In a shift supported and welcomed in Washington, Latin America has been moving to the right in the last year or so. Three of South America’s largest economies-Brazil, Argentina, and Peru-now have right-wing presidents with close ties to Washington and its foreign policy. The standard “Washington Consensus” narrative, while ignoring any US role in ( Read more... )

LONDON - Ecuador said Tuesday that it had cut off Julian Assange’s access to the internet in his exile in the country’s London embassy, making clear that it feared being sucked into an effort to “interfere in electoral processes” in the United States by the activities of the WikiLeaks founder ( Read more... )

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Ecuador $9.5 billion ruling against Chevron was corrupt: U.S. judge

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Chevron’s now going after political cartoonists
The oil conglomerate is claiming injuries from a satirical video

How desperate is Chevron to get out of paying billions in damages for oil contamination in Ecuador’s rain forest? Very, according to Mark Fiore. The Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist claims the company has filed court ( Read more... )

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¡Yanqui, No!: Why Latin America Didn't Join Washington's Counterterrorism Posse
Only one region on earth avoided participating in our post-9/11 torture system all-together.

The map tells the story. To illustrate a damning new report, " ( Read more... )