El Gaviero

There’s been a coup in Honduras, with the military spiriting away Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, in pajamas, in the early morning hours on Sunday. At issue is a referendum scheduled for yesterday that would begin a long process to amend the Honduran constitution so that Zelaya could be re-elected. Although the referendum was non-binding, several [...]

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As events unwind in Iran, it’s becoming increasingly clear that what was once a popular revolutionary (albeit theocratic) movement has devolved into rule by a clique of thugs. I have no opinion about who should inherit the presidency of that country–both Ahmadinejad and Mousavi have their negatives, with Mousavi slightly more tolerable. But I have [...]

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Actually he’s not. But he’s informed on Mr. Hugo “Dictator for Life” Stalin Chavez. He’s also my mentor, having raised me in the NYC weekly world (so I think thanks are out of order):
From today’s Counterpunch (slightly copy-edited):
In February of this year, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) released a study of the [...]

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… where Bina comes up with some good stuff. (My apologies, Neil, and Canada in general.)
Anyhow, in mountainous Bolivia, we can’t get a decent Internet connection to play video or audio. So I’m taking this little encounter on faith. Hugo and Evo having talk, over at News of the Restless.

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