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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Pedro Gatos and Val Liveoak on Nicaragua, Cuba, and the Global South

From left, Pedro Gatos, Rag Radio’s Thorne Dreyer, and Val Liveoak, in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, April 26, 2013. Photo by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast:Pedro Gatos and Val Liveoak on changesin … Continue reading

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David P. Hamilton : Guatemala’s Perez Molina Wants to Legalize all Drugs

Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina, left, with his Defense Minister Ulises Ansueto Giron, during a ceremony in Guatemala City in January. Photo from AFP / Tico Times.Otto Perez Molina and the Drug War Perez Molina surprised everyone by announcing that … Continue reading

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David P. Hamilton : Antigua Morning

“Morning Street, Antigua Guatemala.” Photo by dawilson / imagekind. Antigua Morning By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog / June 8, 2009 ANTIGUA, Guatemala — Day breaks noisily with exuberant bird songs, fire crackers announcing birthdays, competing church bells … Continue reading

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Guatemala : A General Sense of Insecurity

Guatemalan police work at crime scene where bus driver was killed in ongoing domestic violence. Photo by Reuters / All Voices.Insecurity in Guatemala There are several processes taking place on the governmental level that are intended to reduce this insecurity, … Continue reading

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Guatemala Apologizes for Bay of Pigs Training

Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban counter-revolutionaries, members of Assault Brigade 2506, after their capture in the Bay of Pigs. 1,000 people were imprisoned by Castro’s forces during the US supported invasion. Photo: Miguel Vinas/AFP/Getty Images.Guatemala apologizes to … Continue reading

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BOOKS : ‘The Art of Political Murder’

Activist Auxiliary Bishop Juan Girardi Conederal, murdered in April, 1988. Mourners gather with can candles to mourn the murder of Bishop Juan Girardi: “Enough!”The Novelist and the Murderers By Nathaniel Popper [This article first appeared in the July 7, 2008 … Continue reading

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