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Guatemala’s Jacobo Arbenz, presente!

October 21, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

The Guatemalan government officially apologized to the family of ex-president Jacobo Arbenz, who was ousted by the military 57 years ago in a CIA-backed coup.

GOP votes to keep teachers and first responders unemployed

October 21, 2011 By John Wojcik

Twice in less than two weeks now, the GOP has killed attempts to put Americans back to work.

Amidst global Occupy movement, Chilean students show the way

October 21, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Building over five months, students there have moved from immediate demands to an overall critique of Chile's dominant political-economic system.

Lost in detention, 1 million deported and no justice

October 20, 2011 By Pepe Lozano

A broken immigration system including controversial policies like Secure Communities, rampant abuses in private detention facilities and a record number of deportations were investigated in a PBS Frontline documentary that aired this week on national television.

GOP bill would expose Grand Canyon to uranium mining

October 20, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Republicans are proposing a bill that would expose one million acres of Grand Canyon National Park to uranium mining, which critics say would spread pollution and destroy 8,000 jobs.