Colombia
Colombia’s 2018 presidential elections: Chronicle of a disaster foretold
January 29, 2018Hailed as one of the most stable democracies in Latin America, Colombia is a country entirely controlled by an established, conservative oligarchy that has not lost an election since 1946.
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Encuentro in L.A.: Challenging, probing theater from Colombia and Cuba
November 10, 2017The L.A. Latinx theater festival Encuentro de las Américas currently in progress includes works by Cuban and Colombian companies.
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U.S. opts for military solutions in Latin America
July 10, 2017The hegemonic ambitions of the United States are ultimately based more on its military power than on the ‘advantages’ of its economic system.
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David Ravelo, Colombian political prisoner – free at last
June 23, 2017Ravelo, who was arrested and jailed in September 2010, had led the defense of his own people in Barrancabermeja against paramilitary attacks.
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Colombia: Violence in a time of peace
June 2, 2017220,000 dead. 92,000 disappeared. Seven million displaced. Numbers are unable to communicate the hopes, fears, and tragedies shaping life in Colombia.
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