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The day of the poor of the world
Tomorrow is International Workers Day. Karl Marx made a call for unity: “Workers of All Countries, Unite,” although many poor…
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Obama and Latin America
Nowhere might hopes have been so high around the world outside of U.S. African American communities after Barack Obama’s election…
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Progressive election law ratified in Bolivia
After a five-day hunger strike with thousands of supporters who joined him, President Evo Morales forced the right wing in…
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Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles is indicted
On April 8, prosecutors indicted the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles in a federal court in El Paso, Texas. This indictment…
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News from Bolivia
Fresh news about Bolivia was arriving this morning, Thursday April 9, on the Bolivian television channel, reflecting tension in the…
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FMLN defeats decades of rightwing rule
On March 15, 2009, Mauricio Funes of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) declared victory in El Salvador’s presidential…
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Venezuela promotes Women’s Ministry
On International Women’s Day, March 8, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that a Ministry of Women’s Affairs would be fully…
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La nueva administración reinicia las deportaciones de inmigrantes haitianos
Con la complicidad de la Casa Blanca de Obama, los oficiales de la Fuerza de Aduana anunciaron a finales de…
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Venezuela expropriates Cargill rice processing plant
The Venezuelan government has ordered the expropriation of a rice processing plant owned by Cargill, after inspections that revealed the…
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Continuing Bush’s policies, government to deport thousands of Haitian workers
With the complicity of the Obama White House, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced in late February a plan to…
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