Long Reads: Mariátegui's Marxism w/ Mike Gonzalez
In the past few years, Peru has experienced several waves of political turbulence. The latest cycle of unrest began when Pedro Castillo was ousted as president last December. State security forces have killed dozens of people protesting against Castillo’s removal from office.
The political questions being posed in Peru and other Latin American countries today have a long history behind them. A century ago, the Peruvian intellectual José Carlos Mariátegui tackled many of those questions in his work, from the legacy of European colonial rule to the struggle of indigenous communities for rights…
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