Archive for the category ‘LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN’


Facts about What Is Happening in Nicaragua and a Challenge to “Left Intellectuals”
Jorge Capelán | Correo de Nicaragua - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Facts about What Is Happening in Nicaragua and a Challenge to “Left Intellectuals”)
Why Cuban Doctors in Kenya Don’t Deserve the Treatment They’re Getting
Rich Warner – The Conversation
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Why Cuban Doctors in Kenya Don’t Deserve the Treatment They’re Getting)
Open Letter to Amnesty International by a Former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience
Camilo E. Mejia | International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity to the Peoples – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 25th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Open Letter to Amnesty International by a Former Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience)
So We’re Gonna Pretend These Refugees Aren’t a Result of Our Actions in Central America?
Patience John | Daily Kos – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 25th, 2018 ( Comments Off on So We’re Gonna Pretend These Refugees Aren’t a Result of Our Actions in Central America?)
Media Delegitimize Venezuelan Elections amid Complete Unanimity of Outlook
Alan MacLeod | Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting-FAIR – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 28th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Media Delegitimize Venezuelan Elections amid Complete Unanimity of Outlook)
Ecuador’s Ex-President Rafael Correa Denounces Treatment of Julian Assange as “Torture”
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 21st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ecuador’s Ex-President Rafael Correa Denounces Treatment of Julian Assange as “Torture”)
Nicaragua: The Symbols of Rebellion
Elvira Cuadra - Confidencial
May 14th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Nicaragua: The Symbols of Rebellion)
Latin America in the Time of Trump
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Latin America in the Time of Trump)
The Empire Turns Its Sights on Nicaragua – Again!
Dan Kovalik - CounterPunch
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on The Empire Turns Its Sights on Nicaragua – Again!)
Democratic Space in Adverse Times: Milestone at Haiti’s University of the Aristide Foundation
Leslie Mullin | Resumen – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Democratic Space in Adverse Times: Milestone at Haiti’s University of the Aristide Foundation)
Banking on a ‘Shithole’: US-Led Racial Capitalism in Haiti Began Long Before Trump
Peter James Hudson | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Banking on a ‘Shithole’: US-Led Racial Capitalism in Haiti Began Long Before Trump)
Cuba a ‘Champion’ of Children’s Rights: UNICEF
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Cuba a ‘Champion’ of Children’s Rights: UNICEF)
US State Dept.: “We want elections in Venezuela now, unless we’re not guaranteed a win, in which case they’re illegitimate.”
Ricardo Vaz | Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on US State Dept.: “We want elections in Venezuela now, unless we’re not guaranteed a win, in which case they’re illegitimate.”)
Behind the Scenes in Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot - U.S. News & World Report
March 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Behind the Scenes in Venezuela)
Haiti’s Latest Indignity at the Hands of Dogooders, Oxfam’s Sex Scandal
Mark Schuller – Counter Punch
February 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Haiti’s Latest Indignity at the Hands of Dogooders, Oxfam’s Sex Scandal)
Coca-Cola and Nestlé to Privatize the Largest Reserve of Water in South America
Amanda Froelich | Truth Theory – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Coca-Cola and Nestlé to Privatize the Largest Reserve of Water in South America)
Accompanying Honduras
Ken Jones – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Accompanying Honduras)
Keeping Haiti in Perspective
John Carroll, M.D. - CounterPunch
January 29th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Trump’s Racism toward Haiti Is Not an Aberration
Nia Imara – The Progressive
January 29th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Trump’s Racism toward Haiti Is Not an Aberration)
A Perfect Marriage: Evangelicals and Conservatives in Latin America
Javier Corralesjan – The New York Times
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on A Perfect Marriage: Evangelicals and Conservatives in Latin America)
Ecuador Gives Assange Citizenship, Seeks End to Embassy Stay
Alexandra Valencia and Mark Hosenball | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 15th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ecuador Gives Assange Citizenship, Seeks End to Embassy Stay)
Contesting Caribbean Subservience in the Age of Trump
Ty Salandy – teleSUR
January 8th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Contesting Caribbean Subservience in the Age of Trump)
Lamenting Venezuela’s “Humanitarian Crisis” while Blocking Its Resolution
Roger Harris – CounterPunch
January 1st, 2018 ( Comments Off on Lamenting Venezuela’s “Humanitarian Crisis” while Blocking Its Resolution)
The Election Fraud in Honduras Follows Decades of Corruption Funded by the U.S. War on Drugs
Danielle Marie Mackey – The Intercept
December 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Election Fraud in Honduras Follows Decades of Corruption Funded by the U.S. War on Drugs)
Venezuelan Company Lets 55 Tons of Flour Rot
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Venezuelan Company Lets 55 Tons of Flour Rot)
“AmazonLog” — A Military Drill with Vast Amazonian Aspirations: US Empire of Bases
Whitney Webb – MintPress News
November 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on “AmazonLog” — A Military Drill with Vast Amazonian Aspirations: US Empire of Bases)
Good News at Last: World’s Largest Tropical Reforestation to Plant 73 Million Trees in Brazilian Amazon
Lorraine Chow| EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Good News at Last: World’s Largest Tropical Reforestation to Plant 73 Million Trees in Brazilian Amazon)
World Votes to Lift Blockade on Cuba as US, Israel Vote ‘No’
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on World Votes to Lift Blockade on Cuba as US, Israel Vote ‘No’)
UNIFA, the University of the Aristide Foundation in Haiti
Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on UNIFA, the University of the Aristide Foundation in Haiti)
Disaster Capitalists Take Big Step toward Privatizing Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid
Kate Aronoff – The Intercept
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Disaster Capitalists Take Big Step toward Privatizing Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid)
How the United States Crippled Haiti’s Rice Industry
Leslie Mullin | Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 30th, 2017 ( Comments Off on How the United States Crippled Haiti’s Rice Industry)
Haiti in Crisis: What Next after the Stolen Election?
Robert Roth | Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Haiti in Crisis: What Next after the Stolen Election?)
Mysterious Sounds and Scary Illnesses as Political Tools
Lisa Diedrich And Benjamin Tausig – The New York Times
October 16th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Mysterious Sounds and Scary Illnesses as Political Tools)
Sent to Haiti to Keep the Peace, Departing UN Troops Leave a Damaged Nation in Their Wake
Siobhán Wills, Cahal McLaughlin and Ilionor Louis – The Conversation
October 16th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Sent to Haiti to Keep the Peace, Departing UN Troops Leave a Damaged Nation in Their Wake)
Remembering Che Guevara 50 Years after His Assassination on 9 Oct 1967
James Cockcroft – teleSUR
October 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Remembering Che Guevara 50 Years after His Assassination on 9 Oct 1967)
A Cuban Mystery: The US Embassy in Havana
Binoy Kampmark | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on A Cuban Mystery: The US Embassy in Havana)
Haiti’s UN Mission Ends after 13 Years of Occupation
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Haiti’s UN Mission Ends after 13 Years of Occupation)
“Beautiful Revolutionary”: Che Guevara Remembered
Dana Cook - CounterPunch
October 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on “Beautiful Revolutionary”: Che Guevara Remembered)
Colonialism Was a Disaster and Historical Facts Prove It
Joseph McQuade – The Conversation
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Colonialism Was a Disaster and Historical Facts Prove It)
Water Supplies Run Dry near Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Mexico
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 25th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Water Supplies Run Dry near Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Mexico)
The Other 9/11: Unremembered and Unatoned
Steve Brown - CounterPunch
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Other 9/11: Unremembered and Unatoned)
The World Protests as Amazon Forests Are Opened to Mining
Beatriz Garcia – The Conversation
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The World Protests as Amazon Forests Are Opened to Mining)
El Salvador’s Durable Disorder: Low Intensity Postwar Democracy
Norbert Ross and Antonia Ross Sanchez - CounterPunch
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on El Salvador’s Durable Disorder: Low Intensity Postwar Democracy)
The US and Latin American Fascism: Old and New
Franklin Frederick - The Dawn News
September 4th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Amid Escalating Violence, El Salvador’s Young People Are Struggling to Build a Future
Luke Grover – The Conversation
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Amid Escalating Violence, El Salvador’s Young People Are Struggling to Build a Future)
Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Ecuador
The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Ecuador)
Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Bolivia
The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 28th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Bolivia)
Exporting Chaos to Venezuela
Editorial Board – The New York Times
August 21st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Exporting Chaos to Venezuela)
Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Venezuela
The Next System Project – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 21st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Latin America’s “Pink Tide” and the Challenge of Systemic Change: Venezuela)
The Hidden Stories of Medical Experimentation on Caribbean Slave Plantations
Londa Schiebinger – The Conversation
August 21st, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Hidden Stories of Medical Experimentation on Caribbean Slave Plantations)
Why It’s Hard to Understand What’s Happening in Venezuela
Susan Babbitt - CounterPunch
August 14th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why It’s Hard to Understand What’s Happening in Venezuela)
Sphere of Influence: How American Libertarians Are Remaking Latin American Politics
Lee Fang – The Intercept
August 14th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Sphere of Influence: How American Libertarians Are Remaking Latin American Politics)
China Extends Her Silk Road to Haiti
Georgianne Nienaber – The Huffington Post
August 7th, 2017 ( Comments Off on China Extends Her Silk Road to Haiti)
What Mainstream Media Got Wrong about Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly Vote
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2017 ( Comments Off on What Mainstream Media Got Wrong about Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly Vote)
There Is Still Time to Prevent Civil War in Venezuela
Eva Golinger – CounterPunch
July 31st, 2017 ( Comments Off on There Is Still Time to Prevent Civil War in Venezuela)
In Defense of Venezuela
Prof. Boaventura de Sousa Santos - Other News
July 31st, 2017 ( Comments Off on In Defense of Venezuela)
16 Years after Onset of U.S. Plan Colombia, Cocaine Profits Reach Record Highs
Mint Press News – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on 16 Years after Onset of U.S. Plan Colombia, Cocaine Profits Reach Record Highs)
Why Is Neoliberalism Back in Latin America?
Dawisson Belem Lopes – Al Jazeera
July 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Why Is Neoliberalism Back in Latin America?)
Operation Condor: US, Latin American Slaughter, Torture Program
Edward Rhymes – teleSUR
June 26th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Operation Condor: US, Latin American Slaughter, Torture Program)
Latin America in Search of an Alternative
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 19th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
The Genocide of Brazil’s Indians
Vanessa Barbara – The New York Times
June 5th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Genocide of Brazil’s Indians)
The Costa Rica Lesson
John Andrews | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 1st, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
Who Is Behind the State Department’s Coup Plot in Venezuela?
Misión Verdad – teleSUR
May 1st, 2017 ( Comments Off on Who Is Behind the State Department’s Coup Plot in Venezuela?)
Ending the U.S. Embargo on Cuba at the Grassroots
Peter Miller and Rita Barouch | NACLA – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Ending the U.S. Embargo on Cuba at the Grassroots)
More than 100 UN Peacekeepers Ran a Child Sex Ring in Haiti – None Was Ever Jailed
Paisley Dodds |The Associated Press – Toronto Star
April 17th, 2017 ( Comments Off on More than 100 UN Peacekeepers Ran a Child Sex Ring in Haiti – None Was Ever Jailed)
A Huge Mining Conglomerate Wanted to Poison This Country’s Water – After a Long Fight They Lost
Pedro Cabezas | Inequality.org – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 10th, 2017 ( Comments Off on A Huge Mining Conglomerate Wanted to Poison This Country’s Water – After a Long Fight They Lost)
Six Months after Hurricane Matthew, Hunger and Desperation Grip Haiti’s South
John Marion | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Six Months after Hurricane Matthew, Hunger and Desperation Grip Haiti’s South)
After Creating Haiti’s Cholera Crisis, UN Can Barely Fight It
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on After Creating Haiti’s Cholera Crisis, UN Can Barely Fight It)
ALBA Summit Begins, Honors Hugo Chavez’s Revolutionary Legacy
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on ALBA Summit Begins, Honors Hugo Chavez’s Revolutionary Legacy)
Latin America and the Caribbean Could Be First Developing Region to Eradicate Hunger
UN Food and Agriculture Organization – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Latin America and the Caribbean Could Be First Developing Region to Eradicate Hunger)
Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back
Hiroko Tabuchi, Claire Rigby and Jeremy Whitefeb – The New York Times
March 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back)
One Nation – Two Cubas”
Martha R. Bireda | Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2017 ( Comments Off on One Nation – Two Cubas”)
Costa Rica’s Peace Journey
Robert C. Koehler | Common Wonders – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Costa Rica’s Peace Journey)
Haiti 2017: From Demonstration Election to Electoral Coup
Charlie Hinton | Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Haiti 2017: From Demonstration Election to Electoral Coup)
This Is What Imperialism Does to Men
Ernesto Che Guevara – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 20th, 2017 ( Comments Off on This Is What Imperialism Does to Men)
Official Text: Proclamation of Latin America and Caribbean as a Zone of Peace
CELAC – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Official Text: Proclamation of Latin America and Caribbean as a Zone of Peace)
Socialist Cuba, China Begin New Era of Internationalist Cinema
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Socialist Cuba, China Begin New Era of Internationalist Cinema)
Ecuador Presidential Hopeful Promises to Evict Julian Assange from Embassy
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
February 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Ecuador Presidential Hopeful Promises to Evict Julian Assange from Embassy)
Colombian Companies Charged with Crimes against Humanity
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 13th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Colombian Companies Charged with Crimes against Humanity)
The World Must Learn from Cuba
Joe Emersberger - teleSUR
January 9th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The World Must Learn from Cuba)
Resisting the Lynching of Haitian Liberty!
Malaika Kambon – San Francisco Bay View
January 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on Resisting the Lynching of Haitian Liberty!)
Mexico: Neither Pax Mafiosa, Nor Rule of Law
Edgardo Buscaglia – Al Jazeera
December 26th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Mexico: Neither Pax Mafiosa, Nor Rule of Law)
On the Death of Fidel Castro
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 19th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Little Known Facets of Fidel Castro
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Little Known Facets of Fidel Castro)
Haiti Elections: Human Rights and Alternative Media Delegation Report
Pierre Labossiere and Margaret Prescod – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Haiti Elections: Human Rights and Alternative Media Delegation Report)
The Political Legacy of Fidel Castro
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Political Legacy of Fidel Castro)
The People of Haiti Are Under Attack as They Fight for Their Liberation!
Pierre Labossiere | Haiti Action Committee – San Francisco Bay View
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The People of Haiti Are Under Attack as They Fight for Their Liberation!)
Haiti 1791: the Cradle of African Nationalism and Internationalism
T.P. Wilkinson | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Haiti 1791: the Cradle of African Nationalism and Internationalism)
Vultures over Havana
James McEnteer | Dissident Voice – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Vultures over Havana)
Fidel Castro in Context
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
November 28th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Murder of Activists in Latin America ‘Out of Control’: Oxfam
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Murder of Activists in Latin America ‘Out of Control’: Oxfam)
The US and Canada Have Blood on Their Hands in Honduras
Grahame Russell – teleSUR
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on The US and Canada Have Blood on Their Hands in Honduras)
Colombia: A Bright Light for Peace Is Extinguished
Immanuel Wallerstein | Toward Freedom – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Colombia: A Bright Light for Peace Is Extinguished)
As Honduras Activists Continue to Burn, US Backs Govt
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 24th, 2016 ( Comments Off on As Honduras Activists Continue to Burn, US Backs Govt)
Overview of Class Struggle in Latin America
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 24th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Overview of Class Struggle in Latin America)
Plan Colombia, Permanent War, and the NO Vote
Laura Carlsen – Common Dreams
October 24th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Rebuilding Haiti, One Commune at a Time
Mark Schuller – CounterPunch
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Rebuilding Haiti, One Commune at a Time)
A Short List of the Most Lethal CIA Interventions in Latin America
Edited by Gary G. Kohls, MD – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 17th, 2016 ( Comments Off on A Short List of the Most Lethal CIA Interventions in Latin America)
The Horrors of a Hurricane, Doubled by Statelessness
Skye Wheeler | Human Rights Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 10th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Horrors of a Hurricane, Doubled by Statelessness)
Christopher Columbus: The Myth That Keeps on Giving
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
October 10th, 2016 ( 3 Comments »)
Hurricane Matthew in Haiti: Looking Beyond the Disaster Narrative
Mark Schuller – CounterPunch
October 10th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Hurricane Matthew in Haiti: Looking Beyond the Disaster Narrative)
Beyond the T-Shirt: What Che Guevara Actually Stood For
Urooba Jamal – teleSUR
October 10th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Beyond the T-Shirt: What Che Guevara Actually Stood For)
Why Colombians Opposed the Peace Deal with FARC
Hisham Aidi – Al Jazeera
October 10th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
Colombia’s Long Road to Peace
José Antonio Ocampo – Project Syndicate
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Colombia’s Long Road to Peace)
Bolivia Prepares Literacy Programs in 36 Indigenous Languages
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 12th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Bolivia Prepares Literacy Programs in 36 Indigenous Languages)
Paraguay Enacts Law to Combat Widespread Abuse of Children
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Paraguay Enacts Law to Combat Widespread Abuse of Children)
Historic Peace Accord for Colombia Is Signed in Havana
Prensa Latina – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 5th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Historic Peace Accord for Colombia Is Signed in Havana)
The U.N.’s Cholera Admission and What Comes Next
Jonathan M. Katz – The New York Times Magazine
August 29th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The U.N.’s Cholera Admission and What Comes Next)
UN Admits Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak for First Time Ever
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on UN Admits Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak for First Time Ever)
Honduras Is a Giant Graveyard for Human Rights Defenders
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Honduras Is a Giant Graveyard for Human Rights Defenders)
Does Henry Kissinger Have a Conscience?
Jon Lee Anderson – The New Yorker
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Does Henry Kissinger Have a Conscience?)
The Birthday
Fidel Castro Ruz – CounterPunch
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Birthday)
Haiti 101 Years after US Invasion, Still Resisting Domination
Justin Podur – teleSUR
August 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Haiti 101 Years after US Invasion, Still Resisting Domination)
Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua – Permanent Media False Positives
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua – Permanent Media False Positives)
Washington’s ‘New Managers’ in Latin America: Oligarchs, Bankers and Swindlers
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Washington’s ‘New Managers’ in Latin America: Oligarchs, Bankers and Swindlers)
Who Is Behind the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti?
Èzili Dantò - Global Research
July 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Who Is Behind the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti?)
Laying the Foundations of Cuban Revolutionary Healthcare
Don Fitz - teleSUR
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Laying the Foundations of Cuban Revolutionary Healthcare)
‘March of Silence’ in Uruguay Sends Message of Remembrance to South America
Andre Vltchek - Russia Today
June 13th, 2016 ( Comments Off on ‘March of Silence’ in Uruguay Sends Message of Remembrance to South America)
Brazil’s Senate-Imposed Government Increasingly Isolated
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 23rd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Senate-Imposed Government Increasingly Isolated)
The Return of the Coup in Latin America
Manuel E. Yepe - CounterPunch
May 2nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Return of the Coup in Latin America)
Violence Is at the Heart of US Drug War Policy in the Americas
Dawn Paley - teleSUR
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Violence Is at the Heart of US Drug War Policy in the Americas)
Tough Questions about Haiti for Hillary Clinton
Mark Schuller - CounterPunch
April 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Tough Questions about Haiti for Hillary Clinton)
The Corruption Revealed in the Panama Papers Opened the Door to Isis
Patrick Cockburn – CounterPunch
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Corruption Revealed in the Panama Papers Opened the Door to Isis)
Hillary Clinton and Haiti
Ricardo Seitenfus – CounterPunch
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Hillary Clinton and Haiti)
Is US-Funded Destabilization in Latin America Now Paying Off?
Francisco Dominguez - teleSUR
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Is US-Funded Destabilization in Latin America Now Paying Off?)
Panama Papers: City of London Is ‘Beating Heart’ of Tax Cheats Empire
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 18th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Panama Papers: City of London Is ‘Beating Heart’ of Tax Cheats Empire)
Rest in Power Toussaint L’Ouverture: Saluting Haiti’s Triumph against Colonialism
Richard Sudan – Russia Today
April 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Rest in Power Toussaint L’Ouverture: Saluting Haiti’s Triumph against Colonialism)
Class Struggle in Latin America
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Class Struggle in Latin America)
Brother Obama
Fidel Castro Ruz – Granma
April 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Brother Obama)
Returning Guantánamo
Tim Reynolds – Jacobin Magazine
March 28th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Returning Guantánamo)
Joy in the Midst of Haiti’s Election
Barbara Rhine – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 21st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Joy in the Midst of Haiti’s Election)
The US Role in the Honduras Coup and Subsequent Violence
Stephen Zunes - National Catholic Reporter
March 21st, 2016 ( Comments Off on The US Role in the Honduras Coup and Subsequent Violence)
Twilight of the Idols: Rise and Fall of the Personalist Left
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 7th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Twilight of the Idols: Rise and Fall of the Personalist Left)
Debt and Drugs: A Toxic Colonial Legacy for Puerto Rico
Kari Lydersen - TeleSur
February 29th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Debt and Drugs: A Toxic Colonial Legacy for Puerto Rico)
Haiti Rises: A Time for Solidarity
Nia Imara and Robert Roth – Haiti Action Committee
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Haiti Rises: A Time for Solidarity)
Epilogue: Argentina – The End of Post Neoliberalism and the Rise of the Hard Right
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Epilogue: Argentina – The End of Post Neoliberalism and the Rise of the Hard Right)
What Is Happening in Haiti Is a Genuine Anti-Imperialist Popular Revolt
Carlos Aznárez, Resumen Latinoamericano – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on What Is Happening in Haiti Is a Genuine Anti-Imperialist Popular Revolt)
Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti
Greg Grandin – The Nation
February 1st, 2016 ( Comments Off on Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti)
Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti
Mark Schuller - CounterPunch
January 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Humanitarian Aftershocks in Haiti)
El Chapo Speaks
Sean Penn - Rolling Stone
January 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on El Chapo Speaks)
What Cuba Can Teach Us about Food and Climate Change
Raj Patel – New Republic
January 4th, 2016 ( Comments Off on What Cuba Can Teach Us about Food and Climate Change)
What’s Left of the Latin American Left?
Hisham Aidi – Al Jazeera
December 21st, 2015 ( Comments Off on What’s Left of the Latin American Left?)
Latin America: The Aborted Neo-Liberal Offensive
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Latin America: The Aborted Neo-Liberal Offensive)
While Left Governments in South America Face Setbacks, Gains of Progressive Period Likely to Endure
Benjamin Dangl, Upside Down World – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on While Left Governments in South America Face Setbacks, Gains of Progressive Period Likely to Endure)
Haitians Denounce US-Funded Denial of Democracy
Marilyn Langlois – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Haitians Denounce US-Funded Denial of Democracy)
Defiant Haiti – “We won’t let you steal these elections!”
Dave Welsh, Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Defiant Haiti – “We won’t let you steal these elections!”)
Cuba Leading Eradication of HIV/AIDS, UN Says
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Cuba Leading Eradication of HIV/AIDS, UN Says)
A Military-Backed Comedian Will Be Guatemala’s Next President – Activists Aren’t Laughing
Lindsay Bigda – The Nation
November 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on A Military-Backed Comedian Will Be Guatemala’s Next President – Activists Aren’t Laughing)
Can Haiti’s Corrupt President Hold On to Power?
James North – The Nation
November 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Can Haiti’s Corrupt President Hold On to Power?)
Fact-finding Delegation Reports an Electoral Coup Now in Process in Haiti
Report from the Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Fact-finding Delegation Reports an Electoral Coup Now in Process in Haiti)
Haiti: UN Security Council Votes to Extend by a Year Its Occupying Military Presence
John Marion, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Haiti: UN Security Council Votes to Extend by a Year Its Occupying Military Presence)
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on the 24th Anniversary of the Coup d’état That Deposed Him
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti Action Committee - TRANSCEND Media Service
October 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on the 24th Anniversary of the Coup d’état That Deposed Him)
The US and the Militarization of Latin America
Eric Draitser - CounterPunch
September 14th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The US and the Militarization of Latin America)
Colombia’s Killing Fields: Peace Is War
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Colombia’s Killing Fields: Peace Is War)
El Salvador’s Gangs Have Something to Say
Magally Zelaya – Al Jazeera
September 7th, 2015 ( Comments Off on El Salvador’s Gangs Have Something to Say)
The Consolidation of the Mexican Narco-State
John M. Ackerman, Latino Rebels – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 31st, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Consolidation of the Mexican Narco-State)
Reality and Dreams
Fidel Castro Ruz, Granma – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 17th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Reality and Dreams)
Humanitarian Occupation of Haiti: 100 Years and Counting
Mark Schuller - CounterPunch
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Humanitarian Occupation of Haiti: 100 Years and Counting)
Bolivia: Mediators Are Formed In Culture of Peace
Henry A. Aira Gutiérrez, Correo del Sur - Culture of Peace News Network
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Bolivia: Mediators Are Formed In Culture of Peace)
As Cuba Escalates Call for Guantanamo, Obama Battles Congress
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 3rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on As Cuba Escalates Call for Guantanamo, Obama Battles Congress)
They Say Paraguay Is in Africa: Mosaic of Horror
Andre Vltchek - CounterPunch
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on They Say Paraguay Is in Africa: Mosaic of Horror)
(Português) A assombrosa previsão de Fidel Castro em 1973
Revista Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on (Português) A assombrosa previsão de Fidel Castro em 1973)
Noam Chomsky Says US Turned to Cuba Due to Increasing Isolation
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Noam Chomsky Says US Turned to Cuba Due to Increasing Isolation)
A Cuban Flag Flies Again in Washington
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on A Cuban Flag Flies Again in Washington)
(Français) Paraguay : Terre d’ eau, grandes propriétés rurales et injustice
Leticia Marinoni, Investig’Action – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on (Français) Paraguay : Terre d’ eau, grandes propriétés rurales et injustice)
The Right-Left Crossfire and the Post Neo-Liberal Left
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Right-Left Crossfire and the Post Neo-Liberal Left)
Are Foreign NGOs Rebuilding Haiti or Just Cashing In?
Nathalie Baptiste – Foreign Policy In Focus
July 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Are Foreign NGOs Rebuilding Haiti or Just Cashing In?)
Colombia: Teaching Peace
Ernesto Amézquita en Cronica del Quindio – Culture of Peace News Network
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Colombia: Teaching Peace)
The Honduran Meltdown: Made in USA
Belen Fernandez – Al Jazeera
July 6th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Honduran Meltdown: Made in USA)
Honduran Democracy Still in Crisis 6 Years after Coup Sponsored by USA
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 29th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Ecuador Puts Piketty into Practice
Josh Hoxie – Foreign Policy In Focus
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Ecuador Puts Piketty into Practice)
Coca-Cola Slowly Deprives 30,000 People of Water in El Salvador
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Coca-Cola Slowly Deprives 30,000 People of Water in El Salvador)
Bathed in Blood – Evicted and Abandoned in Honduras
Sasha Chavkin - International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Bathed in Blood – Evicted and Abandoned in Honduras)
BP and the Armed Suppression of Dissent in Colombia: Big Oil’s Ethical Violence
Lara Montesinos Coleman - Le Monde Diplomatique
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on BP and the Armed Suppression of Dissent in Colombia: Big Oil’s Ethical Violence)
Our Cross to Bear
Sean Penn – Huffington Post
June 15th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Our Cross to Bear)
Obama’s Cuba Legacy May Run through Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot – Al Jazeera America
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Obama’s Cuba Legacy May Run through Venezuela)
The Twisted Legacy of Colombia’s Aerial Cocaine Crop Spraying Program
Steven Cohen, VICE - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Twisted Legacy of Colombia’s Aerial Cocaine Crop Spraying Program)
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti — and Built Six Homes
Justin Elliott and Laura Sullivan - ProPublica & NPR
June 8th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Laissez Faire Water Laws Threaten Family Farming in Chile
Marianela Jarroud, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Laissez Faire Water Laws Threaten Family Farming in Chile)
New Lives in Uruguay – Freedom Elusive after 12 Years at Guantanamo
Marian Blasberg – Der Spiegel
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on New Lives in Uruguay – Freedom Elusive after 12 Years at Guantanamo)
Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying of Crops Used to Make Cocaine
William Neuman – The New York Times
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying of Crops Used to Make Cocaine)
Argentina Sues Citigroup over Debt Repayments
Agence France-Presse – The Guardian
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Argentina Sues Citigroup over Debt Repayments)
Brazil Passes Femicide Law to Curb Domestic Violence
Donna Bowater & Priscilla Moraes – Al Jazeera America
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Brazil Passes Femicide Law to Curb Domestic Violence)
Latin America in Perspective: Between Successes and New Challenges
Raffaele Morgantini and Tarik Bouafia – Culture of Peace News Network
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Latin America in Perspective: Between Successes and New Challenges)
Galeano Died. But the Revolution Goes On!
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Galeano Died. But the Revolution Goes On!)
Open Veins, Healing Wounds, in Latin America [R.I.P. Eduardo Galeano]
Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
April 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Open Veins, Healing Wounds, in Latin America [R.I.P. Eduardo Galeano])
Latin America and the Anglo-American Booby-Left
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Latin America and the Anglo-American Booby-Left)
Latin America Not US Backyard
John Wight – Russia Today
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Latin America Not US Backyard)
What You Need to Know about Venezuela
George Ciccariello-Maher – Jacobin Magazine
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on What You Need to Know about Venezuela)
Grassroots Movement Blocks Water Privatization in Mexico
Alfredo Acedo, Americas Program – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Grassroots Movement Blocks Water Privatization in Mexico)
Breaking News: The New York Times Reports on What the Rest of the Western Hemisphere Thinks about the Conflict between the US and Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot – Center for Economic and Policy Research
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Breaking News: The New York Times Reports on What the Rest of the Western Hemisphere Thinks about the Conflict between the US and Venezuela)
Brazil: The Dictatorship’s Perfect Crime
Marcelo Pellegrini, Upside Down World – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Brazil: The Dictatorship’s Perfect Crime)
The 10 Happiest Countries Are All in Latin America
Laura Geggel, Live Science – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The 10 Happiest Countries Are All in Latin America)
The CIA in Latin America: From Coups to Torture and Preemptive Killings
Nil Nikandrov – Strategic Culture Foundation
March 16th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Obama’s War in Our Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Obama’s War in Our Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle)
Look Out America: The Venezuelans Are Coming
Matt Carr – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Look Out America: The Venezuelans Are Coming)
US and Venezuela: Decades of Defeats and Destabilization
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US and Venezuela: Decades of Defeats and Destabilization)
Interview: Mildred Aristide, Former First Lady of Haiti
Haiti Solidarity – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Interview: Mildred Aristide, Former First Lady of Haiti)
Fact Not Fiction – US Aggression against Venezuela
Eva Golinger - CounterPunch
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Fact Not Fiction – US Aggression against Venezuela)