Colin asks a good question about the so-called Latin American "left." One of the biggest problems here is that, simply put, I don’t buy characterizations of people like Correa, Chavez, or Morales as “radical left,” for many reasons. First, a truly “radical” left, would seek...
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I'm sick and tired of trying to meet our commentariat's demands for more posts about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. To shut you all up about these vital nations, I'm.
A new survey of the world's most deadly cities show that the top 33 are in the Americas, with the vast majority along the drug highway in North America and.
Interesting pair of articles on Latin American military institutions. First Guatemala: They burned villages, killed children and, just a winding road away from here in 1982, the Guatemalan military also massacred hundreds of Mayan peasants, after torturing old men and raping young women. But now,...
Colin Snider, my old blogging partner from Alterdestiny, has started a new blog dedicated to Latin American issues. It's been up for a month or so now with many excellent.
I'm not sure if this is a very good idea. I know I look forward to them spreading across Honduras and Nicaragua. Maybe they can sell shirts emblazoned with images.
Building on the discussion of indigenous poverty in Oaxaca from a couple of days ago is this Guardian piece on indigenous children not going to school in rural Oaxaca, thus plunging deeper into a never-ending cycle of poverty exacerbated by the global economy. Elena Gonzales...
This week, I want to highlight the excellent blog on Latin American affairs, Bloggings by Boz. Boz has provided seminal coverage of Latin American affairs for years. This is a.