Land, Rain and Fire: A film by Tami Gold and Gerardo Renique

Land, Rain and Fire: A film by Tami Gold and Gerardo Renique

Land, Rain and Fire: Report from Oaxaca a documentary by Tami Gold and Gerardo Renique, distributed by Third World Newsreel.
The Camisea Cover-Up

The Camisea Cover-Up

The boat ride into camisea starts at a low-slung provisions town called Ivochote in the rainforests of southeastern Peru. It
Democracy or Polyarchy?

Democracy or Polyarchy?

To favor democracy means to oppose U.S. foreign policy in the name of democracy. The issue is not whether democracy
Benevolence or Intervention: Spotlighting U.S. Soft Power

Benevolence or Intervention: Spotlighting U.S. Soft Power

While the U.S imperial presence has emerged as a more or less acknowledged fact of the 21st century, popular references
The Rise of the Penguins

The Rise of the Penguins

It was every adolescent revolutionary's dream: schools throughout the country were occupied and the gates were barricaded. Tens of thousands
Electoral Intervention in the Americas: Uneven and Unanticipated Results

Electoral Intervention in the Americas: Uneven and Unanticipated Results

“This dispute with the United States demands leadership at the national level...even if that leadership happens to rankle some in
We Are Living in a Time of Pillage: A 40th Anniversary Conversation with Carlos Monsivais

We Are Living in a Time of Pillage: A 40th Anniversary Conversation with Carlos Monsivais

Two thousand and six has been a turbulent year for Mexico. There have been widespread social mobilizations, fierce acts of
Toward a New Democratic Manifesto

Toward a New Democratic Manifesto

As the old orthodoxies fade, many progressive analysts and activists have become ambivalent about the most efficacious paths to social
Exporting and Importing Democracy, Law and Human Rights

Exporting and Importing Democracy, Law and Human Rights

Following the Vietnam-related dissolution of the Cold War consensus in the 1960s, the Democratic Party divided between “hawks” who favored
Back on the Map

Back on the Map

In a recent piece in Foreign Policy magazine, editor Moisés Naím argued that Latin America has become a “lost continent,”
In Defense of Polyarchy

In Defense of Polyarchy

In an interview a few years ago, the political scientist Robert Dahl commented that what troubled him most about his
Democracy, Diplomacy and Intervention in the Americas

Democracy, Diplomacy and Intervention in the Americas

Last year, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice proposed that the Organization of American States (OAS) expand its Cold War mandate