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- Thousands left homeless
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- --news from Robert Neuwirth-- I recently (January 2020) signed a contract with Beacon Press for a new book of reportage on the economics of community. I'm also working on a collection of short stories about economics called The Book of Derivatives. Backstory: I've written two previous books: Stealth of Nations (on the global growth of the informal economy) & Shadow Cities (on the global growth of squatter communities). I live in New York City and do most of my writing on manual typewriters.
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The MST (Landless Workers Movement) has stated that it had nothing to do with this action.
http://www.mstbrazil.org/?q=june7pressrelease
I found it fascinating that the BBC article described the MLST as a "radical offshoot" of the MST. I've traveled to Brazil and met with the MST, and they're some pretty radical folks.
Don't get me wrong. Considering how messed up land distribution is down most of Latin America, you kind of have to be radical if you believe in social justice. I support the MST's work and was impressed by what I learned about them.
I just find the splintering that occurs often among leftist movements to be interesting. I'm never quite sure if it's a sign of intellectual vitality or indicative of the ineffectualness of left-wing social movements.
Anyway, perhaps it's good tha the MLST are now considered the radicals. Maybe it'll help push land reform in Brazil forward by giving the MST more clout.
The left eats its own, as the saying goes.
Despite the splintering, this much is true: for squatters, rural or urban, left-leaning or right, Lula has been a big disappointment.
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