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Compañero Obama? Obama Mends Fences with Latin America

May 12, 2009 Benjamin Dangl 0

When Barack Obama attended the Summit of the Americas, leftist Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wanted to shake his hand, the right-wing president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, asked for his autograph and the anti-imperialist book Open Veins of Latin America made an unlikely journey to the White House. What does the April Summit of the Americas say about the past and future of U.S.-Latin American relations? […]

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Advice for Obama from South America

May 5, 2009 Manuel Pérez-Rocha 0

Source: Yes Magazine The Institute for Policy Studies invited Latin American and Caribbean civil society leaders to share their recommendations for transforming the U.S. government’s relationship with the hemisphere. Fourteen diverse leaders from 11 countries […]

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Uruguayans Call for a National Vote on Impunity Law

May 4, 2009 Joshua Frens-String 0

Sixth months before Uruguay heads to the election polls, the signatures of over 340,000 Uruguayans suggest that the country will not only be electing a new President in late October. Pending the certification of the Uruguayan election court, Uruguayan citizens will also be determining the future of a law that many human rights activists have vigorously worked to undo for over two decades. […]

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