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. subscribe to Greg Grandin's feed

Which Countries Helped the CIA With Their Dirty Torture Work and Which Didn't?

Posted on: Feb 18, 2013, Source: TomDispatch

The Open Society Institute revealed 54 countries helped the CIA torture people. Not one of them is in Latin America.

9 Reasons Dems Should Push Immigration Reform This Year

Posted on: Aug 3, 2010, Source: The Nation

If Democrats could embrace immigrants' rights as passionately as Republicans mobilize around tax cuts, fetuses and war, they may find the holy grail they've been looking for.

Why Glenn Beck Is the Perfect Pitchman for the Tea Party's Deranged Ideas About US History

Posted on: May 16, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com

How the tea party crowd's talk about individual rights is rooted in centuries of racial demonology.

I Debated the Honduras Coup With Lobbyist and Clinton Confidant Lanny Davis -- Here's How He Lied

Posted on: Aug 17, 2009, Source: AlterNet

I debated the former Clinton adviser on <i>Democracy Now</i>, and he was spinning like a top.

Human Rights Violations Persist in Honduras

Posted on: Jul 28, 2009, Source: AlterNet

A preliminary human rights report shows censorship, intimidation and murder.

Fidel Castro on Fidel Castro

Posted on: Jul 18, 2008, Source: The Nation

Readers of Fidel Castro's 'My Life' will hear all about the Cuban Revolution, but no apologies for its suppression of dissent.

Death Squads, Disappearances, and Torture -- from Latin America to Iraq

Posted on: Dec 13, 2007, Source: TomDispatch.com

The 'War on Terror' continues the legacy of America's 'Dirty Wars.'

Free Speech is Alive and Well in Venezuela

Posted on: Jun 21, 2007, Source: AlterNet

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.

Ollie North Returns to Nicaragua

Posted on: Nov 17, 2006, Source: AlterNet

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.

Blueprint for an American Empire

Posted on: Sep 26, 2006, Source: AlterNet

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.

Former Bush Administration Lawyer Still Flacking for Torture

Posted on: Sep 20, 2006, Source: AlterNet

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.