Mickey Martelly has appointed Bill Clinton to chair an advisory board on economic development and investment in Haiti (see article below). If you add this appointment to his position as head of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission and his service as the UN Special Envoy to Haiti, he has all the poker chips. One of […]
August 13, 2011
Today, August 13, i s the 85th birthday of Fidel Castro. Two videos: the first is of President Evo Morales of Bolivia talking about Fidel and the great impact he has had around the world ; the second video is a true treasure – Fidel in his own words. Viva Fidel!
April 22, 2011
Venezuela leaving Andean Community trade pact, new deals being negotiated with some nations By Associated Press, Thursday, April 21, 6:30 PM CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela will leave the Andean Community of Nations trade pact Friday after 38 years as a member, and it has yet to reach new long-term trade agreements with two of the bloc’s other […]
December 17, 2010
Wikileaks Show Why Washington Won’t Allow Democracy in Haiti By Mark Weisbrot This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on December 17, 2010. If anyone wants to reprint it, please include a link to the original. The polarization of the debate around Wikileaks is pretty simple, really. Of all the governments […]
October 1, 2010
Consider the following information regarding yesterday’s coup attempt in Ecuador. First an RT interview with Eva Golinger. Second, two articles, authored by Jean-Guy Allard — the first one confirms a story that broke in 2008 about US intelligence penetration of the Ecuadoran police and the second one describes the meddling by the US ambassador in […]
August 6, 2010
CORREO DEL ORINOCO – english edition
July 9, 2010
Please go to the Bolivia UN site to view Ambassador Pablo Solon’s speech at the closing ceremony of the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit. Filmed June 26, 2010.
June 30, 2010
“South of the Border” Synopsis: There’s a revolution underway in South America, but most of the world doesn’t know it. Oliver Stone sets out on a road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media’s misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected […]
June 30, 2010
One Year After the Coup, Rift Persists Between Washington And Latin America Over Honduras By Mark Weisbrot This article was published by The Guardian Unlimited on June 30, 2010. If anyone wants to reprint it, please include a link to the original. At dawn one year ago, on June 28, soldiers invaded the home […]
June 28, 2010
New York Times Reporter Errs in Attack on Film, “South of the Border” Director Oliver Stone and Writers Mark Weisbrot and Tariq Ali Respond For Immediate Release: June 28, 2010 Contact: Dan Beeton, 202-239-1460 Washington, D.C. – As is well-known to those who follow the work of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, CEPR […]
September 12, 2011
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