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| USAID Will Continue Its 'Democracy' Program in Cuba The US won't be required to halt its 'Democracy' Program' in Cuba, says Sujatha Fernandes, Professor of Sociology at Queens College, while the release of the Cuban Five remains testimony to the great endurance of the Cuban people says James Early of the Smithsonian Institute December 30, 2014 |
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| Cuba has Never Been Culturally Isolated, Just Shielded From the US The rich cultural life of Cuba thriving and democracy will not be exported to Cuba from the US, it is already working in the form of participatory democracy, says James Early of the Smithsonian Institute and Sujatha Fernandes, Professor of Sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center at CUNY. December 29, 2014 |
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| The Three Remaining 'Cuban 5' Go Home In a historic move bypassing congress, President Obama restores diplomatic
relations with Cuba, and in a simultaneous telecast President Raul Castro hails
the decision but reminds us that the blockade is still in place, says Michael
Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights December 19, 14 |
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| A Second Mexican Revolution in the Works (2/2) Climate of impunity persists in Mexico and only 6.8 % of the 33 million crimes
committed in 2013 were ever investigated says John M. Ackerman, Professor
at the National Autonomous University of Mexico December 15, 2014 |
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| A Second Mexican Revolution in the Works The case of the 43 missing students has sparked a second revolution in
Mexico as
the discontent over current socio-economic conditions grows, says John M.
Ackerman, Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico December 15, 14 |
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| Ecuador to Adopt Digital Currency Economist Bill Black says Ecuador's plan is supposed to provide bank services to rural communities through mobile phones October 3, 14 |
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| Xavante's Song Hiparidi Top'Tiro Xavante says indigenous peoples of the Amazon are uniting to defend their way of life and protect the biodiversity of the "lungs of the world" October 3, 14 |
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| The Forces behind Argentina's Default James Henry explains why Argentina has a U.S. court
deciding its financial fate and how this profits vulture capitalists like
Paul Singer October 3, 14 |
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| Dave Zirin: Abolish FIFA Sports journalist Dave Zirin says bribery and corruption are endemic to
FIFA, and discusses what could take its place in the world of soccer June 17, 2014 |
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| Brazilian Workers Strike and Protest Runup to World Cup Throughout the month of May, Brazilian workers have been staging strikes throughout the country, causing major disruptions daily. In Salvador, a recent public transportation strike brought the city to a grinding halt for two days. On the eve of the World Cup, public outrage towards the government for its mismanaging public funds for the games is intensifying June 3, 2014 |
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| Why is Inflation So High in Venezuela? Gregory Wilpert (2/2): Attempting to build socialism surrounded by a global
capitalist economy and being reliant on oil revenues, Venezuela is
struggling to find a solution to capital flight and exchange rate problems October 3, 14 |
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| 2013: A Deadly Year For Journalists Four Al-Jazeera journalists remain imprisoned in Egypt, whose US-backed
regime is among the most repressive countries suppressing the free press October 3, 14 |
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| Honduran Presidential Election In Limbo Honduran presidential candidate and wife of ousted-leftist president Xiomara Castro
cries fraud in election, as nations seen as US proxies congratulate ruling party
candidate. October 3, 14 |
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| Ecuadorian Tribesmen Killed in Army Raid In Ecuador, social and political conflict continues, amid a governmental and private push to exploit
mining resources, despite resistance from indigenous movements. October 3, 14 |
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| Ecuador Approves Oil Drilling in Amazon Rain Forest On October 3rd 2013, Ecuador's National Assembly authorized the project to drill for
oil in the Yasuni National forest, which is a biosphere reserve and home of endemic
tribes and unique animal species. October 3, 14 |
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| Brazil Agrobusiness Lobby Set to Appropriate Native Land and Timber Indigenous organizations protest in Brasilia, against the proposed
Constitutional Reform PEC 215 to put the fate of Amazonian Forests in the
hands of Congress; this motion was promoted by "Bancada Ruralista", the
Agribusiness' lobby many years ago and it is being discussed now. October 3, 14 |
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| Brazil, Corruption and the Mass Movement As the Supreme Court of Brazil orders a retrial of convicted PT politicians,
Joao Pedro Stedile, Leader of the Landless Rural Workers Movement,
says the mass movement must become capable of setting the political
agenda October 3, 14 |
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| Big Oil Gets Green Light to Explore Ecuadorian Amazon Patrick Bond: Ecuador President Rafael Correa is a petro-Kenysian who failed to sell
Yasuni National Park in carbon markets and to international donors, and now he's
turned a blind eye to what's really needed October 3, 14 |
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| Pope Seduced Brazil, Echoes the Right Pope Francis impressed Brazilians with his modest lifestyle and sympathy for the
poor, but he did not support the mass struggle for economic justice and instead
echoed the right-wing focus on corruption in government October 3, 14 |
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| How the Media Got Guatemala's Dos Erres Massacre Wrong Keane Bhatt: NPR received a Peabody award for their piece on the 1982 massacre,
but they omit one important fact; the US directly sponsored the Guatemalan special
forces that brutally killed thousands of civilians October 3, 14 |
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| Crime Major Issue in Venezuelan Election Miguel Tinker Salas: While inequality is now lowest in Latin America,
Venezuela is still a country where the poor lives along side the conspicuous
consumption of the wealthy October 3, 14 |
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| U.N. Secretary-General Leads Tributes to Hugo Chavez Diplomats observed a moment of silence at a U.N. General Assembly
meeting before the tributes by Ban Ki-moon, General Assembly President
Vuk Jeremic, representatives of regional groups, and Venezuela's foreign
minister October 3, 14 |
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| Drug War Mexico, NAFTA and Why People Leave Peter Watt (author of Drug War Mexico): US policy and neo-liberal "reforms" helped create conditions for the growth of drug cartels and the impoverishment of millions October 3, 14 |
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| Cuba Not Isolated in Latin America Alex Main: Cuba becomes president of Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries as even close American allies defy US policy of isolating Cuba October 3, 14 |
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| Ecuador vs The Bankers President Correa passes legislation that raises taxes on financial sector to finance a "Human Development Bond" October 3, 14 |
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| The Ecuadorian Mining Dilemma Ecuador needs revenues from mining in Amazon, but it will destroy nature and many indigenous people's way of life November 26, 2012 |
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| Chavez Wins After Massive Voter Turnout A Real News report from Caracas: Venezuelan opposition candidate
accepts election results that hand
Chavez a 10-point victory with more than 54% of the vote October 8, 2012 |
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| Chavez Celebrates Victory President Hugo Chavez won re-election on Sunday, defeating challenger
Henrique Capriles and gaining six more years to cement his legacy and
press ahead with his crusade for socialism in Venezuela. October 9, 2012 |
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| Colombian GM Workers on Hunger Strike Until Death Sew Their Mouths
Shut Thirteen auto workers in Bogotá, Colombia are completing their third week
of a hunger strike they say they won’t end until General Motors agrees to
negotiate with their demands.
(On Thursday, August 23 the strikers
announced that GM had agreed to negotiate. This story was produced in the
days prior to this agreement. The full statement from the strikers is included
beneath the video player.) August 22, 2012 |
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| True Cost of Chevron in Ecuador Robinson Yumbo, President of the National Indigenous Federation of the Cofan People on the multi-billion dollar woes of Chevron in Ecuador July 6, 2012 |
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| Mexicanos Piden Justicia Por Estudiantes Normalistas Asesinados Después del asesinato de dos estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Ayotzniapa, por la policia, durante una manifestacion el diciembre 2011 en el estado sureño de Guerrero, estudiantes Mexicanos han movilizado para pedir justicia y seguir exigiendo reformas educativas. October 3, 14 |
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| Chile Rising Al Jazeera's Fault Lines follows Chile's student protest movement and examines the underlying issues driving the anger January 19, 2012 |
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| The Deadliest Place in the World for a Journalist Mini-documentary on the Honduran journalists that have watched 15 colleagues assassinated in 19 months under the Lobo regime, a government Barack Obama praises for its "strong commitment to democracy" October 3, 14 |
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| La Policia de Honduras Arasa con un Pueblo Reportaje desde la comunidad campesina de Rigores en el valle Aguán, dondé un desalojo por parte de las autoridades deja a más de cien familias sin hogares July 31, 2011 |
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| Honduran Police Burn Community to the Ground Homes, churches, schools, and crops all destroyed as the post-coup government continues to side with wealthy plantation owners over the country's organized farmers July 31, 2011 |
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| SlutWalk Lands in Tegucigalpa Honduran capital's "Marcha de las Putas" becomes latest site for international movement against blaming victims for sexual violence October 3, 14 |
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| Mexico's Lost Generation Al Jazeera: In Mexico, 35, 000 children under the age of 18, are estimated to have been recruited to work for drug gangs November 22, 2010 |
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| HAITI: SIX MONTHS ON Al Jazeera: Deep wounds that fracture Haiti are re-emerging, more gaping than even before July 14, 2010 |
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| Why does Cuba fear Miami? Cuba5 Pt2: City where terrorists walk free, the govt. pays journalists, and bad trials are good politics June 15, 2010 |
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| Bolivia's resource dilemma Government struggles with tension between extraction-based economy and global environmental leadership October 3, 14 |
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| Clinton's Latin American tour Mark Weisbrot: Clinton tries to repair US image while urging recognition of controversial Honduran gov't March 13, 2010 |
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| Haiti and the 'Devil's Curse' Mainstream news attributes Haitian poverty to the supernatural, avoiding history of foreign intervention October 3, 14 |
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| Haiti: Guns or food? Presence of US troops provides both hope of relief, and fear of continuing legacy of US domination October 3, 14 |
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| Honduran Coup's economic basis Many say military coup was backed by the country's economic elite but hope elections improve situation November 30, 2009 |
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| Clock ticking in Honduras Giordano: A month before elections, coup regime that once sought to kill time is now running out of it October 3, 14 |
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| The siege of Tegucigalpa Repression ordered to the neighborhoods of the Honduran capital, forcing the poor to fight or starve October 3, 14 |
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| Zelaya just one of millions Honduran coup plotters' fear isn't losing power to Zelaya or Chavez, it's losing power to Hondurans October 3, 14 |
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| The Price of Gold Pt 2 Argentinean community's environmental crusade against Canadian gold mining giant July 25, 2009 |
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| The Price of Gold Pt 1 Argentinean community's environmental crusade against Canadian gold mining giant July 24, 2009 |
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| Honduras under siege Bertha Oliva: Coup leaders reviving despotism of the 80s in bid to crush participatory democracy October 3, 14 |
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| Military coup in Honduras Tinker-Salas: World leaders unified in calls for return to power of kidnapped president October 3, 14 |
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| Inside the Peruvian Amazon Ben Powless: President can hunt indigenous leader all he wants, the movement came from below June 12, 2009 |
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| Bolivia expels US ambassador Forrest Hylton: It's unclear how Morales can appease the autonomists without betraying his platform September 13, 2008 |
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| Divided kingdom in Panama Guardian: Naso tribe in Seiyik has split over government plan to build a hydroelectric dam on their land June 19, 2008 |
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| US spy scandal in Bolivia US embassy official in Bolivia recalled to Washington after asking student to spy on foreign nationals February 12, 2008 |
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| On the road in Bolivia From his recent trip, Pepe Escobar on La Paz: Showdown between Morales and the elite state governors February 12, 2008 |
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| Bolivia and democracy Jean Paul Guevara: President Morales attempts a peaceful and democratic change (2 of 5) February 1, 2008 |
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| Wilkerson: Cuba, Be Careful What You Wish For Larry Wilkerson tells Paul Jay that the president's executive order is long overdue and the embargo should be lifted, but Cuba should be wary of an increased U.S. presence December 26, 14 |
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