This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the classic account of imperialism and the struggle against it in Latin America, The Open Veins of Latin America, by the late Uruguayan radical writer Eduardo Galeano. The ISP is proud to publish this translation of a reflection on Open Veins, 50 years later, written by the Argentinian Marxist economist Claudio Katz, and presented at the International Seminar marking 50 years since the publication of Open Veins, at Universidad de la República del Uruguay, Montevideo, June 23, 2021. Translated by Bridget Broderick and Lance SelfaLeer texto completo [PDF]