(2021-07-07). NGOs and the New Plan Condor for Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Manuel Zelaya and Lois Pérez Leira — Jul 4, 2021 | Beginning in the 1980s, with the advent of the neoliberal model of exploitation, organizations began to appear that in theory were created to fill a vacuum that arose between the public and the private spheres. These non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which at first appeared to be impartial, became in essence self-proclaimed political agents of civil society, legitimizing the rise of globalization and the market. With the arrival of progressive governments, via elections in Latin America, as in the case of Nicaragua, where Daniel Ortega won by more th…
(2021-07-06). Nicaragua Arrests 6 More Opposition Figures; EU Weighs Move. latinorebels.com MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police arrested a half dozen more opposition figures, including the sixth presidential hopeful to have been arrested in a crackdown that started last month.
(2021-07-06). Podemos launches baseless #MeToo attack on Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. wsws.org Popular enthusiasm for Domingo's return to the stage contrasted sharply with the "left populist" Podemos party, which denounced his appearance as an insult to women.