Tag Archives: Western Hemisphere

Harry Targ :
The Central American refugees are 21st century descendants of imperialism

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

The popular narratives about the horrific migration ignore the history of U.S.-inspired violence in the region and the economic devastation caused by neoliberal economic policies. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2014 A military coup in … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : From the Bay of Pigs to the Missile Crisis / 3

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Front page of New York Daily News, October 23, 1962. From the Mitchell Archives.The Cuba story, Part 3:The Bay of Pigs to the missile crisis The Cuban missile crisis suggests that the United States would go to any extreme, even … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : From the Bay of Pigs to the Missile Crisis / 2

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

John F. Kennedy and Rómulo Betancourt at Alliance for Progress meeting in La Morita, Venezuela, Dec. 16, 1961. Image from Wikimedia Commons. The Cuba story, Part 2:The Bay of Pigs to the missile crisis The Castros of this world, the … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : The Ideology of U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Indiana Senator Albert Beveridge articulated what was to become the new ideology of American empire. Image from the Library of Congress.The ideological dimension:U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere In relations with Latin America, and particularly Cuba, policy has been built … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Diplomatic Rejection at Cartagena Summit Reflects U.S. Decline

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Is U.S. image fading? President Obama on giant screen at Americas Summit in Cartagena, April 14, 2012. Photo by John Vizcaino / Reuters.Occupy Latin America:Changing relations in the hemisphere Latin America’s rejection of U.S. diplomatic dominance at the Cartagena, Colombia, … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Obama and Latin America Just More of the Same

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Early promise: Barack Obama, shown addressing the Cuban American National Foundation on Cuba and Latin American policy at a Cuban Independence Day Celebration in Miami in 2008, loosened travel restriction for Cuban Americans. Photo from AP.Promise unfulfilled:A progressive responseto Obama’s … Continue reading →

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Honduras and Western Hemisphere : Summer Rerun?

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A new day dawns in the Western Hemisphere:The old day not yet buriedBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 1, 2009 Sunday the Honduran military carried out a coup ousting President Manuel Zelaya from power. Almost immediately leaders … Continue reading →

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