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Can Julian Assange Keep Us Free?

Julian Assange is a divisive figure.  He’s been cheered and then reviled by progressives over the course of the last five years.  Like the ACLU’s effort to defend the Nazi march in Skokie IL in the late 70s, Peter Van Buren sees past Assange’s feud with Hillary Clinton and his intent to hurt her presidential…

July 20, 2018 in Central America, Europe, Russia, US Foreign Relations, US Politics.

Remembering Genocide in Guatemala, and the U.S. Role in Facilitating It

Jack Werner The former President of Guatemala, Otto Fernando Pérez Molina, has stepped down amidst corruption charges, being formally indicted on September 3 for his role in the scandal now known as “La Linea.” By far the best coverage of this case for non-Spanish speakers has come from Francisco Goldman in The New Yorker, who…

September 23, 2015 in Central America, Latin America, US Foreign Relations.

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