Land, Rain and Fire: A film by Tami Gold and Gerardo Renique

Land, Rain and Fire: A film by Tami Gold and Gerardo Renique

Land, Rain and Fire: Report from Oaxaca a documentary by Tami Gold and Gerardo Renique, distributed by Third World Newsreel ...
Planet of Slums by Mike Davis

Planet of Slums by Mike Davis

Planet of Slums by Mike Davis, 2005, Verso, 228 pages, $24.00 paperback. Latin America is the most urbanized region of ...
Democracy and Plan Colombia

Democracy and Plan Colombia

President George W. Bush has asked the American people to “be patient” so that Iraq can become like Colombia—so that ...
The Camisea Cover-Up

The Camisea Cover-Up

The boat ride into camisea starts at a low-slung provisions town called Ivochote in the rainforests of southeastern Peru. It ...
Democracy or Polyarchy?

Democracy or Polyarchy?

To favor democracy means to oppose U.S. foreign policy in the name of democracy. The issue is not whether democracy ...
Benevolence or Intervention: Spotlighting U.S. Soft Power

Benevolence or Intervention: Spotlighting U.S. Soft Power

While the U.S imperial presence has emerged as a more or less acknowledged fact of the 21st century, popular references ...
The Rise of the Penguins

The Rise of the Penguins

It was every adolescent revolutionary's dream: schools throughout the country were occupied and the gates were barricaded. Tens of thousands ...
Electoral Intervention in the Americas: Uneven and Unanticipated Results

Electoral Intervention in the Americas: Uneven and Unanticipated Results

“This dispute with the United States demands leadership at the national level...even if that leadership happens to rankle some in ...