Interview With Noam Chomsky on the Crisis in Central America and Mexico Interview With Noam Chomsky on the Crisis in Central America and Mexico
Chomsky discusses the past, present and future of Latin American politics.
Oct 31, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America Why the Left Continues to Win in Latin America
Red flags are flying in Uruguay and Brazil.
Oct 27, 2014 / Greg Grandin
The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data
The genesis for the data-driven society of today can be traced to socialist Chile in the 1970s.
Oct 23, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Venezuela at the UN, Washington At Bay Venezuela at the UN, Washington At Bay
The US tried to block Venezuela from the United Nations Security Council, and failed.
Oct 20, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Cuba’s Sending Doctors to Fight Ebola in West Africa—How Will the US React? Cuba’s Sending Doctors to Fight Ebola in West Africa—How Will the US React?
The US has a sorry track record of actively working to dilute the effectiveness of Cuba’s overseas medical assistance.
Oct 15, 2014 / Greg Grandin
‘The New York Times’ Wants Gary Webb to Stay Dead ‘The New York Times’ Wants Gary Webb to Stay Dead
Many journalists went after Webb, destroying his reputation and driving him out of the profession and into a suicidal depression. Now they’re at it again.
Oct 10, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Why Brazil’s Elections Matter Why Brazil’s Elections Matter
Wall Street really, really wanted Marina Silva to win. Too bad for Wall Street.
Oct 6, 2014 / Greg Grandin
‘The Economist’ Has a Slavery Problem ‘The Economist’ Has a Slavery Problem
Multiple commentaries from the journal show a pattern of making sure white people aren’t taken for total villains when discussing slavery.
Sep 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Gabriel García Márquez—a Rebel Against Form, an Artist Against the Forces of Oblivion Gabriel García Márquez—a Rebel Against Form, an Artist Against the Forces of Oblivion
He taught us how to live with loss, and he told us, over and over again, that other utopias are possible.
Apr 21, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
How Slavery Made the Modern World How Slavery Made the Modern World
Slavery was the flywheel on which America’s market revolution turned—not just in the United States, but in all of the Americas.
Feb 24, 2014 / Greg Grandin