(Latin Pulse: July 29, 2008) A forty-year Colombian guerilla movement that may have taken its biggest blow yet, a daring rescue executed to perfection in broad daylight in the heart of the jungle. Was it timed for maximum political gain for both Colombia and the U.S.? Or is it just an incredible...
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(Latin Pulse: May 5, 2008) Rising gas prices and the threat of oil shortages around the world are nothing new. What is surprising are the claims by one of the United States' main suppliers that it’s already running out. Mexico is one of the main suppliers of crude oil to the United States, but r...
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(Latin Pulse: 22 September 2008) They are communities long neglected and forgotten. Indigenous people all across Latin America are demanding equal treatment and equal rights; resentment has been brewing for five hundred years, but now, the pendulum seems to be swinging the other way as indigenou...
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(Latin Pulse: 15 June, 2008) As the price of food goes up in Latin America, so does the chance of social uprising and general discontent. One of the richest regions of the world is facing the problem of how to feed its own people. Is this an ideological issue, lack of know-how, or just mismanage...
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From makeshift baseball games, to remote villages in Cuba, many have admired Fidel Castro. And for almost fifty years he’s been the island's most polarizing figure. Is Cuba ready for life after Castro? In February 2008, the baton was officially handed from President Fidel Castro to his brother R...
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Turmoil reigns in the streets of Nicaragua, as the opposition refuses to accept defeat in what they say are fraudulent municipal elections. Venezuela goes to the polls in what has been called another political test for the Chávez government. Russia cozies up to Cuba with talks of military cooper...
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(April 9, 2007) The premiere issue of Latin Pulse will review President Bush’s trip to five Latin American countries; Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and México. We'll view how the local media reported Bush's visit, and we will analyze the coverage, the political relevance, and what it acco...
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