Articles by Nikolas Kozloff

"The past ten years in Latin America have seen a historic shift to the left in the halls of government power and the streets, so it makes sense that people in the US need to learn from these examples if we are to break out of the stranglehold of our stagnant political culture," Ben Dangl explains in this interview.

As the Wikileaks scandal drags on a portrait is emerging of Brazil, and suffice it to say it is not too flattering.  A rising power with global aspirations, Brazil has a lot more political and economic muscle than, say Venezuela or Bolivia.  Yet, time and again the Lula administration takes a very meek approach toward the United States or, even worse, goes along with Washington’s geopolitical machinations.