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The Party in Venezuelan Politics: Understanding the Context of the Upcoming Elections
With giant trucks blaring salsa music in the streets, the Venezuelan elections might quite literally be the party of the year.
The New “Golden Age of Oil” That Wasn’t
It seems the “New Golden Age in Oil” predicted last fall might not deliver on all of its problems thanks to environmental barriers.
The Coming Obama-Romney Economic Debate: Differences and Similarities
Obama's and Romney's positions on the economy in many important aspects are strikingly, and disturbingly, similar.
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Wells Fargo Courts Latinos While Investing in Private Prisons That Profit From Detaining Immigrants: Report Calls for Bank to Break Ties
This cycle involves profiting from the detention of vulnerable immigrant communities by understaffing the prisons and cutting costs so that basic food and medical needs are not met. The …
“Harvest of Empire”: New Film Recounts How US Intervention Caused Mass Latin American Migrations
At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, the new feature-length documentary, “Harvest of Empire,” examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in …
“Won’t Back Down” Film Pushes ALEC Parent Trigger Proposal
New film “Won't Back Down” prompts a closer examination of parent trigger laws, its funders and backers and a closer look at those promoting Parent Trigger as a cure …
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Gustavo Gutierrez and The Four Directions: The Red and the Black… and the Yellow and White
Ce. Uno. One: First memories. Through his daughter Raquel, I meet Gustavo Gutierrez in 1992, who by then, is already a legend. In Arizona, his name is synonymous with …
Election 2012
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Ten Huge Issues Being Ignored in the Presidential Campaign
There's a number of critical concerns that get no attention, including some of the worst problems in the United States and the world.
The US War on Drug Cartels in Mexico Is a Deadly Failure
Mark Karlin: Approximately 50,000 or more Mexicans have been killed since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a so-called war on drug cartels.