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Long Term Failures: A Short History of the CIA and Destabilization of Leftist Governments in Latin America
M. Earl Smith, November 20, 2018
M. Earl Smith’s extensive research into and historical expose of the CIA’s activity in South America displays a historical truth which is systematically and strenuously suppressed in the American mass media. The American public consequently has a disturbingly high approval of the CIA, with more citizens supporting than opposing ‘the Company’. M. E. Smith asserts correctly that many south and central American countries have seen successful leftist governments, despite many contrary efforts of the CIA. Yet the editors of Cosmonaut believe it necessary to clarify our views on this matter: The elected governments of South America, such as the Ecuadorian government under Correa, Morales’s government in Bolivia or Chile’s social-democratic policies, all do not leave the framework of capitalism and its state order. While they certainly have improved the lives for many millions, these are gains resting on the shaky foundations (and economic vulnerabilities) of liberal capitalism. Read Article.
'The United Front' by Jose Carlos Mariategui
Renato Flores, November 23, 2019
Translation and introduction by Renato Flores. Read Article.
The FARC: Between Past and Future
Yanis Iqbal, October 8, 2020
Today we have an interview with Yanis Iqbal, a student and freelance writer from Aligarh, India, who has written many articles on the topic of the subaltern under neoliberalism and the topic of imperialism in Latin America and Colombia. Read Article.
Justice of the Inca by Tristan Marof
Renato Flores, October 22, 2020
Translation and Introduction by Renato Flores. Read Article.
The Counterinsurgency State by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores, September 11, 2021
To commemorate the anniversary of Salvador Allende's death and the fall of Chile's Popular Unity government, we present this analysis of reactionary military governments in Latin America by Ruy Mauro Marini in honor of all who have died fighting for socialism in the hands of Pinochet's counter-revolutionary military regime. Translation by Jorge M and introduction by Renato Flores. Reading: Mick Labas. Read Article.
Dialectics of Dependency by Ruy Mauro Marini
Jorge M, December 4, 2021
Below we present Jorge M's English translation of Ruy Mauro Marini's Dialectics of Dependency, an important work in Latin American Marxism and overall theories of imperialism. Also included is a Postscript by Marini reflecting on the work and its arguments. Read Article.
Twilight of World Trotskyism with John Kelly
November 21, 2022
Warning: Sexual abuse is discussed in this episode. Read Article.
Solidarity Sometimes: U.S. Organized Labor's Cold War Policy in Central and South America
Hank Kennedy, March 22, 2023
Hank Kennedy presents a historical overview of the reactionary Cold War international policy of the Meany/Kirkland era AFL-CIO, with a focus on its relations with trade unions in Central and South America. Read Article.
World Capitalist Accumulation and Sub-imperialism by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores, May 1, 2023
Translation by Nathan Eisenberg and Renato Flores. Read Article.
Extraordinary Surplus Value and Capital Accumulation by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores, September 11, 2023
Renato Flores presents an English translation of Brazilian economist and sociologist Ruy Mauro Marini's Plusvalía extraordinaria y acumulación de capital, originally published in Cuadernos Politicos in 1979. You can find our other translations of Marini's work here. Read Article.