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The Cuban Revolution, the U.S. Imposed Economic Blockade and US-Cuba Relations
Birsen Filip - Global Research
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Cuban Revolution, the U.S. Imposed Economic Blockade and US-Cuba Relations)
The Struggle of Venezuela against ‘A Common Enemy’
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Struggle of Venezuela against ‘A Common Enemy’)
Britain and Canada Involved in Foiled US Venezuelan Coup Plot
Stephen Lendman - Global Research
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Britain and Canada Involved in Foiled US Venezuelan Coup Plot)
Latin America’s Mass Murderers to Be Tried in Italian Court
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Latin America’s Mass Murderers to Be Tried in Italian Court)
Non Aligned Movement Backs Venezuela against U.S. Sanctions
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Non Aligned Movement Backs Venezuela against U.S. Sanctions)
President Raúl Castro Speaks to Third CELAC Summit in Costa Rica
Raúl Castro Ruz – Granma
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on President Raúl Castro Speaks to Third CELAC Summit in Costa Rica)
Ayotzinapa Parents Reject Government’s Decision to Close Case
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Ayotzinapa Parents Reject Government’s Decision to Close Case)
Mexican Government Rushes to Close Case of Disappeared Students
Bill Van Auken, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Mexican Government Rushes to Close Case of Disappeared Students)
1.5M Lifted Out of Poverty in Ecuador under Correa
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on 1.5M Lifted Out of Poverty in Ecuador under Correa)
El Salvador: Pardon Granted for One of 17 Women Jailed for Miscarriage, Accused of Homicide
Danica Jorden – Upside Down World
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on El Salvador: Pardon Granted for One of 17 Women Jailed for Miscarriage, Accused of Homicide)
We Have So Much to Learn From Cuba
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on We Have So Much to Learn From Cuba)
Cuban Province Records World’s Lowest Infant Mortality Rate
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 5th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Cuban Province Records World’s Lowest Infant Mortality Rate)
The NY Court of Appeals Granted the Vulture Funds Request of Information on Argentine Assets
Télam - Agencia Nacional de Noticias de la República Argentina – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The NY Court of Appeals Granted the Vulture Funds Request of Information on Argentine Assets)
Christianity, Imperialism, Capitalism: Christian Dogma Should Be Questioned
Andre Vltchek – CounterPunch
December 29th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Coexisting with Our Differences in a Civilized Manner
Pres. Raul Castro – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Coexisting with Our Differences in a Civilized Manner)
Venezuela’s Maduro: ‘US Knows Where It Can Stick Up Its Sanctions’
Andrea Germanos – Common Dreams
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Venezuela’s Maduro: ‘US Knows Where It Can Stick Up Its Sanctions’)
Fidel’s Legacy
Stephen Lendman – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 22nd, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
ALBA Leaders Reject US Interference as Summit Concludes
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on ALBA Leaders Reject US Interference as Summit Concludes)
The Day Anti-Castro Forces Tried to Bomb the U.N.
Thalif Deen, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Day Anti-Castro Forces Tried to Bomb the U.N.)
An Open Letter to Ecuadorian President Correa on Evicting the CONAIE Indigenous Movement
Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Upside Down World – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on An Open Letter to Ecuadorian President Correa on Evicting the CONAIE Indigenous Movement)
Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report
Greg Grandin – The Nation
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Misery Made Me a Fiend: Latin America and the Torture Report)
Brazil’s “Truth Commission” Panel Details Dictatorship’s Brutality
Reuters – Al Jazeera
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s “Truth Commission” Panel Details Dictatorship’s Brutality)
Britain Taught Brazilian Dictatorship to Torture
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Britain Taught Brazilian Dictatorship to Torture)
Assange: The Future of the Web Is in Latin America
Pedro Páez - Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Assange: The Future of the Web Is in Latin America)
Torture Report: CIA Interrogations Chief Was Involved in Latin American Torture Camps
Peter Foster – The Telegraph
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Torture Report: CIA Interrogations Chief Was Involved in Latin American Torture Camps)
Cuba’s Extraordinary Global Medical Record Shames the US Blockade
Seumas Milne – The Guardian
December 8th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
From the Bottom Up: Democracy Works in Haiti
Daniel Raventos and Julie Wark - CounterPunch
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on From the Bottom Up: Democracy Works in Haiti)
Construction of Nicaraguan Canal to Begin in December [2014]
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Construction of Nicaraguan Canal to Begin in December [2014])
The Corporate Assault on Latin American Democracy
Justin Doolittle – CounterPunch
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Corporate Assault on Latin American Democracy)
Cuba Is a Medical Superpower
Elio Delgado Legón - Havana Times
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Cuba Is a Medical Superpower)
Cuba, the Empire and Ebola
Prof. Tim Anderson - Global Research
November 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Cuba, the Empire and Ebola)
Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America
Greg Grandin – The Nation
November 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America)
Terror, Repression, and Diaspora in Haiti: The Baby Doc Legacy
Nathalie Baptiste – Foreign Policy In Focus
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Terror, Repression, and Diaspora in Haiti: The Baby Doc Legacy)
Cuba’s Sending Doctors to Fight Ebola in West Africa — How Will the US React?
Greg Grandin – The Nation
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Cuba’s Sending Doctors to Fight Ebola in West Africa — How Will the US React?)
Obama Should End the Embargo on Cuba
Editorial – The New York Times
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Obama Should End the Embargo on Cuba)
Baby Doc Is Dead but His Shadow Lingers over Haiti – Duvalier vs. Aristide
Ben Terrall - CounterPunch
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Baby Doc Is Dead but His Shadow Lingers over Haiti – Duvalier vs. Aristide)
Latin America’s ‘Made in USA’ 2014 Recession
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Latin America’s ‘Made in USA’ 2014 Recession)
Duvalier: Dead but Not Gone
Charlie Hinton – Haiti Action Committee
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Duvalier: Dead but Not Gone)
In the Medical Response to Ebola, Cuba Is Punching Far Above Its Weight
Adam Taylor – The Washington Post
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on In the Medical Response to Ebola, Cuba Is Punching Far Above Its Weight)
Argentina and Wall Street’s Vulture Funds: “Economic Terrorism” and the Western Financial System
Peter Koenig - Global Research
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Argentina and Wall Street’s Vulture Funds: “Economic Terrorism” and the Western Financial System)
Hard Choices: Hillary Clinton Admits Role in Honduran Coup Aftermath
Mark Weisbrot – Al Jazeera America
October 6th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Hard Choices: Hillary Clinton Admits Role in Honduran Coup Aftermath)
Uruguay’s Legalization of Marijuana Makes Sense in a Senseless Drug War
Benjamin Dangl, TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Uruguay’s Legalization of Marijuana Makes Sense in a Senseless Drug War)
Until the Rulers Obey: Learning from Latin America’s Social Movements
Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Until the Rulers Obey: Learning from Latin America’s Social Movements)
Argentina v. the Hedge Funds
Andrés Cala – Consortium News
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Argentina v. the Hedge Funds)
El Salvador: Total Ban on Abortion is Killing Women and Girls and Condemning Others to Decades Behind Bars
Amnesty International – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on El Salvador: Total Ban on Abortion is Killing Women and Girls and Condemning Others to Decades Behind Bars)
The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining—and the World Bank—Out of El Salvador
Diana Anahi Torres-Valverde – Foreign Policy In Focus
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining—and the World Bank—Out of El Salvador)
José Mujica: Is This the World’s Most Radical President?
Giles Tremlett – The Guardian
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on José Mujica: Is This the World’s Most Radical President?)
High Time to Build a Movement of Solidarity to End UN Occupation of Haiti
Ajamu Nangwaya – Pambazuka News
September 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on High Time to Build a Movement of Solidarity to End UN Occupation of Haiti)
Crushing Debt: Argentina in the Shadow of the Vultures
Emiliano Gullo – CounterPunch
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Crushing Debt: Argentina in the Shadow of the Vultures)
Meet the Company Suing El Salvador for the Right to Poison Its Water
Robin Broad and John Cavanagh – Foreign Policy In Focus
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Meet the Company Suing El Salvador for the Right to Poison Its Water)
Argentina Is “in the Mood of Tango”
TRT – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Argentina Is “in the Mood of Tango”)
Cuba Sees Its Future in Mariel Port, Hand in Hand with Brazil
Patricia Grogg, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 25th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Cuba Sees Its Future in Mariel Port, Hand in Hand with Brazil)
Why Latin American Leaders Are Standing Up to Israel
Laura Carlsen – Al Jazeera America
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why Latin American Leaders Are Standing Up to Israel)
Latin America Closes Ranks in Solidarity with the People of Gaza
Humberto Márquez, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Latin America Closes Ranks in Solidarity with the People of Gaza)
Gaza Operation Sparks Latin American Rebuke
The Star – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Gaza Operation Sparks Latin American Rebuke)
Bolivia Declares Israel ‘Terrorist State’, Scraps Visa Exemption Agreement
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Bolivia Declares Israel ‘Terrorist State’, Scraps Visa Exemption Agreement)
Argentina Must Not Follow NY Court’s Dictated Path to Bankruptcy
Peter Koenig – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Argentina Must Not Follow NY Court’s Dictated Path to Bankruptcy)
Bolivia Makes Child Labor Legal from Age 10
The Associated Press – Al Jazeera America
July 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Bolivia Makes Child Labor Legal from Age 10)
Risky Business – Mexico’s Oil Privatization Scheme
Laura Carlsen - CounterPunch
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Risky Business – Mexico’s Oil Privatization Scheme)
Remember Haiti?
Human Wrongs Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Remember Haiti?)
Problems Inspire Ingenious Solutions in Peruvian Amazon Town
Milagros Salazar, IPS – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Problems Inspire Ingenious Solutions in Peruvian Amazon Town)
OAS Declares Solidarity with Argentina in U.S. Hedge Fund Dispute
Ewan Robertson – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on OAS Declares Solidarity with Argentina in U.S. Hedge Fund Dispute)
UNREDACTED: Declassified Documents Given by Biden to Rousseff Detail Secret Dictatorship-Era Executions, “Psychophysical” Torture in Brazil
Peter Kornbluh, National Security Archive – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on UNREDACTED: Declassified Documents Given by Biden to Rousseff Detail Secret Dictatorship-Era Executions, “Psychophysical” Torture in Brazil)
South America Rejects US Sanctions on Venezuela
Associated Press – ABC News
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on South America Rejects US Sanctions on Venezuela)
Chevron Uses Deep Pockets to Win Ecuador Legal Battle
Lauren Carasik – Al Jazeera America
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Chevron Uses Deep Pockets to Win Ecuador Legal Battle)
10 Reasons to Love Uruguay’s President José Mujica
Medea Benjamin – Huffington Post
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on 10 Reasons to Love Uruguay’s President José Mujica)
Dignity: A Compelling Notion for Chile
William Alexander Yankes - The Santiago Times
May 12th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Dignity: A Compelling Notion for Chile)
Latin America: Class Struggle from Above and Below
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Latin America: Class Struggle from Above and Below)
Much Different from What You’ve Heard – The Story of Venezuela’s Protests
Mark Weisbrot - CounterPunch
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Much Different from What You’ve Heard – The Story of Venezuela’s Protests)
Reagan Redux – Honduras: Gangsters’ Paradise
Nick Alexandrov - CounterPunch
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Reagan Redux – Honduras: Gangsters’ Paradise)
Venezuela: A Call for Peace
Nicolás Maduro – International New York Times
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Venezuela: A Call for Peace)
Brazil Marks 50 Years since US-Backed Coup
Bill Van Auken, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Brazil Marks 50 Years since US-Backed Coup)
Europe’s Sin: Caribbean States Call for Slavery Reparations
Samiha Shafy – Der Spiegel
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Europe’s Sin: Caribbean States Call for Slavery Reparations)
Argentina Accuses US, UK of Hypocrisy over Crimea
Thomas Adamson, AP – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Argentina Accuses US, UK of Hypocrisy over Crimea)
US Proxy Terror War on Venezuela
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Whose Revolution Gets Televised?
Christian Tym – New Matilda
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Whose Revolution Gets Televised?)
The Truth about Venezuela: A Revolt of the Well-Off, Not a ‘Terror Campaign’
Mark Weisbrot – The Guardian
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Truth about Venezuela: A Revolt of the Well-Off, Not a ‘Terror Campaign’)
The Caribbean People Have a Legitimate Claim for Slavery Reparations
Cecily Jones – The Guardian
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Caribbean People Have a Legitimate Claim for Slavery Reparations)
People Over Profit: Why These Two Small Countries Stood Up to Big Mining
Robin Broad, John Cavanagh – YES! Magazine
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on People Over Profit: Why These Two Small Countries Stood Up to Big Mining)
Haiti/Honduras: Same System, Different Players*
Charlie Hinton – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Haiti/Honduras: Same System, Different Players*)
Hugo Chavez: A Giant under the Moon
Eva Golinger - CounterPunch
March 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Hugo Chavez: A Giant under the Moon)
The Other Story of Venezuela’s Riots
Antonio Castillo – New Matilda
March 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Other Story of Venezuela’s Riots)
US Support for Regime Change in Venezuela Is a Mistake
Mark Weisbrot – The Guardian
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Support for Regime Change in Venezuela Is a Mistake)
French Scholar Denounces Coup Attempt in Venezuela
Prensa Latina – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on French Scholar Denounces Coup Attempt in Venezuela)
Soon, the Battle for Venezuela
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Soon, the Battle for Venezuela)
Rise of the Anti-Government Flash Mobs: First Ukraine, Now Venezuela
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - Global Research
February 24th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Four Latin American Countries Agree $85 bn Free-Trade Deal
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Four Latin American Countries Agree $85 bn Free-Trade Deal)
The Salvadorian Elections and Beijing’s Rising Star in Central America
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - Global Research
February 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Salvadorian Elections and Beijing’s Rising Star in Central America)
How the UN Can Ignore 8,000 Deaths in Haiti
Nathalie Baptiste – Foreign Policy In Focus
February 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on How the UN Can Ignore 8,000 Deaths in Haiti)
War on the Poor in Honduras: Social Control, Gangs and the US’s Role in Remilitarizing Central America
Dawn Paley – Toward Freedom
February 10th, 2014 ( Comments Off on War on the Poor in Honduras: Social Control, Gangs and the US’s Role in Remilitarizing Central America)
Latin American, Caribbean Leaders Declare Region ‘Zone of Peace’ as Summit Wraps Up in Havana
Peter Orsi, AP – The Windsor Star
February 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Latin American, Caribbean Leaders Declare Region ‘Zone of Peace’ as Summit Wraps Up in Havana)
Official Text: Proclamation of Latin America and Caribbean as a Zone of Peace
CELAC – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Official Text: Proclamation of Latin America and Caribbean as a Zone of Peace)
Haiti: Billions in Aid, Pennies in Progress since Earthquake
Nathalie Baptiste – Foreign Policy In Focus
February 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Haiti: Billions in Aid, Pennies in Progress since Earthquake)
Latin America Is Being Transformed by a Vision of Post-Human Rights
Oscar Guardiola-Rivera – The Guardian
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Latin America Is Being Transformed by a Vision of Post-Human Rights)
Cuba Will Propose CELAC to Declare Latin America a Peace Zone
Cuban News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Cuba Will Propose CELAC to Declare Latin America a Peace Zone)
Haiti: Four Years On From the Quake
Ama Biney – Pambazuka News
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Haiti: Four Years On From the Quake)
Honduras: Audit Slams World Bank Agency
Kate Woodsome – Al Jazeera
January 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Honduras: Audit Slams World Bank Agency)
10 Steps to Dictatorship in Haiti
Charlie Hinton - CounterPunch
December 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on 10 Steps to Dictatorship in Haiti)
Uruguay Becomes First Country to Legalize Marijuana Trade
Malena Castaldi and Felipe Llambias, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Uruguay Becomes First Country to Legalize Marijuana Trade)
Uruguay’s President Rips Into U.N. Official Over Marijuana Law: ‘Stop Lying’
Roque Planas - The Huffington Post
December 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Uruguay’s President Rips Into U.N. Official Over Marijuana Law: ‘Stop Lying’)
Uruguay’s President José Mujica: No Palace, No Motorcade, No Frills
Jonathan Watts – The Guardian
December 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Uruguay’s President José Mujica: No Palace, No Motorcade, No Frills)
Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-known Model
Ellen Brown – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-known Model)
Haiti: World Vision’s Targeted Food Program Questioned – Food Aid is “More Negative than Positive”
Haiti Grassroots Watch - Global Research
October 28th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Cuba to Open Tax Free Special Economic Zone
Chris Arsenault – Al Jazeera
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Cuba to Open Tax Free Special Economic Zone)
Victims of Haiti Cholera Epidemic Sue the United Nations
John Marion, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Victims of Haiti Cholera Epidemic Sue the United Nations)
How Mega-Corporations like Nestlé Threaten Colombia’s Coffee Farmers
Andrew Gold, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2013 ( Comments Off on How Mega-Corporations like Nestlé Threaten Colombia’s Coffee Farmers)
At the UN, a Latin American Rebellion
Laura Carlsen – Foreign Policy in Focus
October 14th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Ecuador’s Correa: Obama’s Exceptionalism Talk Reminiscent of Nazi Rhetoric before WWII
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 7th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Ecuador’s Correa: Obama’s Exceptionalism Talk Reminiscent of Nazi Rhetoric before WWII)
U.S. Urged to Curb Militarisation in Latin America
Jim Lobe – Inter Press Service-IPS
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on U.S. Urged to Curb Militarisation in Latin America)
Spying Scandal Sends US Influence on Latin America into Nosedive
Mauricio – Russia Today
September 23rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Spying Scandal Sends US Influence on Latin America into Nosedive)
The Metamorphosis of Colombia’s Medellin: Once Most Dangerous, Now “Most Innovative City”
Andrew Gold, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 16th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Metamorphosis of Colombia’s Medellin: Once Most Dangerous, Now “Most Innovative City”)
Still Going Strong – Havana, Where Everyone Can Dance
Andre Vltchek – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 26th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Still Going Strong – Havana, Where Everyone Can Dance)
Haiti “Reconstruction”: Luxury Hotels, Sweat Shops and Deregulation for the Foreign Corporate Elite
Julie Lévesque – Global Research
August 19th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Haiti “Reconstruction”: Luxury Hotels, Sweat Shops and Deregulation for the Foreign Corporate Elite)
Latin America: Class Struggle and Resistance in the Age of Extractive Capitalism
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 12th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Latin America: Class Struggle and Resistance in the Age of Extractive Capitalism)
Excitement, but Anxiety too, as Uruguay Sets Liberal Path with New Cannabis Law
Uki Goni – The Guardian
August 12th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Excitement, but Anxiety too, as Uruguay Sets Liberal Path with New Cannabis Law)
Uruguay Votes to Create World’s First National Legal Marijuana Market
Associated Press in Montevideo - The Guardian
August 5th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Uruguay Votes to Create World’s First National Legal Marijuana Market)
What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin America
Benjamin Dangl – Toward Freedom
July 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin America)
Economics and Population Policies Go Hand in Hand in Latin America
Fabiana Frayssinet – Inter Press Service-IPS
July 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Economics and Population Policies Go Hand in Hand in Latin America)
Latin America: New Coalition of Countries to Take On the Multinationals
Martin Khor - IDN-InDepth News
July 1st, 2013 ( 2 Comments »)
(Português) “Nossos Sonhos Não Cabem no Capitalismo”
Fernando Meirelles – Outras Palavras
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) “Nossos Sonhos Não Cabem no Capitalismo”)
Brazil Burning: The Story of an Illusion Gone Sour
Pepe Escobar – Russia Today
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Brazil Burning: The Story of an Illusion Gone Sour)
(Português) Brasil: O Preço da Gota d’Água
Luís Leiria, Esquerda – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Brasil: O Preço da Gota d’Água)
How The G8 Joint Statement Should Read
Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey - Pravda
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on How The G8 Joint Statement Should Read)
Monsanto Refuses to Testify on Genetically Modified Crops in Puerto Rico
Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero – CorpWatch
June 24th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Monsanto Refuses to Testify on Genetically Modified Crops in Puerto Rico)
(Português) Drogas, Equívocos e Soluções
Frei Betto – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Drogas, Equívocos e Soluções)
Colombia Worries as Troops Join Arab Mercenary Force
UPI – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Colombia Worries as Troops Join Arab Mercenary Force)
(Português) A Verdadeira Agenda e os Interesses da Revista “The Economist”
Dario Pignotti – Carta Maior
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) A Verdadeira Agenda e os Interesses da Revista “The Economist”)
(Português) Congresso do Equador Aprova Novo Marco Regulatório da Mídia
Página 12 – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Congresso do Equador Aprova Novo Marco Regulatório da Mídia)
Washington and the Breakdown of the Colombia-Venezuela-FARC Peace Process
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Washington and the Breakdown of the Colombia-Venezuela-FARC Peace Process)
Nicaragua Approves China-Backed Atlantic-To-Pacific Canal
Don Knowland, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 17th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Nicaragua Approves China-Backed Atlantic-To-Pacific Canal)
Shift in Latin America’s Approach to Drugs – from Security to Health Issue
Louisa Reynolds – Inter Press Service-IPS
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Shift in Latin America’s Approach to Drugs – from Security to Health Issue)
(Italiano) Le Americhe: Colombia e USA
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) Le Americhe: Colombia e USA)
Honduras: When Will the US Stop Funding Death Squads?
Lauren Carasik – Al Jazeera
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Honduras: When Will the US Stop Funding Death Squads?)
Humanity Imperiled – The Path to Disaster
Noam Chomsky - TomDispatch
June 10th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
(Português) Alysson Mascaro: Uma Crítica Social do Estado
Carta Maior – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Alysson Mascaro: Uma Crítica Social do Estado)
It’s Time to Delist Cuba
Arturo Lopez-Levy – Foreign Policy in Focus
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on It’s Time to Delist Cuba)
(Castellano) Presidente Maduro Lamenta Que Colombia Pretenda Unirse a la OTAN
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Servivce
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) Presidente Maduro Lamenta Que Colombia Pretenda Unirse a la OTAN)
(Português) Brasil, Mercosul e a Moral Seletiva nos Negócios com Israel
Maren Mantovani – Carta Maior
June 10th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Brasil, Mercosul e a Moral Seletiva nos Negócios com Israel)
(Castellano) Los Movimientos Sociales Latinoamericanos y la Alternativa
Guillermo Almeyra – Centre Tricontinental-CETRI
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) Los Movimientos Sociales Latinoamericanos y la Alternativa)
Latin America’s Social Movements Map Solidarity with ALBA Alliance
Federico Fuentes - CounterCurrents
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Latin America’s Social Movements Map Solidarity with ALBA Alliance)
Rival Honduras Gangs Declare Truce
Al Jazeera – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Rival Honduras Gangs Declare Truce)
Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Agreement on Agrarian Reform
Jeff Franks in Havana, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 3rd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Agreement on Agrarian Reform)
The Americas: Colombia and the USA
Johan Galtung
May 28th, 2013 ( 4 Comments »)
Monsanto and Other GM Firms Are Winning In the US – And Globally
Wenonah Hauter – The Guardian
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Monsanto and Other GM Firms Are Winning In the US – And Globally)
“The Salvador Option for Syria”: US-NATO Sponsored Death Squads Integrate “Opposition Forces”
Prof Michel Chossudovsky – Global Research
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on “The Salvador Option for Syria”: US-NATO Sponsored Death Squads Integrate “Opposition Forces”)
(Italiano) Un Mondo Ottagonale
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) Un Mondo Ottagonale)
(Italiano) Frattanto, Manchester United
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) Frattanto, Manchester United)
Genesis, by Sebastião Salgado: Exhibition Review
Sumeet Grover – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 27th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
The Pink Tide in Latin America: An Alliance between Local Capital and Socialism?
Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - Global Research
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Pink Tide in Latin America: An Alliance between Local Capital and Socialism?)
Small and Large Steps towards Equality for Gays in Cuba
Ivet González – Inter Press Service-IPS
May 27th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Small and Large Steps towards Equality for Gays in Cuba)
“Cuban Democracy” versus “American Democracy”
Arnold August and Julie Lévesque – Global Research
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on “Cuban Democracy” versus “American Democracy”)
(Português) O Que Fazer com o Seu Dinheiro: O Discurso de Autoajuda em Manchetes de Capa de Jornais
Leusa Santos – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
G20 Governments All Agreed to Cyprus-Style Theft of Bank Deposits … In 2010
Colin McKay – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on G20 Governments All Agreed to Cyprus-Style Theft of Bank Deposits … In 2010)
Former Guatemala Dictator Rios Montt Convicted of Genocide
Mike McDonald, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Former Guatemala Dictator Rios Montt Convicted of Genocide)
The Three Heroines of Guatemala: The Judge, the Attorney General and the Nobel Peace Laureate
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Three Heroines of Guatemala: The Judge, the Attorney General and the Nobel Peace Laureate)
(Castellano) ONU Califica de Histórica Condena a Dictador Guatemalteco Ríos Montt
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) ONU Califica de Histórica Condena a Dictador Guatemalteco Ríos Montt)
Beyond Theory – the Practice of Building Socialism in Latin America
Jorge Capelan and Toni Solo – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 20th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Beyond Theory – the Practice of Building Socialism in Latin America)
(Português) Como Era Tranquilo Mover Fábricas…
Immanuel Wallerstein – Outras Palavras
May 6th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Boston and Venezuela: Terrorism There and Here
Prof. James Petras – Global Research
May 6th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Boston and Venezuela: Terrorism There and Here)
54 Years of Stupidity and Counting – Cuba Policy: Fruitless, Mean and Cruel
Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés - CounterPunch
May 6th, 2013 ( Comments Off on 54 Years of Stupidity and Counting – Cuba Policy: Fruitless, Mean and Cruel)
An Octagonal World
Johan Galtung - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2013 ( 3 Comments »)
Guatemala: Rallying Around a Dictator
Allan Nairn – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 29th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Guatemala: Rallying Around a Dictator)
Argentina Takes on Vulture Funds in “Debt Trial of the Century”
Eric LeCompte – YES! Magazine
April 29th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Argentina Takes on Vulture Funds in “Debt Trial of the Century”)
Guatemalan Lawsuit against Canadian Mining Giant May Set Precedent
Jennifer Kennedy - CorpWatch
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Guatemalan Lawsuit against Canadian Mining Giant May Set Precedent)
Deadly Sins in the Brazilian Amazon
Bianca Jagger - Reader Supported News
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Deadly Sins in the Brazilian Amazon)
The First BRICS towards a South Bank?
Devaki Jain, SouthViews – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on The First BRICS towards a South Bank?)
What the UN Owes Haiti
Isabeau Doucet – The Nation
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on What the UN Owes Haiti)
Tales of Reagan’s Guatemala Genocide
Robert Parry – Consortium News
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Tales of Reagan’s Guatemala Genocide)
Mexican Workers Win Ownership of Tire Plant with Three-Year Strike
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 15th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
Ecuador Auctions Off Amazon to Chinese Oil Firms
Jonathan Kaiman in Beijing – The Guardian
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on Ecuador Auctions Off Amazon to Chinese Oil Firms)
China and Brazil Sign Agreement to Trade in Their Local Currencies
MercoPress South Atlantic News Agency – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 1st, 2013 ( Comments Off on China and Brazil Sign Agreement to Trade in Their Local Currencies)
India, China, Brazil to Surpass Combined GDP of U.S., Western Europe by 2020: UN
Vancouverdesi – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on India, China, Brazil to Surpass Combined GDP of U.S., Western Europe by 2020: UN)
(Italiano) Hugo Chavez: Un Produttore di Storia
Johan Galtung – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Italiano) Hugo Chavez: Un Produttore di Storia)
The BRICS Come to Durban
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane – Pambazuka News
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The BRICS Come to Durban)
HSBC Faces New Money Laundering Claims in Argentina
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on HSBC Faces New Money Laundering Claims in Argentina)
Introducing BRICS from above and BRICS-from-below
Patrick Bond – Pambazuka News
March 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Introducing BRICS from above and BRICS-from-below)
I’ll Miss Hugo
Walden Bello – Foreign Policy in Focus
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on I’ll Miss Hugo)
Chávez and Nonviolence
Onwubiko Agozino – Pambazuka News
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Chávez and Nonviolence)
Hugo Chavez
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Hugo Chavez)
A Tale of Two NGOs: In Haiti, Disaster Aid or Aid Disaster?
Beverly Bell – Toward Freedom
March 18th, 2013 ( 1 Comment »)
President Chavez: A 21st Century Renaissance Man
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2013 ( Comments Off on President Chavez: A 21st Century Renaissance Man)
Operation Condor Trial Tackles Coordinated Campaign by Latin American Dictatorships to Kill Leftists
Amy Goodman & Juan González – Democracy NOW!
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Operation Condor Trial Tackles Coordinated Campaign by Latin American Dictatorships to Kill Leftists)
(Castellano) 50 Verdades sobre Hugo Chávez y la Revolución Bolivariana
Salim Lamrani – Opera Mundi
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) 50 Verdades sobre Hugo Chávez y la Revolución Bolivariana)
(Castellano) Eduardo Galeano: ‘Chávez, ese extraño dictador’.
Antonio C. S. Rosa, editor – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) Eduardo Galeano: ‘Chávez, ese extraño dictador’.)
Hugo Chavez: A Maker of History
Johan Galtung, 11 Mar 2013 - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( 6 Comments »)
(Castellano) Chávez: 5 de Marzo
Fernando Montiel T. – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) Chávez: 5 de Marzo)
How the Media Sanitize Honduras’s Brutal Regime
Keane Bhatt – North American Congress on Latin America-NACLA
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on How the Media Sanitize Honduras’s Brutal Regime)
(Português) Libor: A Gigantesca Transferência de Fundos da Sociedade a Bancos
Marcelo Justo – Carta Maior
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Libor: A Gigantesca Transferência de Fundos da Sociedade a Bancos)
El Comandante Has Left the Building
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on El Comandante Has Left the Building)
(Português) Bispo É Condenado por Pedofilia no Amazonas
Joana Queiroz – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 11th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) Bispo É Condenado por Pedofilia no Amazonas)
Acting like They Care about Haiti
Mark Schuller - CounterPunch
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Acting like They Care about Haiti)
(Castellano) Víctimas de Pederastia Piden Que Cardenal Mexicano No Asista al Cónclave
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 4th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) Víctimas de Pederastia Piden Que Cardenal Mexicano No Asista al Cónclave)
(Português) McDonald´s É Alvo de Inquérito da Polícia Federal Brasileira
Michelle Amaral – Brasil de Fato
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Português) McDonald´s É Alvo de Inquérito da Polícia Federal Brasileira)
US Border Patrol Selling Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartel
Project Censored – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on US Border Patrol Selling Weapons to Mexican Drug Cartel)
The Latin American Exception: How a Washington Global Torture Gulag Was Turned Into the Only Gulag-Free Zone on Earth
Greg Grandin - TomDispatch
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on The Latin American Exception: How a Washington Global Torture Gulag Was Turned Into the Only Gulag-Free Zone on Earth)
(Castellano) UNICEF Confirma que Cuba Es el Único País de América Latina sin Desnutrición Infantil
Politica & Medios – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on (Castellano) UNICEF Confirma que Cuba Es el Único País de América Latina sin Desnutrición Infantil)
Written in Blood and Dreams – Poetry and Latin American Revolution
Andre Vltchek - CounterPunch
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Written in Blood and Dreams – Poetry and Latin American Revolution)
Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Avoids Appearing in Court
BBC News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Avoids Appearing in Court)
China to Become South America’s Top Trading Partner by 2015
China Times – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on China to Become South America’s Top Trading Partner by 2015)
Think There’s No Alternative? Latin America Has a Few
Seumas Milne – The Guardian
February 25th, 2013 ( Comments Off on Think There’s No Alternative? Latin America Has a Few)
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