The release of United 93 has brought renewed attention to the tragic events of 9/11. Yet Americans are less familiar with the story of another jet full of innocent people destroyed by terrorists: Cubana Flight 455.
In many high school history classes students are told that before Columbus arrived the Americas were full of untamed wilderness loosely populated with savage Indians. Charles Mann’s book, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus proves that the opposite is true.
As four Mapuche activists imprisoned under draconian anti-terrorist laws spend 70 days on a hunger strike, the troubled relationship between the Chilean state and "the oldest of Chileans" is rockier than ever.
Imagínese viviendo en un bosque nublado en los Andes Tropicales del Ecuador. La región es reconocida como una de las zonas ecológicas más diversas del mundo. Aunque la comunidad en la que vive es […]
Imagine living in a cloud forest in the Ecuadorian tropical Andes. The region is recognized as one of the most ecologically diverse places in the world.
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In a single sweep of the pen, Bolivian President Evo Morales has rearranged the continent’s entire geopolitical map.
Here is the speech Evo Morales gave on May 1st when nationalizing Bolivia’s gas reserves:
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