Latin America
Chavez’s jailing of Colombian political refugee causes outrage
May 2, 2011An arrest near Caracas triggered questions about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a socialist and protagonist of continent-wide emancipation knuckling under to Colombia.
Read moreReject terrorism, extradite Posada
April 26, 2011The time is overdue for justice-minded people to organize to secure terrorist Luis Posada's extradition to Venezuela.
Read moreCuba blockade is 50-year bad policy
April 26, 2011Unfortunately, some in U.S. corporate and foreign policy circles still consider Cuba and the rest of Latin America "our backyard."
Read moreCuban Communist Party congress recalls victories, projects more
April 25, 2011At the Cuban Communist Party's sixth congress, it was an occasion for remembering and rededication.
Read moreCuban communists elect new leaders, plan for changes
April 22, 2011Party leaders stressed that even though some of the proposals may seem radical, their purpose is not to dismantle, but to strengthen Cuba's socialist system.
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