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Argentina: Thirty-One Years After Coup, Disappearances and Terror Back on the Streets

Marie Trigona March 29, 2007 Marie Trigona

Argentina marked the 31st anniversary of the nation's 1976 military coup on March 24 with a series of marches to commemorate 30,000 disappeared during the so-called dirty war. As the perpetrators face trial 31 years on, key witnesses are disappearing and terror is back on the streets. In the face of threats and attacks, demonstrators demanded an end to impunity for military personnel who served in the 1976-1983 dictatorship.

Bolivia’s Dance With Evo Morales

Benjamin Dangl & April Howard March 28, 2007 Benjamin Dangl & April Howard

George W. Bush and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez crisscrossed Latin America on parallel tours recently, pushing opposing agendas. While Bush touted free trade, cooperative ventures and US aid programs, Chávez touched down in Bolivia, where his socialist ally, President Evo Morales, is dancing precariously with a divided population.

Book Review: Building Pipelines, Supporting Warlords and Bleeding Afghans

Richard Alan Leach March 21, 2007 Richard Alan Leach

Less than four weeks after 9/11, on October 7, 2001, the US attacked Afghanistan in the opening salvo of what was later justified as a new "war on terror." The US dropped more than 10,000 bombs, including air strikes from B-2 and B-52 stealth bombers and cruise missiles from submarines in the Arabian Sea.

Inside Latin America’s Left Turn: An Interview with Ben Dangl

Brian Yanity, Insurgent49 March 20, 2007 Brian Yanity, Insurgent49

"These Latin American political leaders and social movements are recuperating the meaning of democracy, freedom and what it means to be an American in a unified Americas against imperialism and corporate looting."

Russell Davenport: World Citizen, Political Strategist

Rene Wadlow February 28, 2007 Rene Wadlow

With the US presidential campaign preliminaries beginning in the Democratic and Republican parties, it is useful to recall one of the most innovative of campaign strategists, Russell Davenport, the spirit behind those chanting "We want Willkie" at the 1940 Republican convention in Philadelphia.

Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, and the Rest of the World

Michael Shank February 18, 2007 Michael Shank

Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq, North Korea, and Venezuela. Along the way, Chomsky also commented on climate change, the World Social Forum, and why international relations are run like the mafia.