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Gabriel García Márquez's Clandestine in Chile; Jaron Lanier's You Are Not a Gadget; Roger Lowenstein's The End of Wall Street

How convenient that seemingly everyone in the liberal blogosphere, and even at many points to the right, got to use Senator Jim Bunning as a scapegoat.

Those who seized power in June have polarized society, delegitimized political institutions and empowered social movements.

On nearly every issue that could either relieve the suffering of Latin Americans or help the US to win back allies, domestic politics will hinder Obama's range of action.

Nixon and Kissinger fiddle and Chile burns.

An excerpt from Fidel Castro: My Life, a spoken autobiography.

A nation divided over national security; the return of the Winter Soldier.

Recent events in the region show how societies can recover from extreme capitalism.

A deeply flawed and complex leader now has a second chance to save the country.

The death of Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet should not blunt the
work of healing the damage he has done and shining light on the truth.