So here's the thing. I spend a lot of time studying Latin America. As such, there are certain issues I, and others like me, get very passionate and angry about. These include:
1) NAFTA
2) The IMF
3) Human Rights Violations
4) Race and gender
5) Immigration policies
6) The War on Drugs
7) The War on Terror
8) the difference between communism and socialism Read More »
Fidel Castro

Latin America Rant Part One: Cuba

Recalling the First Word of Castro’s Deteriorating Health (in 2006)
¡Party in Little Havana! (08/01/06)
Since I live in Miami, the local news stations actually scooped CNN and even reports on the internet. I was watching the event unfold before my very eyes. Read More »

Is it the end of an era in Cuba? What will Raul bring?
I figured it would be best to wait for everyone else to have some time to talk about what is going on in Cuba before putting in what I have to say. Fidel Castro's resignation to many may seem like something that will change everything. I have the opposite to say. Read More »

Bye Bye Fidel!
I think this may be too new for me to entirely grasp - especially since I'm still learning about Castro in detail. I'd love to think that his brother, Raul will do a 180 and that the US will lift the embargo and bring a new economic prosperity to the country - but with our Administration being who and what it is - who knows how this will turn out? Read More »

The Worldwide Goodybag: Kosovo, Castro, and The Placebo.
This week was extrordinary. One nation has dropped an old republic and a new nation has created their first. These events happened almost halfway across the world from eachother, within two days of eachother; they are likely to effect the entire world and many more than just two days. Yes, bloogies, this week was extrordinary. Read More »
Castro Says Goodbye. Now What?
Every couple of months, Fidel Castro disappears from public. He may be an 81 year old man with health problems, but he's no longer the leader of Cuba. Read More »

I don't care what CNN says...
FIDEL CASTRO IS DEAD
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