Colombia
FARC Leader Santrich faces extradition; Colombian peace process in peril
May 4, 2018“The regime confronting us for more than half a century hasn’t changed its character of injustice. This means that spaces for democratic struggle are still closed."
Read moreColombia’s FARC: The debut of a new era
March 2, 2018For most Colombians, the idea of a presidential election that included a legal candidate from the FARC rebel group was something of a farcical fantasy just three years ago.
Read moreColombia’s 2018 presidential elections: Chronicle of a disaster foretold
January 29, 2018Hailed as one of the most stable democracies in Latin America, Colombia is a country entirely controlled by an established, conservative oligarchy that has not lost an election since 1946.
Read moreEncuentro in L.A.: Challenging, probing theater from Colombia and Cuba
November 10, 2017The L.A. Latinx theater festival Encuentro de las Américas currently in progress includes works by Cuban and Colombian companies.
Read moreU.S. opts for military solutions in Latin America
July 10, 2017The hegemonic ambitions of the United States are ultimately based more on its military power than on the ‘advantages’ of its economic system.
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