra reciente cobertura de la protesta en Nicaragua, presentamos este artículo que muestra un contexto más amplio de los Sandinistas de izquierda y Daniel Ortega en el poder estatal, junto con su modelo de desarrollo capitalista. Recomendamos nuestras publicaciones anteriores “One Million Hands Flourishing”(Un millón de manos floreciendo) por Tanya […]
Read MoreCapitalist Development in Nicaragua and the Mirage of the Left
Federation Tags: Latin America, Nicaragua, The Left in Power
Following up on our recent coverage of the protest in Nicaragua we present this piece looking at the broader context of the left-wing Sandinistas and Daniel Ortega in state power and their model of capitalist development. We recommend our previous postings “One Million Hands Flourishing” by Tanya H.F. and “It’s No Longer About Social Security: […]
Read MoreA Door Has Been Opened: Nicaragua’s April 19 Uprising
Federation Tags: Latin America, Nicaragua, The Left in Power
Complementing our recent articles on the April 2018 protest movement that broke out against proposed neoliberal reforms in Nicaragua, we are excited to republish a more in-depth piece with an inside view into the protests. The piece begins with a day-by-day account of the protests and then dives into the deeper context of underlying issues, […]
Read MoreIt’s No Longer About Social Security: Inside the Nicaraguan Student Protests
Federation Tags: Latin America, Nicaragua, The Left in Power
Following up on our article “One Million Hands Flourishing: Nicaragua and the Neverending Task of Planting” by US based Nicaraguan anarchist Tanya H.F. we present an interview with Miranda, a Nicaraguan based anarchist who is deeply involved in the student protest and university occupations. This was based on a podcast interview on Hotwire # 28 released […]
Read MoreOne Million Hands Flourishing: Nicaragua and the Neverending Task of Planting
Federation Tags: Latin America, Los Angeles, Nicaragua, The Left in Power
By Tanya H.F. The indigenous neighborhood of Monimbo in Masaya, Nicaragua has a long legacy of resistance. Masaya is located less than an hour Southeast of the capital, Managua. In 1978, the people of Monimbo barricaded themselves, used makeshift weapons and prevented the National Guard from coming into the city, winning the first major victory […]
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