Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin
In El Salvador, Barack Obama pays tribute to Oscar Romero.
Mar 23, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only Obama Holds Up Latin America as a Model for the Middle East—If Only
Obama, in Chile, celebrates Latin American democracy while telling Chileans to not cling to the past.
Mar 22, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Obama in Latin America: Brazilian Ethanol, Washington Bombs and Venezuelan Nukes Obama in Latin America: Brazilian Ethanol, Washington Bombs and Venezuelan Nukes
Obama asks for Brazil’s help in solving US domestic problems, but offers little in return.
Mar 21, 2011 / Greg Grandin
NPR Predicts Warm Welcome for Obama in Brazil, Facts to Follow NPR Predicts Warm Welcome for Obama in Brazil, Facts to Follow
NPR's Pravda-like headline tells the story before it actually happened.
Mar 19, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Aristide on the Way Home: Presidential Candidate Threatens to Kill Him and Perform Necro-Sodomy Aristide on the Way Home: Presidential Candidate Threatens to Kill Him and Perform Necro-Sodomy
US has failed to keep Aristide from returning to Haiti. Expected to arrive tonight, he already has received a death threat—from a major candidate in this Sunday’s...
Mar 18, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Deliberately, Cynically and Steadfastly: Obama Heads South as Aristide Moves North? Deliberately, Cynically and Steadfastly: Obama Heads South as Aristide Moves North?
As Obama heads for Brazil, he might cross flight paths with Aristide, soon expected to return to Haiti
Mar 17, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Obama’s Latin America Policy: Renewal or Further Decline? Obama’s Latin America Policy: Renewal or Further Decline?
Obama's tour of Latin America will highlight how the US’s domestic multiple crises are hamstringing its ability to implement effective diplomacy.
Mar 16, 2011 / Greg Grandin
For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution… For the First Time Ever, They Had a Revolution…
Let's keep Washington Bullets in mind thinking about Egypt.
Feb 12, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico-to-Colombia Security Corridor Advances Building a Perfect Machine of Perpetual War: The Mexico-to-Colombia Security Corridor Advances
Washington is integrating Mexico, Central America and Colombia into a neoliberal-neocon corridor, creating a perfect circle of conflict, violence and repression.
Feb 11, 2011 / Greg Grandin
‘I Smell Metternich Everywhere’: Frank Wisner and Egypt ‘I Smell Metternich Everywhere’: Frank Wisner and Egypt
An old school mate remembers Frank Wisner, our man—or not—in Egypt.
Feb 9, 2011 / Greg Grandin