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The Politics of Redistribution in Argentina in 130 Days
The conflict over taxes on agricultural exports in Argentina has its historical roots in the fact that most governments in the 200-year history of the country have taxed agricultural exports to genera
Danny Glover, Haiti, and the Politics of Revolutionary Cinema in Venezuela
Since the inception of the oil industry in the early twentieth century, Venezuela has had strong cultural ties to the United States.
Getting Personal: Cuéllar and the ILEA Controversy
To the editors:
Garifuna Resistance Against Mega-Tourism in Tela Bay
“’We have hundreds of kilometers of beaches that aren't developed, and it's
Film Review: An Occasion for Reflection, Squandered
With Senator Barack Obama having become the United States’ first black presidential candidate from one of the two dominant parties, it is useful to look back at the 1960s, a decade when the nation
Activists from the Americas Unite Against Racism
Human rights activists from Latin America met in the Brazilian capital of Brasília in June to talk about and evaluate the efforts regional governments have made toward eradicating racism and discrimi
McCain’s Immigration Waffle
Talk about pandering to your wanna-be, gotta-have conservative base.
Wayward Allies: President Rafael Correa and the Ecuadorian Left
Outside of Ecuador, most progressives consider President Rafael Correa to be a Leftist champion of social and economic justice.
The Tenuous Indigenous-Sandinista Alliance
Daniel Ortega’s successful bid for Nicaragua’s presidency last year received enthusiastic support from one of his party’s long-time foes: indigenous groups from the Atlantic coast.
Ten Years On, Bolivarian Revolution at Crossroads
In 2006, Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez was at the height of his political powers.
Five Years Later: Judging Bush’s AIDS Initiative
In January 2003, President George W. Bush announced his plan to ask Congress for $15 billion to fight the global AIDS pandemic. In contrast to the 1980s and 1990s—when many U.S.
Colombia: AIDS in the Time of War
A few months before Myrian Cossio’s 20th birthday, in San José del Guaviare, a bustling frontier town deep in Colombia’s eastern tropical lowlands, armed men forced her into a car.
Peru: Social Rebellion Spreads Nationwide
LIMA, Jul 14 (IPS) - The Peruvian capital, faced with rapidly rising cost of living, was the epicentre of protests calling for fulfilment of social and wage agreements signed by the government.
Pines on the Páramo: The Disastrous Local Effects of the Carbon Market
Manuel drives up the winding cobblestone road in the northern highlands of Ecuador, expertly steering the rickety truck while discussing local politics.
US Intervention in Salvadoran Elections Continues
During a recent heated meeting at the US Embassy in El Salvador, Ambassador Charles Glazer admitted to U.S. intervention in the 2004 Salvadoran presidential elections.
The Basic Food Position: 2008
Food is the first thing; morals follow on.
—Bertolt Brecht
McCain’s Big Oil Ties: From Colombia to Iraq
When you consider John McCain’s ties to Big Oil, the GOP candidate’s claim to be a political maverick taking on special interests is nothing short of absurd.
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