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Latin America
Ecuador’s New Communications Law: A Democratic Model?
The law guarantees for diversity and plurality and the need to regulate the media in the public interest.
Capitalism’s “One-Track Mind” for Profits
The policies President Obama and the US are proposing as ‘solutions’ to poverty and the drug trade in Central America exacerbate their root causes.
Questions Surround the Kidnapping of Two Jesuit Priests in Argentina
It is unlikely that the questions and uncertainty swirling around Pope Francis's role in the kidnapping of two Jesuit priests during the Argentine military dictatorship will ever be definitively …
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The US Remains Guilty in Guatemala
Chomsky: Reagan assured America that Rios Montt was a man of great personal integrity and commitment.
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The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement
The US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will worsen the violence already epidemic in Colombia.
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Facing Off: The Integration of Capital vs. the Integration of Peoples in the Americas
Joao Pedro Stedile: “At this moment, there is a strong project of recolonization of the continent according to the US's interests.”
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Women Forge a Space for Themselves in Latin American Labor Movement
Training of women is being given a push, and delegations made up of equal numbers of men and women have started to be required for all activities.
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Chávez: The Legacy and the Challenges
De Sousa Santos highlights Chavez's accomplishments on Latin American integration and challenges to his followers to follow through and create a brand of socialism with flexibility and lasting power.
Nicolas Maduro Did Not Steal the Venezuelan Election
This week, the warlords of the rings are back in Caracas as, per the original script, the US State Department is backing opposition claims - no details provided - …
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The United States Shows Its Contempt for Venezuelan Democracy
Washington's clumsy efforts to de-legitimise Venezuela's election mark a escalation of its push for regime change.