Politics

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 )

The Left Is Taking a Beating All Over the Globe

John Feffer / TomDispatch May 13, 2019 In this planet-wide rising tide of right-wing populism promoted by Steve Bannon, the liberal left commands only a few disconnected islands. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Uruguay Now Gets Nearly 95 Percent of Its Electricity From Renewable Sources

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2015 Less than 10 years after instituting a new energy policy, the country has slashed its carbon footprint without government subsidies or higher consumer costs, reports the country’s head of climate change policy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Marches Against Femicide and Domestic Violence Sweep Through Argentina, Uruguay, Chile (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 4, 2015 Latin America is alight with feminist movements. From Argentina to Paraguay, women are taking to the streets to demand human rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guantanamo’s Ex-Detainees Find Little Solace in Uruguay

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 22, 2015 Release from the Guantanamo Bay prison to the South American country has not amounted to freedom for many of the men whom the U.S. government previously regarded as “high threat” members of al-Qaida’s global terrorist network. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Uruguay Likely to Become the First Nation to Legalize Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2013 On Tuesday, Uruguay's Senate will vote on a law that would allow for regulated distribution, production and sale of weed; income inequality in the U.S. is at its highest since 1928; meanwhile, Europeans are starting to believe that legalizing prostitution isn't effective. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eduardo Galeano: ‘This World Is Not Democratic at All’ (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 25, 2013 The "poet laureate of the anti-globalization movement," who has been published here at Truthdig, says "the world is organized by the war economy and the war culture." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )