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Facebook Suspended a Latin American News Network and Gave Three Different Reasons Why
Sam Biddle – The Intercept
August 27th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Facebook Suspended a Latin American News Network and Gave Three Different Reasons Why)
Venezuela’s Monetary Revolution Vis-à-vis Economic Sanctions
Nino Pagliccia – Global Research
August 13th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Venezuela’s Monetary Revolution Vis-à-vis Economic Sanctions)
‘Economy Is Society’s Servant, Not Its Master,’ Say UN Rights Experts, Urging Brazil to Put Human Rights before Austerity
UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 6th, 2018 ( Comments Off on ‘Economy Is Society’s Servant, Not Its Master,’ Say UN Rights Experts, Urging Brazil to Put Human Rights before Austerity)
Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas
Human Rights Watch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Brazil: Pesticide Poisonings in Rural Areas)
Diabolical Plot to Extradite Assange to US
Stephen Lendman | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 30th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Diabolical Plot to Extradite Assange to US)
Violent Coup Fails in Nicaragua, US Continues Regime Change Efforts
Kevin Zeese | Popular Resistance – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Violent Coup Fails in Nicaragua, US Continues Regime Change Efforts)
Ecuador Will Imminently Withdraw Asylum for Julian Assange and Hand Him Over to the UK. What Comes Next?
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Ecuador Will Imminently Withdraw Asylum for Julian Assange and Hand Him Over to the UK. What Comes Next?)
The War on Assange Is a War on Press Freedom
Chris Hedges – Truthdig
July 23rd, 2018 ( Comments Off on The War on Assange Is a War on Press Freedom)
Puerto Rico: Disaster Colonialism Strikes Again
Judith Mirkinson | Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Puerto Rico: Disaster Colonialism Strikes Again)
Argentina: Over 60 Social Movements Protest US ‘Military Base’
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 16th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Argentina: Over 60 Social Movements Protest US ‘Military Base’)
Genocide Hoax Tests Ethics of Academic Publishing
Reuben Rose-Redwood – The Conversation
July 16th, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Internationalism and the Colonial Challenges Facing Haiti and Venezuela
Jeanette Charles | Haiti Action Committee – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 9th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Internationalism and the Colonial Challenges Facing Haiti and Venezuela)
Why Venezuela Reporting Is So Bad
Joe Emersberger | FAIR-Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 2nd, 2018 ( 2 Comments »)
Violence in Nicaragua: US-Orchestrated Coup Attempt?
Stephen Lendman | Intrepid Report – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 2nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Violence in Nicaragua: US-Orchestrated Coup Attempt?)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Work Begins Soon to Bring Haiti into ‘Silk Road’ after China Invests US$30 Billion to Develop Infrastructure
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 4th, 2017 ( 1 Comment »)
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)
Does Henry Kissinger Have a Conscience?
Jon Lee Anderson – The New Yorker
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Does Henry Kissinger Have a Conscience?)
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)
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!)
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