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Ecuador: Lasso’s Masquerade vs. People’s Real Demands

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

Today marks 15 days since the beginning of the demonstrations against the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso. During that time over 15,000 indigenous people and representatives of social movements have joined the protests to demand urgent actions to stop the collapse of the living conditions of the poorest and the entire working class. However, the response has been violence and police repression, which has already caused six deaths, hundreds of wounded, and over 200 imprisonments.

Ecuador: Lasso’s Masquerade vs. People’s Real Demands

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Justin Podur on Trevor Noah on China in Africa. Why Comparing Chinese Africa Investment to Western Colonialism Is No Joke.

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The West colonized and enslaved Africa for centuries at the point of a gun, and then sought to continue its colonization through financial weapons. The wealth and power of Europe was created through extraction and colonization. China has no history, need, or desire for colonization. It developed independently and has had amicable and equal relations with Africa for millennia. The CPC has supported African liberation movements, unlike the west, which violently suppressed them.

Justin Podur on Trevor Noah on China in Africa. Why Comparing Chinese Africa Investment to Western Colonialism Is No Joke.

Arauz “Happy With Visit To US,” Met With Ecuadorean Residents

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Arauz “Happy With Visit To US,” Met With Ecuadorean Residents

“We cannot accept an agreement with conditions that affect Ecuadorian families. We cannot accept a Value Added Tax (VAT) increase. We cannot accept a brutal cut in public spending. Nor can we accept that dollars leave our economy,” said the UNES candidate.

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