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Andrew T

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

They did get some reform under General Oswaldo López Arellano, but these reforms were limited and met with the usual repression. In transitioning to a civilian government in the 1980s, Honduras remained under heavy US influence, serving as a base for anti-communist activities in Central America.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

They did get some reform under General Oswaldo López Arellano, but these reforms were limited and met with the usual repression. In transitioning to a civilian government in the 1980s, Honduras remained under heavy US influence, serving as a base for anti-communist activities in Central America.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

Then neoliberal policies in the 1990s eroded many of the hard-won social and labor rights, as privatization and austerity measures deepened the inequality in the country. The 2009 coup against President Manuel Zelaya marked another turning point in modern Honduran resistance. Zelaya's progressive policies included raising the minimum wage and considering agrarian reform.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

Then neoliberal policies in the 1990s eroded many of the hard-won social and labor rights, as privatization and austerity measures deepened the inequality in the country. The 2009 coup against President Manuel Zelaya marked another turning point in modern Honduran resistance. Zelaya's progressive policies included raising the minimum wage and considering agrarian reform.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

Then neoliberal policies in the 1990s eroded many of the hard-won social and labor rights, as privatization and austerity measures deepened the inequality in the country. The 2009 coup against President Manuel Zelaya marked another turning point in modern Honduran resistance. Zelaya's progressive policies included raising the minimum wage and considering agrarian reform.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

Imagine you're considered progressive even considering agrarian reform. But for that thought crime of considering agrarian reform, he was alienated by the business elite and the US-aligned military and thus couped. And this triggered, of course, a wave of militarization and repression, and protests were met with violence and human rights abuses, the usual.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

Imagine you're considered progressive even considering agrarian reform. But for that thought crime of considering agrarian reform, he was alienated by the business elite and the US-aligned military and thus couped. And this triggered, of course, a wave of militarization and repression, and protests were met with violence and human rights abuses, the usual.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

Imagine you're considered progressive even considering agrarian reform. But for that thought crime of considering agrarian reform, he was alienated by the business elite and the US-aligned military and thus couped. And this triggered, of course, a wave of militarization and repression, and protests were met with violence and human rights abuses, the usual.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

In the years following the coup, movements like La Resistencia unified a broad coalition of workers, indigenous groups, feminists, students, who were all demanding systemic change. But the issues persist. Honduras continues to face crises of poverty, violence, and migration. But grassroots organizing continues. The ground there is indeed futile for an anarchist resurgence.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

In the years following the coup, movements like La Resistencia unified a broad coalition of workers, indigenous groups, feminists, students, who were all demanding systemic change. But the issues persist. Honduras continues to face crises of poverty, violence, and migration. But grassroots organizing continues. The ground there is indeed futile for an anarchist resurgence.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

In the years following the coup, movements like La Resistencia unified a broad coalition of workers, indigenous groups, feminists, students, who were all demanding systemic change. But the issues persist. Honduras continues to face crises of poverty, violence, and migration. But grassroots organizing continues. The ground there is indeed futile for an anarchist resurgence.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

And then we come to El Salvador. Anarchists, both local and international, played a key role in shaping the early labour movement. Spanish, Mexican and Panamanian anarchist-syndicalists worked with them ideas of collective resistance and workers' autonomy.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

And then we come to El Salvador. Anarchists, both local and international, played a key role in shaping the early labour movement. Spanish, Mexican and Panamanian anarchist-syndicalists worked with them ideas of collective resistance and workers' autonomy.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

And then we come to El Salvador. Anarchists, both local and international, played a key role in shaping the early labour movement. Spanish, Mexican and Panamanian anarchist-syndicalists worked with them ideas of collective resistance and workers' autonomy.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

One of the earliest milestones in the country was the Unión Obrera Salvadorana, founded in 1922, which united workers under the principles of mutual aid and direct action. By 1924, the Federación Regional de Trabajadores de El Salvador, or FRTS, emerged and was initially steeped in anarchist syndicalist ideas before shifting towards Marxism in the late 1920s.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

One of the earliest milestones in the country was the Unión Obrera Salvadorana, founded in 1922, which united workers under the principles of mutual aid and direct action. By 1924, the Federación Regional de Trabajadores de El Salvador, or FRTS, emerged and was initially steeped in anarchist syndicalist ideas before shifting towards Marxism in the late 1920s.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

One of the earliest milestones in the country was the Unión Obrera Salvadorana, founded in 1922, which united workers under the principles of mutual aid and direct action. By 1924, the Federación Regional de Trabajadores de El Salvador, or FRTS, emerged and was initially steeped in anarchist syndicalist ideas before shifting towards Marxism in the late 1920s.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

In the 1930s, the Anarchist Centro Sindical Libertario was founded and operated in San Salvador. Unfortunately for pretty much everybody in El Salvador, 1932 happened. The devastating La Matanza of 1932, to be specific. This was a massacre that was orchestrated by the dictatorship of General... Oh, I shouldn't have told you. I should have asked you what you think La Matanza means.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

In the 1930s, the Anarchist Centro Sindical Libertario was founded and operated in San Salvador. Unfortunately for pretty much everybody in El Salvador, 1932 happened. The devastating La Matanza of 1932, to be specific. This was a massacre that was orchestrated by the dictatorship of General... Oh, I shouldn't have told you. I should have asked you what you think La Matanza means.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 163

In the 1930s, the Anarchist Centro Sindical Libertario was founded and operated in San Salvador. Unfortunately for pretty much everybody in El Salvador, 1932 happened. The devastating La Matanza of 1932, to be specific. This was a massacre that was orchestrated by the dictatorship of General... Oh, I shouldn't have told you. I should have asked you what you think La Matanza means.