Archive for the category ‘LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN’


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!)
Open Veins, Healing Wounds, in Latin America [R.I.P. Eduardo Galeano]
Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
April 20th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Open Veins, Healing Wounds, in Latin America [R.I.P. Eduardo Galeano])
Latin America and the Anglo-American Booby-Left
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Latin America and the Anglo-American Booby-Left)
Latin America Not US Backyard
John Wight – Russia Today
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Latin America Not US Backyard)
What You Need to Know about Venezuela
George Ciccariello-Maher – Jacobin Magazine
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on What You Need to Know about Venezuela)
Grassroots Movement Blocks Water Privatization in Mexico
Alfredo Acedo, Americas Program – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Grassroots Movement Blocks Water Privatization in Mexico)
Breaking News: The New York Times Reports on What the Rest of the Western Hemisphere Thinks about the Conflict between the US and Venezuela
Mark Weisbrot – Center for Economic and Policy Research
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Breaking News: The New York Times Reports on What the Rest of the Western Hemisphere Thinks about the Conflict between the US and Venezuela)
Brazil: The Dictatorship’s Perfect Crime
Marcelo Pellegrini, Upside Down World – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Brazil: The Dictatorship’s Perfect Crime)
The 10 Happiest Countries Are All in Latin America
Laura Geggel, Live Science – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The 10 Happiest Countries Are All in Latin America)
The CIA in Latin America: From Coups to Torture and Preemptive Killings
Nil Nikandrov – Strategic Culture Foundation
March 16th, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
Obama’s War in Our Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Obama’s War in Our Hemisphere and Venezuela’s National Liberation Struggle)
Look Out America: The Venezuelans Are Coming
Matt Carr – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Look Out America: The Venezuelans Are Coming)
US and Venezuela: Decades of Defeats and Destabilization
Prof. James Petras – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US and Venezuela: Decades of Defeats and Destabilization)
Interview: Mildred Aristide, Former First Lady of Haiti
Haiti Solidarity – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Interview: Mildred Aristide, Former First Lady of Haiti)
Fact Not Fiction – US Aggression against Venezuela
Eva Golinger - CounterPunch
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Fact Not Fiction – US Aggression against Venezuela)
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)
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)
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?)
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)
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)
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)
(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”)
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 »)