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Argentina Defies the Americas’ Crisis of Democracy

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 As regional powers backslide and Donald Trump looms, one nation offers a popular, progressive alternative. A dispatch from Buenos Aires. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: José Mujica

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 18, 2015 The Uruguayan president, who will leave office soon, has an offbeat but sincere approach that has won the hearts of his people and the respect of foreigners. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Uruguay Takes In Several Guantanamo Bay Prisoners After President Mujica’s Offer

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 9, 2014 After the second time the outgoing Uruguayan President José Mujica urged President Obama to release the "human beings who [are] suffering an atrocious kidnapping at Guantanamo" and reiterated his offer to take several detainees in, the U.S. government obliged. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Uruguay’s President Offered $1 Million for His ’87 Volkswagen Beetle

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 12, 2014 Any guesses as to what the "poorest president in the world" would do with a million dollars? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Seriously, Where on Earth Is Kim Jong Un?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2014 The North Korean leader hasn't been seen in public since early September, which one writer describes as "curious"; Uruguay's José Mujica may be the most radical and generous president around; meanwhile, is the "Yes Means Yes" law an "ill-conceived detour" for feminism? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )