Stories by Greg Grandin
Greg Grandin teaches Latin American history at New York University and is the author of a number of books, including the just published Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism.
Readers of Fidel Castro's 'My Life' will hear all about the Cuban Revolution, but no apologies for its suppression of dissent.
Posted on Jul 19, 2008
The 'War on Terror' continues the legacy of America's 'Dirty Wars.'
Posted on Dec 13, 2007
The media portrays the Venezuelan government's refusal to renew the license of a broadcaster that's tried to take downt he government as an assault on democracy. They're only telling half the story.
Posted on Jun 22, 2007
With the election of former Sandanista leader Daniel Ortega as president, Nicaragua shows its refusal genuflect to Washington's commands, and that makes Cold Warriors like Ollie North furious.
Posted on Nov 18, 2006
U.S. interventions in Latin America have served as the training grounds for White House military theorists to practice their imperial designs on the rest of the world.
Posted on Sep 27, 2006
John Yoo, the law professor who helped draft the infamous "torture memo," is still defending Bush's policies even though the rest of us have long lost patience.
Posted on Sep 21, 2006