Central and South America
Activism and news for Central and South America
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Constituent Assembly Dictatorship or Democracy in Venezuela?
On July 30th, Venezuelans will elect a people’s body called the “Constituent Assembly” comprised of hundreds of representatives across the country with the power to redraft the constitution. U.S. politicians, press and opposition in Venezuela are calling the process a “coup” that should be boycotted by all. Abby Martin addresses the criticisms with Head of the Presidential Commission to oversee the Constituent Assembly process, Elias Jaua, speaks to supporters and participants of the Assembly, interviews historian Chris Gilbert and explains what is at stake in Venezuela if the social programs instated under Chavez are terminated by the opposition. Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle…
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Venezuela – Supermarkets To Black Markets
Abby Martin talks to Venezuelans on the streets of Caracas and investigates the main claim that there’s no free press, and that there is no food in the supermarkets. Using hidden cameras, she takes you through local grocery stores and the underground black market currency exchange, the main source of inflation in the country. Abby sits down with economist Pasqualina Curzio to learn more about the nature of the black market and chronic shortages of goods. Knowing that world leaders are calling for foreign intervention, Abby finds out if locals agree. Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be…
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The Venezuelan Opposition
Editors Note: Do not let the Title fool you. This is a full blown hit job by Abby Martin. Abby Martin is no more on the side of the rebels than the US Government. Still, it is fair reporting but far from being honest. Abby Martin goes on the deadly front lines of the anti government protests in Venezuela and follows the evolution of a typical guarimba—or opposition barricade. She explains what the targets from the opposition reveal about the nature of the movement and breaks down the reality of the death toll that has rocked the nation since the unrest began, and how a lynch mob campaign came after…
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Venezuela Economy Minister—Sabotage, Not Socialism, is the Problem
Editors Note: This is a puff pastry treat article, by Abby Martin. Normally, I would not post the article but it is rare to actually hear from a Venezuelan Government official. The Venezuelan Government Official is right, it is an economic war against his nation but the rest of the discussion is beyond full of shit level. For CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox, this is Abby Martin’s application for a State Media position. You will just have to convince her to join the Empire. Today in the corporate media, Venezuela’s economic problems are used to paint the country as a failed state, in need of foreign-backed regime change. To…
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Legacy & Critics Of President Correa Of Ecudor
After 10 years and three terms, Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa’s time in office has ended. Under his administration Ecuador made far-reaching economic and social gains, despite having inherited a country on the brink of collapse. In one of his last interviews before leaving office, Abby Martin talks to him about his legacy, his critics, and the struggle ahead for Ecuador and beyond. From commenting on Trump and the global crisis of inequality, to addressing CIA plots and opposition in his own country, hear Correa’s last words as President to the people of Latin America and the United States. Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle…
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Coffee Collapse: VICE News
Editors Note: While I was researching for new videos / articles this jewel was found. Here is Vice News letting the US Market know that Coffee prices will be going up and you will drink a less quality coffee. It is a great video but this is PURE MSM BULLSHIT of the highest order. So when prices go up for Coffee in 2017 this will be the info that the #MSM is going to spoon feed you. Plus it has all of the great talking points, Climate Change and Over Farming. 1+1=5 Peeps. Scientists predict that half of the world’s coffee could be gone by 2050, wiped out, in part,…
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The Empire Files: Chevron vs. the Amazon – Ending Corporate Tyranny
Watch the third and final segment of Abby Martin’s investigation into Chevron’s disaster in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest. Watch Part I here: http://bit.ly/2b59Agw Watch Part II here: http://bit.ly/2b59Agw After an on-the-ground assessment of Chevron’s pollution, and its war against the plaintiffs, Part III of Chevron vs. the Amazon explores the bigger picture of impunity for transnational corporations, and the history of Ecuador’s fight for sovereignty. Featuring interviews with Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, Foreign Minister Guillaume Long, and Permanent Representative to the UN MarĂa Fernanda Espinosa. Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author please visit our "Post Your Article"…
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The Empire Files: Chevron vs. the Amazon – The Environmental Trial of the Century
In Part II of this three-part series, The Empire Files continues the investigation into the battle between Chevron Texaco and Ecuador. [Watch Part I here: http://bit.ly/2bk4rQW] In this installment, Abby Martin uncovers what really happened throughout the 22-year legal battle between the oil corporation and indigenous Amazonians, interviewing lead attorney for the case, Pablo Fajardo. This episode also chronicles the shameful, scandalous history of Chevron Texaco—from the support of Hitler’s Nazi movement, to backing war crimes in Myanmar—and its retaliatory attacks against its victims. Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts are submitted or additional content Wave Chronicle has added to the website. To be a Guest Author please visit our "Post Your…
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The Empire Files: Chevron vs. the Amazon – Inside the Killzone
A U.S. court just handed another victory to the oil giant Chevron Texaco, in its decades-long battle to avoid paying damages it owes in one of the worst environmental disasters in history. In the Ecuadorean Amazon, the most biodiverse area of the world, the energy titan deliberately poisoned 5 million acres of pristine habitat and subjected tens of thousands of indigenous peoples to destruction of their health and culture. In Part 1 of ‘Chevron vs. the Amazon,’ Abby Martin takes The Empire Files inside Chevron Texaco’s Amazon killzone to see the areas deemed “remediated” by Chevron, and spoke with the people living in the aftermath. http://multimedia.telesurtv.net/v/the… Guest AuthorAll Guest Author Posts…
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Puerto Rico’s Debt To Its Oppressors
Puerto Rico’s massive debt has been discussed at length in Congress and the media, all omitting the most important fact: the history of being a colonial subject for over 500 years, still owned and controlled by the United States. Abby Martin talks to two professors of Latin American studies, Luis Barrios and Danny Shaw, about the long struggle of Puerto Rico to break the shackles of US and Spanish colonialism—from indigenous resistance to the Young Lords in Harlem. Learn how the US Empire obscures the island’s colonial status today, who really is responsible for the so-called “debt crisis,” and how it can all be solved. Video One Video Two Guest…
