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The United Electrical Workers (UE) and Frente Auténtico del Trabajo, both independent union federations — one in the US, the other in — have worked in solidarity for decades. Dan Beeton reviews a new e-book by the UE’s former director of international affairs, Robin Alexander, that recounts the history.

Labor Solidarity, and Worker Victories, Across Borders - Center for Economic and Policy Research A review of International Solidarity in Action: The Relationship Between the United Electrical Workers (UE) and Frente Auténtico del Trabajo, by Robin Alexander

The release of a report looking into president "will only increase calls for a complete investigation — an investigation that would likely expand to Mr. Lasso’s family and inner circle," Andrés Arauz writes at The Americas Blog.

The Pandora Papers Are Back in the Spotlight in Ecuador - Center for Economic and Policy Research Aside from the ethics and the universal discussion around tax havens, the Commission’s report centers around a critical element: did Mr. Lasso break the law, known as the Ethical Agreement Law, which prohibits candidates and public officials from owning, directly or indirectly, assets or holdings ...

"Biden’s declared intention to break with Trump-era policies and...bring back democracy and as driving forces of US foreign policy suddenly appear incompatible with the current status quo in ," Guillaume Long and Lola Allen write.

Unconditional Love? US-Colombia Alliance Remains Unscathed by Recent Wave of Repression - Center for Economic and Policy Research The protests that erupted across Colombia in April 2021 were detonated by a tax reform bill presented by President Iván Duque. Duque claimed his proposal would raise 23.4 trillion pesos (6.4 billion dollars), which would help reduce Colombia’s fiscal deficit (set to reach 8.6 percent of GDP in 20...

"The government’s inability to manage the pandemic along with a renewed push to return to austerity together mean that could soon enter a severe economic, humanitarian, social, and political crisis," writes CEPR’s Jeremy Ross.

“Brazil is Broken”: Bolsonaro, COVID, and the Looming Return to Austerity - Center for Economic and Policy Research Economic policy “solutions” that Brazil's Bolsonaro and Guedes are determined to implement are no cause for optimism.