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President Dilma Rousseff’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly chastising the U.S. for spying on Brazilian citizens, including Rousseff herself, was a nice example of what…
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During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff accused the United States of violating human rights and international law by spying on…
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Leftists in the region are now more aggressive and right-wingers have been pressured to speak out. American experts may insist their focus is on Syria, but the backyard is rising in…
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September 23 is the annual commemoration of the so-called Cry of Lares, an event that signaled the start of the Puerto Rican independence struggle against Spain in 1868. As often…
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Brazil took the extraordinary step Tuesday of putting off a state visit by President Dilma Rousseff over allegations of U.S. spying.
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When Salvador Allende took office in November 1970, Chile was aligned with the U.S. The foreign policy of his Unidad Popular government broke sharply from this Cold War bloc.
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Brazil's action over the detention of Glenn Greenwald's partner shows South American nations no longer toe Washington's line. And the British proved their loyalty.
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In 2007, Ecuador dared to formulate at the United Nations a very advanced initiative: leave untouched the oil that lies under Yasuní National Park .
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Carlos Muñiz Varela was gunned down in 1979 at the age of 26. Two basic elements merged in his assassination: an ultra-rightist movement of Cuban origin and dirty cops dominated by…
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In a country where no cases of cholera had been recorded in more than 150 years, the number of cholera-infected Haitians surpassed all recorded cholera infections in the rest of the…
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