
Colombia: Memory and Accountability
"The objective of memory is to highlight both the struggle of the dead and the nature of the powers that ...

On Rigoberta, Guerrillas and Academics: An Interview with David Stoll
Steven Dudley: Many critics have said that you are being picky; that if the things Rigoberta describes did not happen ...

Resurrecting Allende
This radio station will be silenced and my quiet voice will no longer reach you. But it does not matter; ...

The Meaning of “Cuba”: Four Personal Reflections
THE MEANING OF "CUBA": FOUR PERSONAL REFLECTIONS Sandinista comandante Doris Tijerino, Cuban-American scholar Marifeli Pérez-Stable, Argentine social historian Carlos Vilas ...

From Allende to Lula: Assessing the Legacy
As Chileans and progressives around the world mark the 30th anniversary of the violent military coup that overthrew Chiles socialist ...

The Disappeared: The Triumph of Memory
The terrifying revelations made by a navy captain of the "death flights" carried out during Argentina's dirty war show that ...

Truth Commissions: Exhuming the Past
As repressive regimes fade, questions about the past are often central to the politics of the present. Human rights leaders ...

The Americas React to Terror
The View from New York City and Reaction to the September 11 Attacks from Around the Americas By JoAnn Kawell ...