Category: Latin America

Leaving Washington’s backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean regional bloc reflects Washington’s waning presence in the region

Leaving Washington’s backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean regional bloc reflects Washington’s waning presence in the region

By Ben Dangl Originally published on December 9, 2011 in Al Jazeera New Latin American and Caribbean regional bloc reflects Washington’s waning presence in the region. Rain clouds ringed the lush hillsides and poor neighbourhoods cradling Caracas, Venezuela as dozens of Latin American and Caribbean heads of state trickled out of the airport and into motorcades and hotel rooms. They were…

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Beer Globalization in Latin America: When Beer in Mexico is Dutch and Chicha in Colombia is Popular

Beer Globalization in Latin America: When Beer in Mexico is Dutch and Chicha in Colombia is Popular

By Ben Dangl Originally published on February 12, 2012 in TowardFreedom.com On a pleasant autumn day in 1890 the Cuauhtémoc brewery was founded in Monterrey, Mexico. This brewery, which also specialized in ice production, went on to become Mexican Economic Development Inc. (FEMSA), brewing such beers as Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol. Recently the Dutch…

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What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin America

What the Empire Didn’t Hear: US Spying and Resistance in Latin America

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