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Fidel Castro: We do not struggle for glory or honors; we struggle for ideas we consider just (Full English & Spanish Text)

Fidel Castro: We do not struggle for glory or honors; we struggle for ideas we consider just (Full English & Spanish Text)

Since falling ill in 2006 and ceding the presidency to his brother, Fidel Castro has given up all official positions except as a deputy of the National Assembly, to which…

Patriarchy Out of Control: Violence Against Women in Latin America and Caribbean Beyond the Statistics

Patriarchy Out of Control: Violence Against Women in Latin America and Caribbean Beyond the Statistics

by Lady Michelle-Jennifer Santos, Founder & Publisher February 23, 2013 (TSR) - Intimate partner and sexual violence against women is widespread in parts of Latin America and the Caribbean, according…

Ecuador’s Correa vows to make socialist revolution ‘irreversible’

Ecuador’s Correa vows to make socialist revolution ‘irreversible’

February 21, 2013 (TSR) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said his party likely won three-quarters of the seats in Congress in last weekend’s election and vowed on Wednesday to “steamroll”…

Brazil Wants Overseas Workers Back

Brazil Wants Overseas Workers Back

February 21, 2013 (TSR) - While Brazil has made efforts to entice foreign highly skilled workers to the country, it has a natural interest in keeping well-paid professional jobs for…

Ecuador’s re-elected Correa vows media and land reforms

Ecuador’s re-elected Correa vows media and land reforms

February 18, 2013 (TSR) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa vowed on Monday to press ahead with laws to control the media and redistribute land to the poor as he looks…

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Official Statements on Chavez’s Recovery (Full Text, Photos, Video)s

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Official Statements on Chavez’s Recovery (Full Text, Photos, Video)s

February 18, 2013 (TSR) - On the morning of Friday, February 15, a new official statement was released by the Venezuelan government regarding the health of President Hugo Chávez, who…

Argentina ‘irritated’ with Israel’s attitude towards accord with Iran to investigate 1994 bombing

Argentina ‘irritated’ with Israel’s attitude towards accord with Iran to investigate 1994 bombing

February 1, 2013 (TSR) - Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman summoned on Wednesday Israeli ambassador to Argentina Dorit Shavit, and expressed the “surprise and irritation” of President Cristina Fernandez government…

Propaganda and lies at its best: The New York Times (NYT) Skewers Venezuela, Again

Propaganda and lies at its best: The New York Times (NYT) Skewers Venezuela, Again

by Mark Weisbrot, Economist and Author January 11, 2013 (TSR) - Imagine that you went to see the Steven Spielberg movie, “Lincoln,” and all you got was the viewpoint of…

Mayans Protest Government Sponsored Apocalypse Party and Slam “Doomsday Myth”

Mayans Protest Government Sponsored Apocalypse Party and Slam “Doomsday Myth”

October 28, 2012 (TSR) - For years the Mayans have been fighting against the doomsday myth surrounding the incorrect reading of their ancient calendar. As the date of December 21,…

Brazil’s gold reserves rise for first time since Dec 2008

Brazil’s gold reserves rise for first time since Dec 2008

October 26, 2012 (TSR) - Brazil increased its gold reserves for the first time since December 2008 at a time when investors raised holdings in exchange-traded products to a record. Brazil’s holdings…

America’s refusal to extradite Bolivia’s ex-president to face genocide charges

America’s refusal to extradite Bolivia’s ex-president to face genocide charges

by Glenn Greenwald, Former U.S. Constitutional, Civil Rights Litigator and Best-Selling Author October 19, 2012 (TSR) - In October 2003, the intensely pro-US president of Bolivia, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada,…

Brazil warns any attack on Iran could have dire consequences

Brazil warns any attack on Iran could have dire consequences

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has once again voiced opposition to any military attack on Iran's nuclear energy facilities, warning it would have serious repercussions for the region. …

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