Eduardo Galeano, born on September 3rd in 1940, was a Uruguayan journalist and author known for, among other texts, his work "Open Veins of Latin America", which the editors of Monthly Review Press called "perhaps the finest description of the primary accumulation of capital since Marx".

Galeano began his career as a political cartoonist and journalist - at fourteen, he was contributing political cartoons to the socialist newspaper "El Sol". At 20, he was the managing director of "Marcha", a storied weekly in Uruguay.

Some of his high profile work as a journalist includes an interview with Juan Perón, a laudatory profile of Che Guevara, and a portrait of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, who had just completed his Maoist re-education in a nondescript building on the outskirts of Beijing.

Galeano is perhaps best known for his book "Open Veins of Latin America", which details how, through five centuries of plunder by European conquistadors and American corporations, the region's abundant natural resources had been extracted to enrich a few local elites and many foreign interests.

The editors of Monthly Review Press, which published the U.S. edition, described the book as "perhaps the finest description of the primary accumulation of capital since Marx." President Hugo Chávez gave a Spanish-language copy of Open Veins to President Barack Obama on his first diplomatic visit to the region.

"The human murder by poverty in Latin America is secret: every year, without making a sound, three Hiroshima bombs explode over communities that have become accustomed to suffering with clenched teeth."

• Eduardo Galeano

Open Veins of Latin America pdf :castro-stuff:

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Hello everyone. I trust all is well. I’m writing with deep urgency kindly. My sis is kinda improving though still has a swollen body and pain. The challenge is really hard that I haven’t cleared the hospital bill yet they count each day because she receives injections per day and also sometimes oxygen because she loses breath. My sister is suffering from anaemia complications. We are raising 1670 USD and we are having 440USD please help us reach the treatment goal. The support link is in my profile or bio. Thank you so much for your support

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not sure if my slop belongs in c/slop or in chapo so I'm just going to go for the latter.. Was hoping for a funny shitstorm of reactionary reactions @ .ml 2hrs after posting, but it seems like I am the 1 out of 5 lemmings in total across the fediverse that touched this game at all lol.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/35492920

Parliamentarism/electoralism will not save you, it only serves to extend the misery on the Global South. I hope this meme is palatable enough to show you why.

May the Global South be liberated from the US empire and Western Imperialism.

sidenote: took me a fucking while to color-correct Heavy's shirt and banner, if looks too pink for you, you can blame it on my skill issue. lol.

Nah you're joining Reagan

Oh you're goth? That's lame. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.

@mutual_aid Because banks are not working in Gaza, merchants are exploiting this and taking a 40% commission to withdraw money. The prices are very high and there is a lot of pressure on me, because I am the only one who supports my family through your donations to Gofundme. I hope you help me, my friends, in anything, because that will really help. Thank you, my friends. https://gofund.me/5156f6e9

Make a census of the shittiest fucking work on Earth and start automating from there. In 10 years the shittiest job will be feeling ennui smoking a long cigarette under a crescent moon on a little Perisian rooftop

The power of Kawaii compels you! NoooOoooOOooo!

OMG Cracker Barrel is soo cute now!

Single family homes going for $350-650k sliced up into 40,000 "shares" via fintech apps such as "arrived".

This is a link to a recent SEC filing by a Bezos associated company "Arrived" showing what homes were bought, for what price, and how many shares it was sliced into and how much per share - and how many are sitting vacant.

Different rules for thee but not for me.

Generally, no sale may be made to you in any offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or your net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6007236

My second family here, welcome and thank you. Thanks to everyone who contributed and to everyone who donated. Today, because of your kindness, I was able to buy some small treats like biscuits and juices for my siblings and some of the children in the camp. I also bought a new tent and new bedding.

I couldn’t take pictures or document these purchases because I don’t want you to feel sorrow for our situation and the situation of our people, but I truly believe that a great relief is coming. I believe there are many helping hands here, so please donate, even if it’s just €2 — it would be like a lifeline for us to hold on to. You are our only hope, please don’t abandon us.

This is my link that reflects my suffering and the updates on my situation:

Hand in hand, you bring us joy and lift our spirits and hopes.

I also want to discuss this idea with you: if support increases or if I find a donor capable of providing a certain amount, I would like to set up a community kitchen to provide meals and water for the camp, or give €50 to each family around me. I promise I am sincere about this — it weighs heavily on me to see a child, woman, or elderly neighbor remain hungry beside me.

What do you think? Please share your opinion. May God keep you safe, and may peace, security, and tranquility always be with you.

Credit to @culpritus for the art and the shit post that gave birth to the idea.

https://x.com/jeremycorbyn/status/15096737171

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/8976914

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