Marc Cooper

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Marc Cooper is an award-winning journalist and the author of several non-fiction books. A retired Professor of Journalism at the USC Annenberg School, he served as translator to Chilean President Salvador Allende.

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Marc Cooper on the Fate of Cesar Chavez’s Dream

BLANK Nov 13, 2009 In her important new book, Miriam Pawel chronicles how a movement to unionize farmworkers failed to realize its charismatic founder’s vision as his relatives turned a union into a family business.Miriam Pawel's new book chronicles how a charismatic leader's vision for farmworkers failed as his relatives turned a union into a family business. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Marc Cooper on Hugo Chavez

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Oct 12, 2007 A former translator for Chile's Salvador Allende reviews three books evaluating the remarkable rise of Venezuela's irrepressible Hugo Chavez. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Marc Cooper: Bush’s Immigration Speech Is Bad Policy, Bad Politics

Marc Cooper / Truthdig May 16, 2006 One of the nation's leading experts on immigration policy writes that Bush's May 15 speech "had nothing to do with actual border policy and everything to do with domestic electoral politics." Instead of sending National Guard troops to the border, "Bush could have saved the taxpayers a load and sent a few battalions of Boy Scouts to do this job." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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The Great Immigration Debate: Getting Beyond Denial

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Mar 15, 2006 Marc Cooper peels away the myths shrouding the U.S. immigration debate. It is time to admit that the attempt to stem the influx of illegal immigrants into this country by merely strengthening border security has failed miserably. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Bachelet: Si y No

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Jan 16, 2006 The election of Socialist pediatrician Michelle Bachelet as president is good news for the people of Chile. Especially given the alternatives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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A New Ally for the Latin American Left

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Jan 9, 2006 Since the original posting of the piece, in early December, events have moved very quickly in South America. Marc Cooper has provided an update. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Booking Pinochet

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Dec 31, 2005 The bloody Chilean dictator is a whisker away from trial. Marc Cooper weighs in on the significance of the recent booking of the 90-year-old General Augusto Pinochet. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Big Blowup Over Venezuela

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Dec 14, 2005 Update: Hugo Chavez and the Latin American left picked up an important new ally when, a few weeks ago, peasant leader Evo Morales (shown at right here) was elected as president of Bolivia. What's all the fuss over Hugo Chavez? Marc Cooper examines the mercurial leader and his contentious relations with the Bush administration. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

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