Gerardo Caetano

2 weeks ago | dissentmagazine.org | Manuel Pastor |Nicolas Medina Mora |Gerardo Caetano |Michael Kazin

The task of this moment is to build a broad front that can resist authoritarianism. The recent protests are early skirmishes in the fight that will be needed. To understand everything that happens in Latin America in relation to the United States is to brush aside inconvenient details in favor of a morality play. The late Uruguayan president had an unmatched connection with popular sectors and the courage of his enduring convictions.