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「開箱世界」系列再開！介紹北美南美之前，讓我們先擴大視角，將美洲視為一個整體來看。America 的名字到底是怎麼來的？南美北美擁有類似的開始，為何走向不同的命運？從北到南的不同地區，有哪些旅行重點？主廚個人最喜歡的又是哪些地方？和我們一起探索這片大陸吧！ 內容摘要 以下節目內容摘要，以 Gemini Notebook 根據聲音內容生成初稿，再由主廚 Jerome 過目編輯。 「America」名稱的由來與統計概況 在日常語言習慣中，當我們使用「America」這個單字時，通常預設是指美國這個國家；但如果加上定冠詞並使用複數形態「The Americas」，指的就是包含北美、中美與南美在內的整片美洲大陸。 美洲這個名稱的由來其實帶著點因錯陽差的巧合。在哥倫布抵達新大陸之後，另一位義大利探險家阿美利哥·韋斯普奇（Amerigo Vespucci）也代表西班牙前往美洲探索。他回到歐洲後出版了分享旅行見聞的書籍，內容大受歡迎。幾年後，一位德國地理學家在繪製新地圖時，思考該如何標註這片新發現的大陸，便參考了阿美利哥的名字，將「Amerigo」改寫為拉丁文陰性形式的「America」標在地圖上。隨著這張地圖的流傳，大家便習慣將這片大陸稱為 America，反而最早被歐洲公認抵達新大陸的哥倫布並沒有成為大陸命名的對象。 從整體數據來看，美洲大陸總面積約為 4255 萬平方公里，佔全球陸地表面積略多於四分之一（約 28.4%）。總人口超過 10 億人，不過人口分布相當不平均，其中超過三分之二集中在三個國家：美國、墨西哥與巴西。美洲前三大都會區也正好位於這三個國家內，分別是墨西哥城、聖保羅與紐約，每座都會區的人口都在 2000 萬人左右。 在語言使用上，美洲最大宗的語言並非英語，而是西班牙語，約有 4.6 億人使用；其次是約 3 億人的英語使用者，以及約 2 億人的葡萄牙語使用者。除了歐洲語言外，當地依然保存了許多原住民語言，例如約有 900 萬人使用的克丘亞語，以及約 500 至 700 萬人使用的瓜拉尼語。 美洲的不同劃分方式與灰色地帶 美洲在地理與政治上的分類方式有多種劃分標準： 二分法：以巴拿馬這段最狹窄的地峽為界，巴拿馬以北稱為北美洲，哥倫比亞往南則稱為南美洲。 三分法：劃分為北美洲、中美洲與南美洲。 四分法：在北美、中美、南美之外，將加勒比海那一整條島鏈單獨列為一個區域。 在這些分類中，墨西哥屬於一個有趣的灰色地帶。大英百科全書與國家地理雜誌通常將墨西哥歸類為北美洲，許多地理學家考量其地理特性，認為墨西哥與美國、加拿大一樣，是橫跨東西兩岸且幅員遼闊的大陸國家，且早期的中美洲概念中並不包含墨西哥。然而，聯合國的劃分與台灣的地理教科書則多將墨西哥算在中美洲。 另一個常見的名詞是「拉丁美洲」，大致指美國與墨西哥邊界以南的廣大區域。這個稱呼的主因是該區域普遍使用由拉丁文演變而來的西班牙語和葡萄牙語。不過，若細究語言邊界，這個範疇內依然存在例外，例如講英語的貝里斯與蓋亞那，以及講荷蘭語的蘇利南。這些例子顯示出我們熟知的地理名詞在邊界定義上常帶有模糊性。 北美與南美的自然地理對稱性 如果採用二分法將美洲切分為北美與南美兩大區塊，會發現這兩片陸地在自然環境上呈現極高的南北對稱性： 平原與農牧區：北美從美國延伸至加拿大的大平原，對應到南美阿根廷的蓬巴草原，兩者皆是農牧業高度發達的廣袤平原。 山脈系統：北美的落磯山脈延伸接續至南美的安地斯山脈，兩者連貫起來可視為全球最長的連續山脈，從阿拉斯加一路延伸至智利與阿根廷的火地島，綿延約 15,000 公里。 乾燥氣候區：美國西南方（如加州與亞利桑那州）的副熱帶高壓乾燥帶，對應到南美智利的阿塔卡瑪沙漠。 峽灣與濕潤區：北美太平洋西北地區的高緯度濕潤氣候與地形，對應到智利高緯度地區相似的濕潤氣候與峽灣風貌。 這種地理環境的對稱性令人好奇：為何北美與南美擁有如此相似的起點，後來的歷史與經濟發展卻走上了截然不同的道路？ 美洲歷史演變與南北命運的分歧 美洲原住民的祖先傳統上被認為是在約 13,000 年前的冰河時期末期，趁著海平面較低、白令海峽形成陸橋時，從亞洲徒步跨越進入美洲。近期的考古研究更進一步將人類在美洲活動的時間推前至 2 萬年前以上。 在歐洲人抵達的歷史中，早在哥倫布於 1492 年到達美洲的大概 500 年前（約西元 1000 年），維京人就已經在格陵蘭建立永久聚落，並曾延伸至今加拿大紐芬蘭島北端建立村落，該處遺跡至今已被列為世界文化遺產。哥倫布的抵達則徹底改變了歐洲人的世界觀，讓原本以為地中海為中心、周圍僅有歐亞非三洲的歐洲人，發現了遠方浩瀚的新大陸與高度發達的文明。 隨之而來的是顯著改變全球生態與飲食的「哥倫布大交換」，將美洲原產作物如玉米、馬鈴薯、番薯、番茄、辣椒、南瓜、花生、可可與煙草帶往世界各地。 長達三百年的殖民歷史深刻重塑了美洲。當地的原住民帝國（如北部的阿茲特克與南部的印加）相繼滅亡，墨西哥與秘魯開採的大量白銀流向歐洲與全球市場，擴大了資本體系；加勒比海與熱帶地區則透過種植甘蔗與煙草等作物創造財富。由於傳染病導致原住民人口大量減少，殖民者透過跨大西洋貿易引進大量非洲黑人奴隸，改變了人口組成，移民與商人也逐漸從海岸向內陸擴張。 18 世紀末至 19 世紀初，美洲迎來了獨立革命潮。美國於 1775 年爆發獨立戰爭並於 1783 年脫離英國；海地在 18 世紀末發起革命；西班牙語系各國於 1808 年至 1826 年間相繼獨立；巴西則於 1821 至 1822 年間取得獨立地位。這波獨立運動多數與拿破崙席捲歐洲、入侵西班牙及迫使葡萄牙王室遷往巴西等歷史事件有直接或間接的關聯。 獨立之後，北美與南美開始走走向不同的命運。地理學家常拿美國的大平原與阿根廷的蓬巴草原進行對照：兩地皆擁有廣闊平原，發展出相似的牛仔文化（美國 Cowboy 與阿根廷 Gaucho）以及烤肉文化（BBQ 與 Asado）。在 1870 年代至 1930 年代間，兩國都吸引了大量歐洲移民湧入，經濟迅速擴張，在 19 世紀時兩國的人均所得皆曾位居全球前十名。 然而，兩者後來的發展出現了三個關鍵分歧： 土地政策與階級流動：美國在加速西部開發時（背景含南北戰爭），推行鼓勵一般民眾前往墾荒的政策，只要建立居住與耕作事實即可取得土地，提供了不分貴賤的向上流動機會；阿根廷的土地則高度集中於少數社會精英手中，廣大移民與農民缺乏階級翻身的契機。 工業化與產業結構：美國較早實現工業化且產業多元；阿根廷則長期過度依賴農牧產品出口，工業化起步較晚，容易受到國際農業市場價格波動的衝擊。 政治穩定度：美國在南北戰爭後整體政治環境相對穩定；阿根廷則經歷了長期的政變、內戰與政治動盪，不利於長期投資與建設計劃。 進入 20 世紀中葉，美洲各地的政局捲入全球冷戰體系。美國為了自身利益，頻繁介入拉丁美洲內政並扶植右翼政府或軍事獨裁者；反對派與左派勢力則獲得蘇聯支持，導致區域內衝突不斷。直到 1990 年代後，多國才陸續回歸民主選舉。 近年來拉丁美洲出現了「粉紅浪潮」（Pink Tide），這是一波針對貧富差距與資源分配不均而興起的左派政治風潮。相較於冷戰時期激進的共產主義「紅色」，粉紅浪潮代表較溫和的左派路線，強調推動國家級福利計劃、增加醫療與教育投資、掌控天然資源，並注重原住民、女性與性別多元權益，例如巴西總統魯拉即為代表人物之一。 美洲八大區域的旅行亮點 若將美洲分為八個區域，各區域皆展現出獨特的人文與自然景緻： 北美東部：涵蓋波士頓、紐約、費城與華盛頓特區等歷史悠久的都市帶，地形平緩且文化底蘊深厚，同時也是全球金融與科技重鎮。往內陸延伸有聖羅倫斯河與五大湖區（多倫多、蒙特樓、芝加哥）；往南則有美南風情與爵士樂之都紐奧良。首都華盛頓特區因位於早期的南北交界帶，能觀察到南北文化的過渡，且其整合公共空間與住宅發展的地鐵運輸系統亦相當具代表性。 北美西部：以壯闊多變的自然地景與完善的國家公園系統為核心，包含阿拉斯加的迪納利與費爾班克斯（極光）、加拿大落磯山脈的斑夫與賈斯伯、美國黃石、優勝美地，以及亞利桑那、內華達、猶他與科羅拉多四州交界的「四角號地區」（含大峽谷、紀念碑谷、羚羊峽谷、拱門國家公園等）。四角號地區結合了美國最大的納瓦霍原住民保留地與 66 號公路文化，非常適合自駕探索。 墨西哥：旅行多以海拔超過 2000 公尺、人口逾 2000 萬的高山大都市墨西哥城為中心，往西延伸至瓜達拉哈拉，往東至瓦哈卡。瓦哈卡保有極濃厚的原住民飲食、服飾與藝術傳統；古文明遺跡則涵蓋墨西哥城附近的阿茲特克遺跡，以及猶加敦半島延伸至瓜地馬拉的瑪雅文明遺跡。 加勒比海地區：分為大安地列斯群島與小安地列斯群島。大島擁有深厚的音樂遺產，如古巴的 Salsa 與 Cha-cha、牙買加的雷鬼（Reggae）、多明尼加的 Merengue，以及波多黎各的 Reggaeton。小島則留有早期 Plantation 農場與黑人奴隸歷史痕跡。例如聖馬丁島（Sint Maarten / Saint-Martin）由法國與荷蘭分治，島上同時標示與流通美元、歐元及荷屬安地列斯盾三種貨幣，搭船半小時內還能抵達英國海外領地安圭拉。 中美洲：以火山、湖泊與崎嶇地形為特色，咖啡文化盛行。巴拿馬與哥斯大黎加經濟較發達且著重生態旅遊；瓜地馬拉、薩爾瓦多與宏都拉斯則深具背包客挑戰感。薩爾瓦多國土小巧，近年治安改善且經濟成長，搭乘由美國退役校車改裝的「Chicken Bus」穿梭於村落間，是體驗在地風情的特別方式。 南美洲安地斯區域：涵蓋哥倫比亞、厄瓜多、秘魯、玻利維亞與智利。許多大城市位於安地斯山脈的高海拔山谷中，包含印加帝國遺跡群、玻利維亞烏尤尼鹽陸以及秘魯與玻利維亞交界的的喀喀湖。哥倫比亞的麥德林（Medellín）將纜車與地鐵結合建立山谷公共運輸網，並成功將過去毒梟盤據的第 13 區轉型為社區營造典範，近年也成為數位遊牧熱門城市。 南美洲東側與熱帶雨林：包含巴西、亞馬遜雨林與蓋亞那三國（蓋亞那、蘇利南、法屬圭亞那）。此區擁有極高的物種多樣性與原始森林。蘇利南首都帕拉馬里博（Paramaribo）有一座熱城（Fort Zeelandia），與台南的熱蘭遮城同名且皆建於荷蘭殖民時期；沿蘇利南河深入叢林，還能拜訪早期逃亡奴隸後裔建立的馬龍人（Maroon）部落。 南錐體（The Southern Cone）：指南美洲最南端呈倒三角形的區域，包含智利、阿根廷與烏拉圭。該區緯度較高，人口結構偏向歐洲白人移民，擁有阿空加瓜山、百內國家公園、火地島以及前往南極的前哨站烏斯懷亞等壯麗地貌。 重新認識美洲大陸 將美洲視為一個整體進行觀察，有助於跳脫單一國家或城市的框架，從更廣闊的區域視角理解這片大陸的歷史脈絡、人口遷徙與自然地理的對稱性。對於希望進一步從西半球整體視角探索美洲歷史的讀者，歷史學家 Felipe Fernández-Armesto 所著的《The Americas: A Hemispheric History》（簡體中文譯名《美洲500年：一部西半球的歷史》）也是一部提供巨觀視野的參考著作。 ✅ 本集重點： (00:00:21) 開場，節目前言 (00:03:32) America 這個名字到底是怎麼來的？美洲基本資訊簡介 (00:11:45) 美洲簡史，過去幾個世紀到底發生了什麼事？ (00:21:26) 南美與北美案例比較：美國大平原與阿根廷彭巴草原 (00:24:16) 分區旅行推薦：北美東岸、北美西岸、墨西哥、加勒比海 (00:32:12) 分區旅行推薦：中美洲、安第斯山北段、亞馬遜與圭亞那、南錐體 (00:37:35) 結語，參考書籍 Show note https://ltsoj.com/podcast-ep268 Facebook https://facebook.com/travel.wok 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The United States and its allies have escalated their war on Latin America - killing hundreds of fisher people with impunity, invading and kidnapping the President and First Lady in Venezuela, tightening economic blockades, and manipulating elections. Clearing the FOG speaks with Claudia O'Brien-Moscoso of the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team about recent right wing gains in countries such as Colombia, Peru and other countries in retaliation to the popular gains of the Pink Tide and how social movements are fighting back. O'Brien-Moscoso describes the international campaign to build a Zone of Peace in Our Americas. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

In this episode, Oden speaks to Samuel Karlin about the massive protests that have shaken Bolivia during the past month, led by workers, Indigenous peoples, and peasants demanding President Rodrigo Paz step down. Sam describes the origins of the uprising, including Paz's austerity and privatization policies, and how broad sectors have mobilized despite union bureaucracies' conciliatory approach. Importantly, Sam explains how the current situation must be viewed in the context of the failures of the Pink Tide governments in the early 2000s, including that of Evo Morales and the MAS party, which ultimately helped pave the way for right-wing governments to take power in Latin America. What's happening in Bolivia shows the power of the working masses to fight both the Far Right and imperialism, and it must be an inspiration for working people and oppressed sectors everywhere. Learn More:- International Declaration: Long Live the Workers', Peasants', and Indigenous Rebellion in Bolivia! Down with the Austerity Government of Rodrigo Paz!- Bolivia: The Start of a Counteroffensive against the Right-Wing Wave in Latin America- Class Struggle Erupts Throughout South America, Confronting Trump's Far-Right Allies- Declaration: For a General Strike in Bolivia Until the Paz Government Falls- The Bolivian Revolution of 1952: When Workers and Miners Defeated a National ArmySupport this podcast on Patreon Follow us on social media! We're on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok as @left_voice and Facebook as @leftvoice. Follow us on Bluesky at leftvoice.bsky.social. 

9. Peru's Shift to the Right. Alejandro Peña Esclusa reports on Peru's election, where right-wing candidates Kiko Fujimori and Rafael Lopez Aliaga are leading. This trend suggests a continental shift away from the pink tide and toward pro-Western governments.1945 PERU

The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Regina. Published with Brill, this book provides a detailed and engaging account of the historical development of Venezuela's political economy and interrelated oil industry. The book takes us from Venezuela prior to the advent of oil discovery where the economy was dependent on a limited range of export-oriented agricultural crops, all the way up to the Bolivarian government project instituted by Hugo Chavez. Of course, Venezuela has been at the centre of political turmoil at present, and it is crucial to get a strong, historical understanding of Venezuela's political economy, connected as it is with broader regional and global developments, to more concretely comprehend the current moment. Ciupa situates Venezuela within not only the broader ‘Pink Tide' that swept different parts of Latin America since the1990s, but also within the dynamics and tendencies of oil extraction and class politics at a local and international scale. Much of the literature has seen Venezuela as trapped in the classic ‘resource curse', where oil-exporting developing countries earn windfall revenues but have been unable to translate that to sustainable growth and development, which is usually deemed to be due to poor economic planning, weak institutions, and a lack of incentives for governments to invest. Ciupa's book argues, instead, that the interplay between national and international structures and relations of power, in Venezuela and in the global market, serve to perpetuate oil dependence. In making this argument, Ciupa presents a detailed, historical analysis of the ways in which the country was subsumed into the global economy as an oil exporter, tracing Venezuela's development and political economy through its prior dictatorships, the crises of the twentieth century, and then finally through the revolutionary Bolivarian government led by Hugo Chavez and then Nicolas Maduro. Kristin Ciupa's new book is a detailed, theoretically invigorated, and careful examination of Venezuela and its oil industry, which is still at the centre of geopolitical struggles more broadly today. Elliot Dolan-Evans is a sessional lecturer and tutor in law at Monash University and RMIT. His research investigates the political economy of global capitalism, forms of international governance, and questions of war and peace. His first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF and the Conflict in Ukraine, is now out with Bristol University Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Regina. Published with Brill, this book provides a detailed and engaging account of the historical development of Venezuela's political economy and interrelated oil industry. The book takes us from Venezuela prior to the advent of oil discovery where the economy was dependent on a limited range of export-oriented agricultural crops, all the way up to the Bolivarian government project instituted by Hugo Chavez. Of course, Venezuela has been at the centre of political turmoil at present, and it is crucial to get a strong, historical understanding of Venezuela's political economy, connected as it is with broader regional and global developments, to more concretely comprehend the current moment. Ciupa situates Venezuela within not only the broader ‘Pink Tide' that swept different parts of Latin America since the1990s, but also within the dynamics and tendencies of oil extraction and class politics at a local and international scale. Much of the literature has seen Venezuela as trapped in the classic ‘resource curse', where oil-exporting developing countries earn windfall revenues but have been unable to translate that to sustainable growth and development, which is usually deemed to be due to poor economic planning, weak institutions, and a lack of incentives for governments to invest. Ciupa's book argues, instead, that the interplay between national and international structures and relations of power, in Venezuela and in the global market, serve to perpetuate oil dependence. In making this argument, Ciupa presents a detailed, historical analysis of the ways in which the country was subsumed into the global economy as an oil exporter, tracing Venezuela's development and political economy through its prior dictatorships, the crises of the twentieth century, and then finally through the revolutionary Bolivarian government led by Hugo Chavez and then Nicolas Maduro. Kristin Ciupa's new book is a detailed, theoretically invigorated, and careful examination of Venezuela and its oil industry, which is still at the centre of geopolitical struggles more broadly today. Elliot Dolan-Evans is a sessional lecturer and tutor in law at Monash University and RMIT. His research investigates the political economy of global capitalism, forms of international governance, and questions of war and peace. His first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF and the Conflict in Ukraine, is now out with Bristol University Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Regina. Published with Brill, this book provides a detailed and engaging account of the historical development of Venezuela's political economy and interrelated oil industry. The book takes us from Venezuela prior to the advent of oil discovery where the economy was dependent on a limited range of export-oriented agricultural crops, all the way up to the Bolivarian government project instituted by Hugo Chavez. Of course, Venezuela has been at the centre of political turmoil at present, and it is crucial to get a strong, historical understanding of Venezuela's political economy, connected as it is with broader regional and global developments, to more concretely comprehend the current moment. Ciupa situates Venezuela within not only the broader ‘Pink Tide' that swept different parts of Latin America since the1990s, but also within the dynamics and tendencies of oil extraction and class politics at a local and international scale. Much of the literature has seen Venezuela as trapped in the classic ‘resource curse', where oil-exporting developing countries earn windfall revenues but have been unable to translate that to sustainable growth and development, which is usually deemed to be due to poor economic planning, weak institutions, and a lack of incentives for governments to invest. Ciupa's book argues, instead, that the interplay between national and international structures and relations of power, in Venezuela and in the global market, serve to perpetuate oil dependence. In making this argument, Ciupa presents a detailed, historical analysis of the ways in which the country was subsumed into the global economy as an oil exporter, tracing Venezuela's development and political economy through its prior dictatorships, the crises of the twentieth century, and then finally through the revolutionary Bolivarian government led by Hugo Chavez and then Nicolas Maduro. Kristin Ciupa's new book is a detailed, theoretically invigorated, and careful examination of Venezuela and its oil industry, which is still at the centre of geopolitical struggles more broadly today. Elliot Dolan-Evans is a sessional lecturer and tutor in law at Monash University and RMIT. His research investigates the political economy of global capitalism, forms of international governance, and questions of war and peace. His first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF and the Conflict in Ukraine, is now out with Bristol University Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies

The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Regina. Published with Brill, this book provides a detailed and engaging account of the historical development of Venezuela's political economy and interrelated oil industry. The book takes us from Venezuela prior to the advent of oil discovery where the economy was dependent on a limited range of export-oriented agricultural crops, all the way up to the Bolivarian government project instituted by Hugo Chavez. Of course, Venezuela has been at the centre of political turmoil at present, and it is crucial to get a strong, historical understanding of Venezuela's political economy, connected as it is with broader regional and global developments, to more concretely comprehend the current moment. Ciupa situates Venezuela within not only the broader ‘Pink Tide' that swept different parts of Latin America since the1990s, but also within the dynamics and tendencies of oil extraction and class politics at a local and international scale. Much of the literature has seen Venezuela as trapped in the classic ‘resource curse', where oil-exporting developing countries earn windfall revenues but have been unable to translate that to sustainable growth and development, which is usually deemed to be due to poor economic planning, weak institutions, and a lack of incentives for governments to invest. Ciupa's book argues, instead, that the interplay between national and international structures and relations of power, in Venezuela and in the global market, serve to perpetuate oil dependence. In making this argument, Ciupa presents a detailed, historical analysis of the ways in which the country was subsumed into the global economy as an oil exporter, tracing Venezuela's development and political economy through its prior dictatorships, the crises of the twentieth century, and then finally through the revolutionary Bolivarian government led by Hugo Chavez and then Nicolas Maduro. Kristin Ciupa's new book is a detailed, theoretically invigorated, and careful examination of Venezuela and its oil industry, which is still at the centre of geopolitical struggles more broadly today. Elliot Dolan-Evans is a sessional lecturer and tutor in law at Monash University and RMIT. His research investigates the political economy of global capitalism, forms of international governance, and questions of war and peace. His first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF and the Conflict in Ukraine, is now out with Bristol University Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/world-affairs

The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Regina. Published with Brill, this book provides a detailed and engaging account of the historical development of Venezuela's political economy and interrelated oil industry. The book takes us from Venezuela prior to the advent of oil discovery where the economy was dependent on a limited range of export-oriented agricultural crops, all the way up to the Bolivarian government project instituted by Hugo Chavez. Of course, Venezuela has been at the centre of political turmoil at present, and it is crucial to get a strong, historical understanding of Venezuela's political economy, connected as it is with broader regional and global developments, to more concretely comprehend the current moment. Ciupa situates Venezuela within not only the broader ‘Pink Tide' that swept different parts of Latin America since the1990s, but also within the dynamics and tendencies of oil extraction and class politics at a local and international scale. Much of the literature has seen Venezuela as trapped in the classic ‘resource curse', where oil-exporting developing countries earn windfall revenues but have been unable to translate that to sustainable growth and development, which is usually deemed to be due to poor economic planning, weak institutions, and a lack of incentives for governments to invest. Ciupa's book argues, instead, that the interplay between national and international structures and relations of power, in Venezuela and in the global market, serve to perpetuate oil dependence. In making this argument, Ciupa presents a detailed, historical analysis of the ways in which the country was subsumed into the global economy as an oil exporter, tracing Venezuela's development and political economy through its prior dictatorships, the crises of the twentieth century, and then finally through the revolutionary Bolivarian government led by Hugo Chavez and then Nicolas Maduro. Kristin Ciupa's new book is a detailed, theoretically invigorated, and careful examination of Venezuela and its oil industry, which is still at the centre of geopolitical struggles more broadly today. Elliot Dolan-Evans is a sessional lecturer and tutor in law at Monash University and RMIT. His research investigates the political economy of global capitalism, forms of international governance, and questions of war and peace. His first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF and the Conflict in Ukraine, is now out with Bristol University Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Regina. Published with Brill, this book provides a detailed and engaging account of the historical development of Venezuela's political economy and interrelated oil industry. The book takes us from Venezuela prior to the advent of oil discovery where the economy was dependent on a limited range of export-oriented agricultural crops, all the way up to the Bolivarian government project instituted by Hugo Chavez. Of course, Venezuela has been at the centre of political turmoil at present, and it is crucial to get a strong, historical understanding of Venezuela's political economy, connected as it is with broader regional and global developments, to more concretely comprehend the current moment. Ciupa situates Venezuela within not only the broader ‘Pink Tide' that swept different parts of Latin America since the1990s, but also within the dynamics and tendencies of oil extraction and class politics at a local and international scale. Much of the literature has seen Venezuela as trapped in the classic ‘resource curse', where oil-exporting developing countries earn windfall revenues but have been unable to translate that to sustainable growth and development, which is usually deemed to be due to poor economic planning, weak institutions, and a lack of incentives for governments to invest. Ciupa's book argues, instead, that the interplay between national and international structures and relations of power, in Venezuela and in the global market, serve to perpetuate oil dependence. In making this argument, Ciupa presents a detailed, historical analysis of the ways in which the country was subsumed into the global economy as an oil exporter, tracing Venezuela's development and political economy through its prior dictatorships, the crises of the twentieth century, and then finally through the revolutionary Bolivarian government led by Hugo Chavez and then Nicolas Maduro. Kristin Ciupa's new book is a detailed, theoretically invigorated, and careful examination of Venezuela and its oil industry, which is still at the centre of geopolitical struggles more broadly today. Elliot Dolan-Evans is a sessional lecturer and tutor in law at Monash University and RMIT. His research investigates the political economy of global capitalism, forms of international governance, and questions of war and peace. His first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF and the Conflict in Ukraine, is now out with Bristol University Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Regina. Published with Brill, this book provides a detailed and engaging account of the historical development of Venezuela's political economy and interrelated oil industry. The book takes us from Venezuela prior to the advent of oil discovery where the economy was dependent on a limited range of export-oriented agricultural crops, all the way up to the Bolivarian government project instituted by Hugo Chavez. Of course, Venezuela has been at the centre of political turmoil at present, and it is crucial to get a strong, historical understanding of Venezuela's political economy, connected as it is with broader regional and global developments, to more concretely comprehend the current moment. Ciupa situates Venezuela within not only the broader ‘Pink Tide' that swept different parts of Latin America since the1990s, but also within the dynamics and tendencies of oil extraction and class politics at a local and international scale. Much of the literature has seen Venezuela as trapped in the classic ‘resource curse', where oil-exporting developing countries earn windfall revenues but have been unable to translate that to sustainable growth and development, which is usually deemed to be due to poor economic planning, weak institutions, and a lack of incentives for governments to invest. Ciupa's book argues, instead, that the interplay between national and international structures and relations of power, in Venezuela and in the global market, serve to perpetuate oil dependence. In making this argument, Ciupa presents a detailed, historical analysis of the ways in which the country was subsumed into the global economy as an oil exporter, tracing Venezuela's development and political economy through its prior dictatorships, the crises of the twentieth century, and then finally through the revolutionary Bolivarian government led by Hugo Chavez and then Nicolas Maduro. Kristin Ciupa's new book is a detailed, theoretically invigorated, and careful examination of Venezuela and its oil industry, which is still at the centre of geopolitical struggles more broadly today. Elliot Dolan-Evans is a sessional lecturer and tutor in law at Monash University and RMIT. His research investigates the political economy of global capitalism, forms of international governance, and questions of war and peace. His first book, Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF and the Conflict in Ukraine, is now out with Bristol University Press.

8. Professor Evan Ellis analyzes the reversal of the "pink tide" in South America, highlighted by the election of conservative capitalist Jose Antonio Kastin Chile. He discusses the cooling relations between the U.S. and Brazil's President Lula, who is currently in a statistical tie for re-election with Flavio Bolsonaro. Lula's recent condemnations of U.S. military strikes and his deepening ties with BRICS partners have alienated the Trumpadministration, leading to the cancellation of his planned White House visit. (8)1902 CARACAS

The hosts of Blowback Podcast report back from Colombia and Cuba!For an extended version of this episode, support the show at http://patreon.com/thiswreckageIn Bogota, they attended a conference of the Progressive International that drafted a declaration for countering the Donroe Doctrine. And in Havana, they witnessed immediate results of Trump's full blockade of oil imports, leaving the island with only 3 weeks of fuel before the power grid fails.Along the way we talk about various forms of ice protests in New York, the lack of internationalist power among the (North) American left, the twisting road of recent US-Cuban foreign policy, the afterlife of the Pink Tide, and some tips on visiting Cuba while you still can.Show notes: Rubio seeks regime change in Cuba: https://www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/rubio-no-end-to-cuba-sanctions-without-regime-changeThe Progressive International's San Carlos Declaration: https://progressive.international/wire/2026-01-25-nuestra-amrica/en/Trump says US in talks with Cuban leadership: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/us-is-in-talks-with-cuban-leadership-says-trump-after-blockade-threatsRussia supplying air defenses? https://www.defensenews.com/global/the-americas/2026/02/02/russian-cargo-plane-arrives-in-cuba-echoing-frantic-caracas-buildup/Song: Celina González - Décimas de la Revolución

What Happened to the Pink Tide?https://jacobin.com/2016/07/pink-tide-latin-america-chavez-morales-capitalism-socialism/ The Rise and Fall of the Latin American Lefthttps://www.thenation.com/article/archive/the-ebb-and-flow-of-latin-americas-pink-tide/ What Is Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?https://monthlyreview.org/2016/10/01/what-is-socialism-for-the-twenty-first-century/ 21st Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why?https://ibw21.org/commentary/21st-century-socialism-what-it-will-become-and-why/ Send us a message (sorry we can't respond on here). Support the showVisit the Regrettable Century Merch Shop

The kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro on January 3rd was a shocking escalation in the United States's ongoing strangulation of Venezuela. This has immediately provoked questions about the domestic Venezuelan power struggle and the demise of the Bolivarian Revolution. In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber is joined by Gabriel Hetland, author of the Catalyst essay titled “From Chávez to Maduro.” Together, they analyze the US's imperial meddling, Delcy Rodríguez's shaky interim leadership, and Maduro's legacy in the context of the Pink Tide. Read the essay here: https://catalyst-journal.com/2024/12/from-chavez-to-maduro The latest issue of Catalyst is out and you can subscribe for just $20 using the code CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM: https://catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?code=CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM Have a question for us? Write to us by email: confronting.capitalism@jacobin.com Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber is produced by Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy and published by Jacobin. Music by Zonkey.

【主播的话】马杜罗，委内瑞拉现任总统，在一场由美国发起的特别行动中，被美军抓获。这种抓捕行动充满了戏剧性。当地时间1月3日的凌晨，美军对委内瑞拉首都加拉加斯发起了空袭，地面部队闯入了总统住所，将马杜罗夫妇从熟睡中抓走。随后，特朗普召开了新闻发布会，表示这场行动已经策划了数月，马杜罗夫妇将被押至美国受审，美国将“接管”委内瑞拉直至权力的“安全过渡”。一方面，过去十几年以来，委内瑞拉都被认为是一个典型的“失败国家”：经济崩溃、腐败丛生、大量人民外逃。然而，委内瑞拉其实拥有全球第一的石油探明储量、也曾经是拉美地区最富有的国家，走到今天到底发生了什么？另一方面，尽管马杜罗对这一切难辞其咎、臭名昭著，但，一国直接对另一主权国家发动空袭、并出动地面部队生擒元首，这仍然是一件耸人听闻的事情——国际法还有用吗？二战以后的国际秩序是否已经形同虚设？我们该如何理解它的来龙去脉、以及未来影响？【本期主播】王磬：微博@王磬【本期嘉宾】杨小宇：拉美观察者，自由记者，现居墨西哥城【本期剧透】01:11 委内瑞拉发生了什么？抓捕行动是否早有预兆？05:35 抓捕事件时间线与前奏：从行政定性为恐怖组织，到军事袭击落地08:17 国际与地区反应分野：欧洲盟友、拉美邻国如何看待此次行动16:48 拉美知识分子如何理解与美国的关系？21:14 此次事件是否意味着战后国际秩序已经崩塌？27:48 从富裕小康到 1/4 国民外逃，委内瑞拉是一个怎样的国家？34:28 石油“魔咒”、查韦斯遗产造成的结构性困局37:56 中美博弈白热化下的拉美：中小资源国家更易被“工具化”40:25 马杜罗接任查韦斯，人格魅力与政治资本难以复制48:12 委内瑞拉的年轻人期待一个怎样的未来？【相关阅读】西蒙·玻利瓦尔 (Simón Bolívar)被称为“南美解放者”，是拉丁美洲独立战争中最伟大的领袖。他出生于加拉加斯，毕生致力于推翻西班牙的殖民统治，成功解放了委内瑞拉、哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔、秘鲁和玻利维亚。他曾任大哥伦比亚共和国总统，梦想建立一个统一的拉美联盟。安德烈斯·贝略 (Andrés Bello)拉美杰出的思想家、教育家和外交家。他是玻利维亚的启蒙老师，在独立运动早期曾赴英寻求支持。虽为委内瑞拉人，但他后半生在智利发挥了巨大影响力：他起草了《智利民法典》，创办了智利大学并担任首任校长，被视为智利文化与法制的奠基人。他在语言学、法律和文学领域的成就，使其成为拉美知识界追求精神独立的象征。乌戈·查韦斯 (Hugo Chávez)委内瑞拉前总统（1999-2013在任），“玻利瓦尔革命”的领导者。他出身军旅，凭借反建制和关怀贫困阶层的主张上台，利用高油价时期的财政收入推行大规模社会福利计划。他极力反对美国霸权，推行“21世纪社会主义”，深刻改变了委内瑞拉的政治格局。尽管在支持者心中他是英雄，但其政策也引发了巨大的经济争议与社会极化，对当代委内瑞拉影响深远。拉美粉红浪潮(Pink Tide)21 世纪以来拉丁美洲出现的左翼政权相继上台的政治现象。之所以称其为“粉红”而非“红色”，是因为这些政权多通过民主选举而非暴力革命上台，且其政策大多倾向于温和的社会民主主义或进步主义，而非传统的激进共产主义。第一波（1998年–2010年代初）：以乌戈·查韦斯当选委内瑞拉总统为开端，随后巴西（卢拉）、玻利维亚（莫拉莱斯）等国纷纷“染粉”。这一时期受益于大宗商品繁荣，各国推行了大规模的扶贫和社会福利计划。第二波（2018年–2023年）：在经历了几年的右翼回潮后，左翼力量再次在墨西哥、阿根廷、智利、哥伦比亚和巴西回归。这反映了民众对疫情后经济不平等加剧和传统精英阶层的不满。克里斯马式(Charismatic)源自希腊语 Charisma，原意为“神授的禀赋”。在政治学中，它由社会学家马克斯·韦伯提出，用来形容一种特殊的政治统治类型。，指领导者不依靠血缘传统或法律条文，而是凭借其非凡的个人魅力、超群的英雄气概或神圣的感召力，赢得追随者自发且绝对的忠诚与顺从。【本期音乐】Screen Saver - Kevin MacLeod【节目制作】方改则【Logo设计】刘刘（ins: imjanuary)【互动方式】小红书@不合时宜微博@不合时宜TheWeirdo商务合作可发邮件至 hibuheshiyi@126.com 或微博私信会员计划咨询可添加微信：hibuheshiyi3 或发送邮件至 hibuhehsiyi@gmail.com

Guest: Professor Evan Ellis. Latin America is seeing a shift away from leftist "Pink Tide" governments toward pro-U.S. administrations in countries like Argentina and Paraguay due to failures in addressing security and corruption. Despite this political shift, China continues to ensure repayment of its loans, even from struggling regimes like Venezuela.

Subscribe now for the full episode and access to all of our bonuses! Danny and Derek welcome Gabriel Hetland back to the show, this time to talk about the U.S. military operation capturing Nicolás Maduro and what it says about American power in Latin America. They discuss how years of sanctions and economic warfare set the stage for direct intervention, the unresolved contradictions of the so-called Pink Tide, the role of oil and regional politics in America's policy, the implications for the broader hemisphere, and what it means when the United States abandons even the pretense of restraint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carranza Medina was a 42-year-old fisherman killed when the U.S. military bombed his small boat in the Caribbean off Colombia's coast on September 15, 2025, in a strike the Trump administration described as targeting drug traffickers. In this podcast, we have a conversation with human rights lawyer and author Dan Kovalik, who represents the Carranza family and has filed a petition before the Inter‑American Commission on Human Rights arguing that the United States carried out an extrajudicial killing and violated both his right to life and Colombia's sovereignty.   Kovalik discusses the escalating U.S. military intervention in the Caribbean, analyzing the blockade of Venezuela, deadly strikes on suspected drug boats, and the return of "gunboat diplomacy" under the Trump administration's new "Monroe Doctrine."   The conversation broadens to include the political struggle across Latin America, speculating why the progressive "Pink Tide" has receded and how right-wing forces have become ascendant. From the coups in Bolivia to the resilience of Cuba and Nicaragua, Kovalik draws crucial lessons for the left. Finally, the hosts confront the parallel erosion of democratic norms at home, the weaponization of the law, the dismantling of the administrative state, and the silent crisis in due process. This is a sobering yet essential analysis of modern imperialism and the urgent fight to inform and mobilize public resistance.   Dan Kovalik has taught International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he has shared his experience with students and broader audiences on labor struggles, Colombia, and international law. He has lectured internationally on human rights and U.S. foreign policy and has been active in public forums, media appearances, and conferences, including talks on Venezuela and other conflict zones. He is the author of several books, including: The Plot to Scapegoat Russia (2017), on efforts in U.S. politics to vilify Russia. The Plot to Attack Iran and The Plot to Control the World, extending his critique of U.S. foreign policy and election interference abroad. The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil, with a foreword by filmmaker Oliver Stone. No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using “Humanitarian” Intervention to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests (co-authored, 2020). The Case for Palestine: Why It Matters and Why You Should Care (2024), with a foreword by George Galloway.     Dan Kovalik's Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Kovalik   Dan Kovalik's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dan-Kovalik/author/B06XZ9ZRSD    Greg's Blog: http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/ Pat's Substack: https://patcummings.substack.com/   DanKovalik#Venezuelablockade#USinterventionVenezuela#MonroeDoctrine#extrajudicialkillings#Colombiafishermanlawsuit#Inter-AmericanCommissionHumanRights#regimechange#gunboatdiplomacy#LatinAmericapolitics#PinkTide#USLatinAmericapolicy#Trumpforeignpolicy#oilwars#politicalassassination#dueprocess#humanrightslaw#NicaraguaCuba#socialisminLatinAmerica#USimperialism##PatCummings#GregGodels#ZZsBlog#ComingFromLeftField#Podcast#zzblog#mltoday

In this conversation we speak with a labor organizer and people's historian who covers Latin American movements with connections to Ecuador, Colombia, and Cuba. Folks may know her by the twitter handle @SovietwithSazon. In this conversation she discusses recent struggles and developments in Ecuador. In particular a recent 38 day general strike, and the popular rejection of a recent referendum  including measures which would have allowed the US to build military bases in Ecuador and cut public funding for political parties. Our guest contextualizes the current US-backed narco-military regime lead by Daniel Noboa. And she talks about the broader revenge campaign against former Pink Tide governments like Ecuador and Bolivia, now led by right wing forces. She discusses how the tactics we're seeing across Latin America against left-leaning governments, and the disappearances and assassinations of organizers, mark a return of the CIA's Operation Condor tactics. And she discusses how the capitalist class colludes with cartels to create crises that manufacture consent for the state of war decree that Ecuadorians are currently under. We'll include links to follow our guest on twitter, where she will be increasing her reporting on developments in Latin America, and to other episodes where we discuss recent developments with regard to Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, and on the topic of general strikes, the general strike Italian workers led a couple months ago. Link to Black Alliance for Peace's Week of Action. As we approach the year end. We're offering up a 40% discount on yearly memberships, or 40% off the first month on monthly memberships for MAKC if you join at the $5 a month level or higher. Buy one for a friend, comrade, or relative. Support our work, help us continue to do more. Use code EOY25. Reminder, if you purchase a yearly subscription for as little as $10.80 per year, you gain access to study groups for all of 2026, our first study group next year won't start until February, but we will have at least 3 study groups you can take advantage of if you are a member. Join now at patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism  

At the end of the 20th century and across the first decade of the 21st, a swathe of countries across Latin America elected left-wing governments in what became known internationally as the Pink Tide. In more recent years, what many have seen as a second wave of progressive governments have collapsed, giving way to right-wing leaders such as Milei, Bukele and Bolsonaro, with support from international libertarian movements. In this episode, James is joined by Tony Wood, who wrote about this shift in the latest issue of the LRB, and Camila Vergara, a critical legal theorist at the University of Essex, to discuss why the Pink Tide governments failed, where the new brand of right-wing politics comes from, and whether the revolutionary energy found across the continent could lead to further change. Read more on politics in the LRB: ⁠https://lrb.me/lrbpolitics⁠ From the LRB Subscribe to the LRB: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subslrbpod Close Readings podcast: ⁠https://lrb.me/crlrbpod⁠ LRB Audiobooks: ⁠https://lrb.me/audiobookslrbpod⁠ Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠https://lrb.me/storelrbpod⁠ Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk

I recorded the intro to this episode on the first morning after we learned that, with about 50% of the vote and the highest turnout in recent history, Zohran Mamdani – a migrant, Muslim, and democratic socialist – is going to be New York City's next mayor. And he was elected on a platform that centered working class people's everyday struggles, and presented them with a vision of this city in which everyone has a right to be here, and that we need to fight for the conditions – of childcare, housing, transport – that make that possible. But we know, getting Zohran elected is only the beginning. Andwhile New York City has had progressive mayors in the past, in other ways we are facing a uniquely new context: one defined by an exceptionally openly socialist mayor, facing an exceptionally hostile and authoritarian federal government. And given the historic marginalization in the United States of the left, it turns out Latin American cities actually have a lot to teach New York City and the future Mamdani administration. At least this was the motivation behind an event recently organized at NYU titled “What New York's Next Mayor Can Learn From Latin America's Pink Tide”, which happened some days before the election. I know I am biased, btu this is genuinely one of the most genuinely informativeand thought-provoking events I've been to in a long time, demonstrating so clearly just how rich the experience of the contemporary left has been in Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador, and how much wisdom is to be derivedfrom its successes and failures. The event featured Edwin Ackerman, professorat Syracuse University, followed by Gianpaolo Biocchi, Professor and founding director of the Urban Democracy Lab at NYU. Next was Gabriel Hetland, sociology professor at SUNY and who we hope to feature in Sur Urbano for a full episode soon, and finally, Thea RioFrancos, professor of PoliticalScience at Providence College.

In the second part of our special two-part episode ofthe Review of Democracy podcast, we continue our conversation with André Borges, Ryan Lloyd, and Gabriel Vommaro, editors of The Recasting of the Latin American Right, published by Cambridge University Press.Building on our first discussion of parties, movements, and leaders, this episode turns to the demand side of the region's political transformation. We explore how voters' attitudes, cultural conflicts, and deepening polarization are reshaping right-wing politics across Latin America.We also examine the societal forces driving the rise of conservative and radical right actors — from debates over gender and security to the dynamics ofpolarization. Finally, we connect these regional trends to developments in other parts of the world, reflecting on Latin America's place within the broader global surge of right-wing politics.

In this special two-part episode of the Review of Democracypodcast, we speak with André Borges, Ryan Lloyd, and Gabriel Vommaro, editors of the book The Recasting of the Latin American Right, recently published by Cambridge University Press.The conversation explores how Latin America's right has been reshaped since the early 2000s — from the rise of new political parties and movements to the growing role of voters and cultural conflicts.In part 1, we focus on the supply side: parties, movements, and leaders redefining right-wing politics in the region. In part two, we turn to the demand side, examining voters, polarization, and the societal forces driving this transformation.Join us as we map out the new generations of conservative and radical right-wing actors that are changing the political landscape across Latin America — and consider what this means for the future of democracy.

#NEWWORLDREPORT: Ebbing pink tide. Joseph Humire @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. Ernesto Araujo, former foreign minister Republic of Brazil. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE. Alejandro Pena Esclusa, Venezuelan writer and geopolitical commentator. 1958

In this episode, host RAFAEL KHACHATURIAN speaks with sociologist and political theorist NARA ROBERTA SILVA about the trajectory of Brazil's left over the past two decades. Together, they unpack the rise and contradictions of the Workers' Party (PT), Brazil's role in the Latin American “pink tide,” and the tensions between grassroots mobilization, state power, and neoliberal constraint. From participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre to Lula's turn to pragmatic governance, Silva offers a sharp, historically grounded reflection on the promises and limits of leftist rule in the Global South. The conversation also turns to the reactionary surge that followed, tracing the conditions that enabled Jair Bolsonaro's rise.

NEWWORLDREPORT:  JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE:EBBING PINK TIDE.  1920 BRAZIL

Tommy Valenti's journey intertwines design, sustainability, and painting, creating a rich narrative of self-discovery and transformation. As a queer artist, Valenti's work transcends traditional boundaries, exploring identity through self-portraiture born from quarantine introspection. His upcoming exhibitions at the “Pink Tide” group show at Dama Gallery and on Artsy.net showcase deeply personal pieces reflecting his life's challenges and triumphs. Valenti's art, rooted in personal experiences, invites viewers into a dialogue about identity and authenticity within the queer community. Dive deeper into his story in our feature interview and podcast episode. Apply now for our July 9th INCUBATOR group and be part of Efimera, an international exhibition on the themes of Dia de los Muertos, to be held in Mexico City during October - November 2024 in partnership with the Secretaria de Cultura.We are accepting applications directly on our website at a reduced cost for the Incubator online residency and our Cuernavaca, Mexico residency. #QueerArt⁠ #QueerArtists #ArtCommunity #LGBTQArt #QueerCreatives #TheBureauOfQueerArt #ArtistResidency #SupportArtists #SupportQueerArtists #AlliedArtists #SupportLGBTQArt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/micheal-swank/message

Brian Van Camerik's project, "Homosocial", explores contemporary queer identity within a historical context, blending academic inquiry and personal exploration. His work, including pieces in The Bureau of Queer Art's Volume 4, Pink Tide at Dama Gallery and on Artsy.net, reimagines historical portrait miniatures with modern queer nuances. Van Camerik's portraits and vintage photographs challenge historical narratives and celebrate queer visibility. Learn more in our feature interview and podcast episode. Dive into Volume 4 - Pink Tide, both online and in Ventura, and experience the depth and breadth of queer creativity and resilience. This issue and exhibition are a testament to the vibrant community we've nurtured together.Follow the link in our bio for more details and to explore additional works by our incredible artists on Artsy.net!Apply now at ArtGalleryStudios.com to participate in our exhibitions, media projects, and artist residency programs.#PinkTide #QueerArt #ContemporaryArt #OpeningNight #ArtExhibition #QueerArtists #TheBureauOfQueerArt #DamaGallery #ArtGalleryStudios #QueerResilience #CelebrateDiversity #ArtLovers --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/micheal-swank/message

Artist in Residency - Em Hagen: (Re)Holy is so Holy...The Bureau of Queer Art Volume 4, Pink Tide, now available for download at ArtGalleryStudios.comSubscribe. Like. Follow. Share. Support the Queer & Allied art community! Download the magazines for free at ArtGalleryStudios.com. Listen to three seasons of podcast interviews, and stay tuned for Season 4! Emerging non-binary artist Em Hagen debuts at The Bureau of Queer Art Volume 4 Pink Tide exhibition in Ventura, CA, and on Artsy.net. Hagen's project, (re)Holy, reclaims religious symbols to celebrate queer love, blending tender portraiture with religious iconography. Their work transforms the gallery space into a communal altar, inviting viewers to leave prayers and reflections.Apply to participate at ArtGalleryStudios.com—become part of our international exhibitions, the residency in Cuernavaca, Mexico, or do an online residency in Zoom!#TheBureauOfQueerArt #QueerArt #FabiánCháirez #MexicanArt #LGBTQIArtists #Existimos #ZonaMaco #ArtFlashback #QueerCulture #ContemporaryArt #SpanishInterview #GaleriaUnionCDMX --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/micheal-swank/message

Join us as we delve into the mystical world of Theo Polymorphos, a Florida-based queer artist whose upcoming solo exhibition "Elysian Curves and Parallels" paints a vivid tableau of myth interwoven with modern life. Presented by Dama Gallery on Artsy.net and highlighted in The Bureau of Queer Art's Volume 4, Pink Tide, Theo's work transports viewers into a realm where ancient gods and modern narratives collide from May 8th to August 8th, 2024. In this podcast episode, Theo shares his unique artistic journey, drawing from the wellsprings of nature, classical mythology, and personal introspection. “Mythology breathes through the canvas of my dreams, offering visions that shape my art,” Theo reveals, emphasizing how these age-old tales gain new life through his brush. His artworks aren't just retellings but reimaginings that blend the essence of traditional myths with the poignant realities of queer existence. Listeners will gain insight into Theo's creative process, which begins with a spark—an image or a snippet of poetry—and evolves through a blend of digital and traditional media into intricate narratives that challenge our perceptions of identity and transformation. Exploring themes from Dionysian rituals to the philosophies of Nietzsche, Theo's work invites us to reconsider the narratives we inherit and the ones we pass on. Tune into The Bureau of Queer Art's podcast to hear Theo Polymorphos articulate how his art not only depicts myths but actively participates in their ongoing story, weaving the threads of the past with the vibrant, shifting tapestry of queer lives today. Discover the power of art to reshape stories and forge new legends in "Elysian Fields; Myth Making with Theo Polymorphos." For a transformative artistic experience, explore Theo's exhibition online at Artsy.net through Dama Gallery and experience the lush narrative landscapes he creates. Engage with the art, subscribe to the podcast, and support a rich tradition of queer artistic expression that challenges, delights, and inspires. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/micheal-swank/message

Season Premiere Alert Dive into the artistic world of Zara Monet! Known for her blend of historical artistry with contemporary themes, Monet's paintings delve deep into power dynamics and queer feminism. This summer, her evocative piece “Matriarchy” takes center stage in our online solo show and the "Pink Tide" exhibition. Discover Zara Monet's profound insights and creative process in our feature interview on The Bureau of Queer Art podcast, where she challenges traditional narratives and invites us to explore complex dialogues on identity and authority. Join us for the grand opening of Volume 4 - Pink Tide at Dama Gallery, celebrating the 1st Anniversary of The Bureau of Queer Art magazine and podcast. Meet the 35 groundbreaking artists from across the USA and Mexico in an evening that celebrates the power of queer creativity and community. Date: June 1, 2024 Location: Dama Gallery, 1793 E Main St, Ventura, CA Time: 6 PM to 8 PM Follow the link in our bio for more details and to explore additional works by our incredible artists on Artsy.net. #PinkTide #QueerArt #ZaraMonet #SubvertingTheGaze #TheBureauOfQueerArt #SeasonPremire #ArtExhibition #ContemporaryArt #QueerFeminism #ArtPodcast Don't miss this milestone celebration of diversity and creativity that defines The Bureau of Queer Art! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/micheal-swank/message

Join us as we kick off Season 4 with the grand opening of Volume 4 - Pink Tide at Dama Gallery. This vibrant showcase marks the 1st Anniversary of The Bureau of Queer Art magazine and podcast. Meet the 35 groundbreaking artists from across the USA and Mexico, and dive into an evening that celebrates the power of queer creativity and community. From extended solo exhibitions on Artsy.net to free editions of Volume 4 magazine, this opening night is set to be an unforgettable celebration of queer artistic expression. Tune in for insights into the exhibition, artist highlights, and the enduring impact of our community's resilience. Don't miss this June 1, 2024 milestone event at Dama Gallery, Ventura, CA. Join the celebration of diversity and creativity that defines The Bureau of Queer Art. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/micheal-swank/message

Just when the establishment is pretty sure they've got the reset in place, it turns out they don't. Argentina shocks the world by electing a president that turns the whole agenda on its head. But what is this anarcho-capitalism of Javier Millei-- Anarchy and totalitarianism are best friends - they play off on each other in all the wrong ways.--This program includes---1. The World View in 5 Minutes with Adam McManus -Christian rocker John Cooper condemns wimpy wokeness- Pro-life hero Chris Slattery met his Maker- Christian Ugandans, who called Muhammad false prophet, beaten by angry Muslims---2. Generations with Kevin Swanson

A new MP3 sermon from Generations Radio is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Argentina Plays Trump Card - Pink Tide Turning in Latin America? Speaker: Kevin Swanson Broadcaster: Generations Radio Event: Radio Broadcast Date: 11/24/2023 Length: 31 min.

#NewWorldReport:  Disruption in the Pink Tide.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-lula-wishes-luck-success-new-argentine-president-2023-11-20/ 1930 Argentina

PREVIEW; From a much longer conversation with Joseph Humire (in San Diego) and Ernesto Araujo (in Buenos Aires), I ask what capital is most likely convening emergency meeting to deal with Javier Milei's surprising election that reverses the Pink Tide of Latin America elections these last years.  Surprise answer.  #NewWorldReport:  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1921 Buenes Aires Durand Hospital

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #NewWorldReport:  The pink tide sweeps around Paraguay. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire  https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/latin-american-conservatives%E2%80%99-last-chance-206486

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #NewWorldReport:  Paraguay votes away from populism and the "pink tide." Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/paraguays-president-elect-santiago-pena-puppet-or-pragmatist-2023-05-01/

A decade ago, the so-called "Pink Tide" of leftist governments in Latin America seemed to be heading towards a tragic end. However, events in the past few years have raised questions about whether a new Pink Tide has emerged. The defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, the rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico, the historic election of Gustavo Petro in Colombia, and now the return of Lula in Brazil suggests a new age may be dawning in the region. Yet for all the successes, there have also been setbacks—the coup against Pedro Castillo in Peru last fall, and the failure of the Gabriel Boric government to pass a new constitution stand out as the sharpest examples. In the first of a four-part series of special collaboration episodes between NACLA and The Marc Steiner Show, we turn to a panel of regional experts to discuss the context and prospects of the 'New Pink Tide' to steer the region towards a more prosperous and just future. This episode is co-hosted with Dr. Hilary Goodfriend.Hilary Goodfriend is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Latino and Latin American Studies Research Center at the University of California, Riverside. She is a contributing editor for Jacobin and Jacobin América Latina. She is also on the editorial board of NACLA.Thea Riofrancos is an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College, and a member of the Climate + Community Project. She is the author of Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador from Duke University Press.Sabrina Fernández is a postdoctoral fellow at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, a member of the Foundation's International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies, and a Visiting Researcher at the Free University of Berlin.René Rojas, a professor at Binghamton University's College of Community and Public Affairs and a member of the editorial board of the left journal Catalyst.Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

The Pink Tide of Socialism is swallowing up South America (and North America as well, for that matter). Protests work for the Left, but they don't work for the Right—only because the media is always controlled by the Left. The staged leftist protests get the coverage from the 90% of media controlled by the Left, while the protests on the Right are made to look stupid and gain little momentum via media. Communists and anarchists are actually best friends, both of which reject God's law. What's the solution for corrupt governments and tyrannical dictatorships? Only the rise of self-government and the discipleship of nations could possibly reintroduce liberty to the world (whether that be Brazil or the US). Liberty is not possible where there is no adequate self-government . . . or where 84% of children are born out of wedlock, and single moms make up almost half the population.

"Voters are ready to move on and they want to know how you're going to solve the future problems and the current problems, not dispute past arguments." -  Phillip StuttsPolitical operative and campaign manager Phil Stutts joins James live on YouTube for a 2022 election recap. Listeners may recall Phil's two most recent appearances on the podcast where Phil discussed polling while James gambled on outcomes using the website PredictIt.org.The "Red Wave" that Phil had forecasted 9-days prior to the election did not turn out as he'd expected. Today, the two discuss the exit polling demographic data across the country and how candidate messaging impacted voter turnout. The two also begin the conversation with a quick discussion of the recent collapse of FTX and the future of cryptocurrency platforms.Additional Topics Include:All In Podcast about FTX Collapse (00:06:34)James predicts Twitter will be the ultimate cryptocurrency & digital payments platform (00:09:56)The "Red Wave" was a "Pink Tide" (00:12:44)Issues in the 2022 Midterms: Exit Polling (00:19:22)The efficiency of candidate spending vs SuperPAC spending (00:25:35)Comparing fundraising in Ohio vs Pennsylvania (00:27:49)"If you stay above the mud, you'll always have a chance to come back. If you stay in the mud, you'll always look like mud." (00:51:59)Could there be a legitimate 3rd party candidate in 2024? (00:57:00)How Did Phil Stutts' Campaigns Do in 2022? (01:02:37)(Editor's note: Topic times don't account for sponsor ads and may appear a few minutes later in the episode on your podcast player)------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

"Voters are ready to move on and they want to know how you're going to solve the future problems and the current problems, not dispute past arguments." -  Phillip StuttsPolitical operative and campaign manager Phil Stutts joins James live on YouTube for a 2022 election recap. Listeners may recall Phil's two most recent appearances on the podcast where Phil discussed polling while James gambled on outcomes using the website PredictIt.org.The "Red Wave" that Phil had forecasted 9-days prior to the election did not turn out as he'd expected. Today, the two discuss the exit polling demographic data across the country and how candidate messaging impacted voter turnout. The two also begin the conversation with a quick discussion of the recent collapse of FTX and the future of cryptocurrency platforms.Additional Topics Include:All In Podcast about FTX Collapse (00:06:34)James predicts Twitter will be the ultimate cryptocurrency & digital payments platform (00:09:56)The "Red Wave" was a "Pink Tide" (00:12:44)Issues in the 2022 Midterms: Exit Polling (00:19:22)The efficiency of candidate spending vs SuperPAC spending (00:25:35)Comparing fundraising in Ohio vs Pennsylvania (00:27:49)"If you stay above the mud, you'll always have a chance to come back. If you stay in the mud, you'll always look like mud." (00:51:59)Could there be a legitimate 3rd party candidate in 2024? (00:57:00)How Did Phil Stutts' Campaigns Do in 2022? (01:02:37)(Editor's note: Topic times don't account for sponsor ads and may appear a few minutes later in the episode on your podcast player)------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook

Communism and socialism has captured South America, Central America, North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. It's called "the pink tide," taking Brazil by storm over the weekend. Will freedom survive anywhere? But what about Liz Truss and Trump? Conservative push back is extremely short-term and unsubstantial. But why? We provide three reasons why we lose. How will Christians move ahead, given the rising persecution inevitably coming out of the post-Christian era?

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in Brazil's presidential election is part of a larger leftward shift in Latin American politics in recent years that stretches from Mexico to Chile. On Deep Dish, Brazilian students share some of the issues facing their country as they went to the polls and the challenges the new president will face. Plus, expert Yannik John discusses what the world should expect from this new wave of Latin American leaders and whether this leftward shift represents a new “pink tide”.   Reading List: Latin America's Second Pink Tide Looks Very Different from the First, Oliver Stuenkel, Americas Quarterly, July 18, 2022  Pink Tide 2.0? The same trap awaits, Yannik John, Global Americans, September 22, 2022    This episode is sponsored by UL Solutions.  

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A conversation with David Adler and Thea Riofrancos about the return of the Latin American left — unlocked from Patreon in advance of hugely consequential elections in Colombia this weekend!! (Originally published May 15, 2022.)Hope for the American left is at a fairly low ebb, at the moment, but our counterparts in Latin America are on the march and succeeding at beating back repressive right wing governments across the region. What can we learn from them? And given extremely volatile global conditions — and the continued role of the US in defending the interests of capital in the region — what can these new left-wing governments hope to accomplish?Sam is joined by political scientist Thea Riofrancos and David Adler, the General Coordinator of the Progressive International, to discuss left populism in Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and elsewhere. Further Reading: Thea Riofrancos & David Adler, "Gabriel Boric and Latin America's new pink tide," New Statesman, Mar 11, 2022.Thea Riofrancos, "The rush to ‘go electric' comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining," Guardian, Jun 14, 2021.— "The View from Latin America," Boston Review, Apr 27, 2020. — "Ecuador After Correa," n+1, Fall 2017.John Bartlett, "Chilean journalist dies after being shot while covering Workers' Day marches," Guardian, May 12, 2022...and don't forget to subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!

Hope for the American left is at a fairly low ebb, at the moment, but our counterparts in Latin America are on the march and succeeding at beating back repressive right wing governments across the region. What can we learn from them? And given extremely volatile global conditions — and the continued role of the US in defending the interests of capital in the region — what can these new left-wing governments hope to accomplish?Sam is joined by political scientist Thea Riofrancos and David Adler, the General Coordinator of the Progressive International, to discuss left populism in Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and elsewhere. Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to listen to this bonus episode, and all of our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemy

TMBS 47 aired on July 10th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the events in Brazil, the Pink Tide in South America, and the crew examines the importance of an international Left-movement. Shoutout to the UK who celebrated 70 years of the NHS and Jeremy Corbyn as he hopefully prepares a challenge for 10 Downing Street. We throw Chuck Schumer and Akil Amar gulag for failing to understand what to do in this moment. For the Griscom economic minute David talks about Trump's trade war and who really benefits from a protracted struggle with China. Harvey Kaye (@harveyjkaye) author of “The Fight For The Four Freedoms,” joins us in studio to talk about Thomas Paine and FDR's legacy. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS