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Randy Jurado Ertll Seeks to Improve Life for Fellow Salvadoran-Americansnew

Ertll, executive director of the Latino advocacy organization El Centro de Accion Social, documents the trials minority children face in America in his new book, Hope in Times of Darkness: A Salvadoran American Experience.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Megan Sebestyen  |  08-31-2009  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

What the Heck's Going On in Honduras?new

Though the latest political crisis in Honduras has nothing to do with soccer, it is similar to the Soccer War in the sense that it's the direct result of the Honduran ruling class' inability to put the country's well-being ahead of its own petty interests.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Andisheh Nouraee  |  07-21-2009  |  Commentary

William I. Robinson's Latest Outlines a Mad Rush Toward a World Where Cars Consume Cerealnew

In Latin America and Global Capitalism, Robinson uses research from years of on-the-ground work, and sifts through rafts of data to map out how neoliberal trade agreements and other mechanisms for greasing the machine of global commerce have increased profits for global elites while deeply disrupting traditional patterns of life and balance with the natural world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Ben Terrall  |  07-01-2009  |  Nonfiction

Obama Must Visit Latin America to Show Latino Voters He Caresnew

If Obama does not act quickly, then McCain will continue to solidify his relationships with Mexico and other key countries and appear to be the candidate concerned about what happens south of the Rio Grande.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Randy Jurado Ertll  |  09-12-2008  |  Commentary

Mark Weisbrot on the Media's Misleading Latin American Reportingnew

Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., is considered to be one of the leading experts on the Venezuelan economy and the reforms of President Hugo Chavez. Weisbrot was in town last week to discuss American media's coverage of progressive changes in Latin America, coverage that he claims is misleading.
Shepherd Express  |  Louis Fortis  |  06-20-2008  |  International

Evo Presidente!new

The election of a radical indigenous leader in Bolivia signals a major political shift -- for now.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  John Ross  |  01-19-2006  |  Politics

Whitewashnew

In his new autobiography, Jesse Helms sees himself as a humanitarian -- not a racist supporter of brutal right-wing regimes who turned obstructionism into a foreign policy.
INDY Week  |  Barry Yeoman  |  09-12-2005  |  Nonfiction

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