‘Che’ Goes to Cannes

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2008 One of the most hotly anticipated contenders at this year's Cannes Film Festival is "Che," Steven Soderbergh's lengthy biopic of iconic Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara, featuring Benicio del Toro in the title role. However, whether the excitement surrounding the "Che" screening at the French film fest is any indication that moviegoers will flock to the (currently) 4-hour-plus production remains to be seen. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Colombia Claims FARC Planned to Make Dirty Bomb

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 Defending their position after the killing of members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Ecuador heightened tension among Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela over the weekend, Colombian officials said the slain FARC members had been plotting to make a dirty bomb. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Latin America

Angel Boligan, El Universal, Mexico City Jan 16, 2008 Dig deeper

Ibero-American Summit

Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany Nov 13, 2007 Dig deeper

Rich Government, Poor People

Dario Castillejos, Dario La Crisis Nov 3, 2007 Dig deeper

Is Argentina Ready for a Woman President?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2007 We certainly hope so, because it has just elected one. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who happens to be the current first lady, managed to pull in more than 40 percent of the vote. In fact, the runner-up (with 23 percent of the vote) is also a woman. Not bad for Gaucho country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fan of Failure

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2007 Ever a fan of failed policy, President Bush has reiterated his support of the embargo against Cuba, which, one might recall, was enacted more than four decades ago to force Fidel Castro from power. Bush also praised the patient (and sometimes violent) Cuban dissidents, who, he said, one day "will be the nation's leaders." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Martyring of Che Guevara

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 10, 2007 If the CIA thought that executing the guerrilla would kill what he stood for, it mostly assuredly has been proved wrong. Witness the current state of politics in Latin America, not to mention the reverence this week that marked the 40th anniversary of his death. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jenna Bush Has a New Career

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2007 First daughter Jenna Bush (left) may be known for late-night reveling and getting kicked out of Argentina, but HarperCollins is betting at least $300,000 that she has enough gravitas to carry off a nonfiction book about AIDS and poverty in the Third World. According to Radar Online, "Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope" is bad, but at least Jenna (unlike her dad) endorses the condom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The French Bellwether

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig May 8, 2007 Is Europe moving right? Is the democratic left in trouble? The decisive victory of Nicolas Sarkozy over Socialist Segolene Royal in France's presidential elections on Sunday was the most recent example of the battering that moderate-left parties are taking from the forces of globalization and discontent over immigration. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mexico City to Decriminalize Abortion

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2007 If a Mexican woman has an abortion, she could find herself in jail unless she had been raped, her life was at risk or there was a likelihood of severe birth defects. But that's about to change in the capital city, home to one-fifth of Mexico's population, where the legislature has voted by a wide margin to decriminalize abortion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Frees International Terrorist

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 25, 2007 A terrorist lives in Miami. He is not in hiding, or part of some sleeper cell. He's an escaped convict, wanted internationally for blowing up a jetliner. His name is Luis Posada Carriles. As the nation was focused on the Virginia Tech shooting, the Bush administration quietly allowed Posada's release from a federal immigration detention center. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )