Morococha, a town in the Yauli Province of the Junin Region of Peru, used to be home to around 5,000 people but today many have … One Multinational Completely Destroyed This Peru CommunityRead more
Latin America
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For More Than 50 Years, CIA Went Deep into Ecuadorean Society
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to declassified documents and testimonies of previous agency officials, had a permanent operation to intervene in political and … For More Than 50 Years, CIA Went Deep into Ecuadorean SocietyRead more
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How Middle-Class Chileans Contributed to the Overthrow of Salvador Allende
American intervention was one factor leading to the Chilean coup—but unrest on the part of middle-class Chileans was another. Orlando Letelier’s essay on the Chicago … How Middle-Class Chileans Contributed to the Overthrow of Salvador AllendeRead more
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The Ten Most Lethal CIA Interventions in Latin America
Note: In its 200 year history, the USA has intervened in, invaded or militarily occupied the following Western Hemisphere nations: Canada, Confederate States of America, … The Ten Most Lethal CIA Interventions in Latin AmericaRead more
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The US Remains Guilty in Guatemala
On Mother’s Day, May 12, The Boston Globe featured a photo of a young woman with her toddler son sleeping in her arms. The woman, … The US Remains Guilty in GuatemalaRead more
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The Empire Strikes Back
A decade ago left-wing governments, defying Washington and global corporations, took power in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Venezuela, Uruguay, Bolivia and Ecuador. It seemed as if … The Empire Strikes BackRead more
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Chile Declares Pinochet Most Violent Criminal Ruler in History
Chile’s lower house approved Wednesday a declaration calling late dictator Augusto Pinochet “the most violent and criminal ruler” in Chile’s history and requested that the … Chile Declares Pinochet Most Violent Criminal Ruler in HistoryRead more
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Corporate ‘Bio-Piracy’ in Peru Threatens Indigenous Knowledge
The production and consumption of natural Andean and Amazonian ancestral products in Peru is under threat due to “biopiracy” as foreign companies have filed over … Corporate ‘Bio-Piracy’ in Peru Threatens Indigenous KnowledgeRead more
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40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated.
Orlando Letelier’s 1976 Nation essay is still essential reading. In August 1976, The Nation published an essay that rocked the US political establishment, both for … 40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine. Then He Was Assassinated.Read more
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The Assassination of Orlando Letelier and the Politics of Silence
Forty years ago last night, agents working for the Chilean secret service attached plastic explosives to the bottom of Orlando Letelier’s Chevrolet as it sat … The Assassination of Orlando Letelier and the Politics of SilenceRead more