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When does a foreign scandal become known as such in the United States? 13 Aug 2011 | 09:49 am
Larry Tovar Acuña, a former top lieutenant to the infamous Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar By Justin Delacour Latin America News Review August 12, 2011 Below is short passage of a 1993 Washin...
Colombia's Supreme Court dismisses Reyes files as evidence 2 Jun 2011 | 05:17 pm
By Adriaan Alsema Colombia Reports May 18, 2011 Documents found on computers of slain FARC commander "Raul Reyes" are inadmissible as evidence in court as the material is illegally obtained and pro...
People Power in Wisconsin 20 Feb 2011 | 07:43 am
Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill Protest from Matt Wisniewski on Vimeo.
Interesting Mexican commentary on culture and the passing of "Cantinflas" 8 Feb 2011 | 04:39 am
Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes, also known as 'Cantinflas' (August 12, 1911 – April 20, 1993) was a Mexican comedian and actor. As I continue to wade through old New York Times reports for my dis...
Pablo Solón Responds to Secret U.S. Manipulation of Climate Talks Revealed in WikiLeaks Cable 10 Dec 2010 | 07:24 am
Democracy Now! December 6, 2010 Secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks have revealed new details about how the United States manipulated last year’s climate talks in Copenhagen. The cables s...
Nicolas Rossier: Talking with Jean-Bertrand Aristide 8 Dec 2010 | 06:57 am
More GRITtv GRITtv November 23, 2010 It's not a year since the earthquake rocked Haiti and destroyed homes and cities, leaving people in desperate situations. And now as elections are approaching, ...
Chilean Economist Manfred Max-Neef on Barefoot Economics, Poverty and Why The U.S. is Becoming an "Underdeveloping Nation" 8 Dec 2010 | 06:45 am
Democracy Now! November 26, 2010 We speak with the acclaimed Chilean economist, Manfred Max-Neef. He won the Right Livelihood Award in 1983, two years after the publication of his book Outside Looki...
A Look at Argentina’s Economic Rebellion and the Social Movements that Led It 8 Dec 2010 | 06:34 am
Democracy Now! November 12, 2010 As we broadcast from Buenos Aires, we look at the economic rebellion of Argentina that took place after the government defaulted on $95 billion in foreign loans in 2...
Still on Hiatus 6 Dec 2010 | 10:07 am
To those of you who've written in asking whether I'll be blogging again, I'm unfortunately not able to do so at the moment. I'm teaching two classes, trying to finish up my dissertation, and getting r...
Brazil: electricity at the ends of the Earth 7 Nov 2010 | 06:45 pm
France 24's Reporters October 29, 2010 Light For All! That was President Lula’s promise - a programme designed to bring electricity to the millions of Brazilians who don’t have any. In Amazonia, on ...
