Published on November 19, 2014 Originally published at TeleSUR English With a $4 billion price tag, the recent US midterm election was the most expensive in the country’s history. For the first time in eight years, the Republicans gained complete control of Congress, as well as won victories in key Senate and gubernatorial races across…
Written by Benjamin Dangl Published by The Guardian Unlimited When rallying in the streets of Tegucigalpa for the ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Alejandra Fernandez, a 23-year-old university student told a journalist why she supported Zelaya: “He raised the minimum wage, gave out free school lunches, provided milk for the babies and pensions for the elderly,…
Written by Benjamin Dangl Monday, 29 June 2009 Worldwide condemnation has followed the coup that unseated President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras on Sunday, June 28. Nation-wide mobilizations and a general strike demanding that Zelaya be returned to power are growing in spite of increased military repression. One protester outside the government palace in Honduras told…
By Benjamin Dangl May 6, 2009 Source: Alternet When George W. Bush went to Latin America, Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona called him “human trash,” and protesters flooded the streets. Now, when Barack Obama visited, leftist Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wanted to shake his hand, the right-wing president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, asked for his…
By Benjamin Dangl April 17, 2009 Published by The Guardian Unlimited At the Summit of the Americas this weekend, the US will find that the hemisphere is no longer its playground While George Bush was the most unpopular president ever in South America, Barack Obama could end up being the most popular. To that end,…
Written by Benjamin Dangl Thursday, 16 April 2009 After Bolivia beat the Argentine soccer team led by legendary Diego Maradona by 6 to 1, Maradona told reporters, “Every Bolivia goal was a stab in my heart.” Bolivia was expected to lose the April 1 match as Argentina is ranked as the 6th best soccer team…