Dr Jeffery Webber discusses with Pacifica Radio about the rise and current crisis of Latin America’s parliamentary left and centre-left. In the early 2000s, left and centre left governments came to power across Latin America in countries such as Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Ecuador — ushered in on a wave of resistance to neoliberal policies. The so-called Pink Tide provided much needed inspiration to leftists around the world, but things haven’t turned out so well, suggests Pacifica Radio.More »