1. British Analysts Side with Argentina on Falklands/Malvinas dispute, or ... as a headline from the Onion might read, “Surprise! Occupiers of occupied land want to remain part of occupying state."
(Matching tags: Argentina, latin america)

On Tuesday, the results of the British Referendum on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands came in. According to the BBC, out of the 1,517 votes cast in the referendum, representing 90 percent of eligible voters ...

2. U.S. and Canada Isolated as Latin American Leaders Acknowledge Chávez’s Regional Leadership
(Matching tags: media coverage, latin america, Obama, Chavez)

... unity and independence promoted by Hugo Chávez during his 14 years as president of Venezuela. Very few media outlets noted the outpouring of sympathy from Latin American leaders. “He is more alive than ...

3. Grandin on “the Latin American Exception”
(Matching tags: military, latin america)

... or another in the U.S.’s extraordinary rendition program.  Grandin, a well-known historian and Latin Americanist, quickly noticed that nations from every region had collaborated in the Bush Administration’s ...

4. “A Natural Experiment”: William K. Black Compares the Latin American Left to the “Washington Consensus”
(Matching tags: latin america, ecuador, Washington Consensus)

... of Latin American states as “idiots” and “stupid,” Black examines the track record of the neoliberal economic model versus the alternatives being pursued by countries such as Ecuador: We have run what ...

5. It’s Official: Iran’s Presence in the Region a Threat to U.S., according to Congress and Obama
(Matching tags: latin america, congress, Iran)

... applauded the bill’s passage and noted that it would help “turn back Iranian attempts to establish bases, subvert the economic relationships between the US and Latin America, and the establishment of covert ...

6. Monroe Doctrine 2012: U.S. Congress Wants Iran to Stay Out of "Our Little Region Over Here”
(Matching tags: latin america, Iran)

... sanctions” and support United States efforts to designate persons and entities in the Western Hemisphere for proliferation activities and terrorist activities relating to Iran, including affiliates of ...

7. CEPR News November 2012
(Matching tags: poverty, jobs, inequality, unemployment, Haiti, unions, latin america, private equity, employment, marriage, Elections 2012, Fiscal Cliff, Hostess)

The following highlights CEPR's latest research, publications, events and much more. CEPR on the So-called “Fiscal Cliff” CEPR weighed in on the “Fiscal Cliff” debate, reminding everyone that – as ...

8. Daily Headlines - November 14, 2012
(Matching tags: cuba, inequality, latin america, middle class, women, ecuador)

Inequality is falling in Latin America as some 50 million people have risen to the middle class over the past 15 years according to a newly released World Bank report. The Guardian reports on the study, ...

9. Krugman, CATO, and Inequality in Latin America
(Matching tags: poverty, inequality, latin america)

Paul Krugman has kicked off a debate in the blogosphere about the historic decline in inequality in Latin America over the last decade and the role of left-of-center governments.  This is a topic ...

10. Brazil's GDP Slows, Weighed Down by Falling Manufacturing
(Matching tags: GDP, latin america, Brazil)

... per year, while the finance and insurance sector has averaged 9.8 percent and manufacturing has averaged just 1.8 percent growth annually. For a more in-depth analysis, read our latest Latin America ...