Bolivia’s Indigenous Majority Catches a Break

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2009 Bolivian President Evo Morales, himself an Aymara Indian, has won a referendum on a new constitution granting special privileges to Bolivia's indigenous people. The electorate split along racial lines, with the country's elite white and mixed-race minorities largely opposing the measure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cubans Hoping for a Thaw

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2009 The 50-year U.S. relationship with revolutionary Cuba may warm up this winter, with some on the island seeing an Obama presidency as an indicator of potential change in the two countries' diplomatic and trade status. A Havana barber is quoted as holding hope for reconciliation despite the fact that Obama "is a capitalist and likely an imperialist." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chesa Boudin on Colombia’s Civil War

BLANK Dec 26, 2008 A new book casts an illuminating spotlight on Colombia’s guerrilla war, fueled by cocaine profits and U.S. military aid. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Latin Leaders Rebuke U.S.

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2008 In a summit that celebrated the absence of the US on its guest list, Latin American leaders met in Brazil to discuss a post-U hegemonic world The talks, which centered on the "demise" of the capitalist model, also snubbed former colonizing nations Portugal and Spain in a further demonstration of the increasing political autonomy of the region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brazilian Indians Win Land Battle

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2008 The native people of the state of Roraima have won an important legal victory before Brazil's Supreme Court. With 100 similar cases hanging in the balance, the court decided to keep an Indian reservation intact, to the chagrin of farmers, loggers and even some military leaders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexican Drug Wars Claim 5,000 Lives in 2008

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2008 It's been a creeping tragedy that has escaped serious attention by many major media outlets, but the recurring waves of drug violence in Mexico have taken the lives of about 5,000 people in 2008. In response, the Mexican government has deployed more than 40,000 troops, though corruption within the state's security forces remains a grave problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chavez Celebrates Sweeping Victory

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2008 Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has survived an electoral challenge with flying colors. His party swept 17 of 22 state elections, although the opposition was victorious in several key skirmishes, including the capital state, the mayoralty of Caracas and even Venezuela's biggest slum, traditionally a Chavez stronghold. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Latin Leaders Blast Bailout

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2008 The most explicit anti-capitalist analysis of the US's proposed bailout of major finance firms is not domestic, but rather international A cadre of left-leaning leaders in Latin America is ramping up criticism of Bush's crony capitalism, arguing that the U economic crisis was caused by the driving logic of American imperialism: fast money at the expense of the poor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain, Spain … Explain?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2008 OK, so you may have read about or heard this interview of John McCain by Miami's Radio Caracol during which the candidate had some kind of communication malfunction while discussing his foreign policy strategy vis-à-vis Latin America and Spain. What exactly happened? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘¡Adios, Ambassador!’ Say Chavez and Morales

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 Two Latin American leaders, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Bolivia's Evo Morales, expelled the U.S. ambassadors to their nations after claiming that the American embassies in both countries were supporting rebel groups aimed at toppling their governments. Salvador Allende and Jacobo Arbenz were unavailable for comment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Argentine ‘Dirty War’ Murderer Gets Life

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2008 Former Argentine army officer and current scumbag Luciano Benjamin Menendez finally got what should have happened to him 30 years ago: a life sentence in jail for the kidnap, torture and murder of anti-dictatorship activists in 1977. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South American Food Crisis

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