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Ecuador Crisis, Media Bias

Author:  Michael Corcoran Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010Teaser: On September 30, CNN’s correspondent in Ecuador, Rodolfo Muñoz, resigned after 14 years on the job. That day Muñoz had covered a police...

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Oil Politics in Ecuador: Saving Yasuní, Without Chevron’s Blood Money

Teaser (Summary): Two precedent-setting environmental challenges in Ecuador—an initiative to save the Yasuní rainforest, and a landmark lawsuit against Chevron Oil for dumping billions of gallons of...

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Contradictions in Power: Reflections on the Plurinational March for Water and...

Author:  Valerie Carmel Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012Teaser: On March 22, the global day of water, thousands participated in the Plurinational March for Water, Life, and Dignity to protest the...

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Honduras: What's in it for the United States?

Teaser (Summary): A June 20 blog post by Harvey Morris, featured on the website of The New York Times, pointedly asks in its headline, “Asylum for Assange: What’s in It for Ecuador?” Writing for the...

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The Washington Post Ignores Coups in Article on Threats to Latin American...

Teaser (Summary): Given the rightwing accomplishments in Honduras and Paraguay of subverting the most basic of democratic protocols, it’s absurd for The Washington Post to ignore these events in favor...

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A Tale of Two Asylums: Assange, Palacio, and Media Hypocrisy

Teaser (Summary): When Ecuador granted asylum to Australian journalist Julian Assange in mid-August, and then, two weeks later, the United States provided asylum to Ecuadorian journalist Emilio...

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Ecuador Elects a President, No News There

Author:  Catesby Holmes Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013Teaser: Incumbent Rafael Correa is the clear frontrunner in Ecuador. So journalists are finding new ways to cover the country's upcoming...

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In Snowden's Bid for Asylum, Ecuador Prioritizes Sovereignty

NaclaRadioSnowdenEcuador.mp3Author:  Alexandra Hall Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2013Teaser: NACLA Radio’s Alex Hall spoke with John Coatsworth, Latin American Historian and Provost of Columbia University,...

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On Edward Snowden, UNASUR and Double Standards

Teaser (Summary): On Friday, I participated in a panel discussion hosted by Al Jazeera English’s weeknight news program “Inside Story Americas,” along with Latin America scholars Gerardo Munck of the...

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An Open Letter to the Media on the 'Irony' of Snowden's Request for Asylum in...

Author:  Latin American Experts Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013Teaser: The supposed “irony” of whistle-blower Edward Snowden seeking asylum in countries such as Ecuador and Venezuela has become a media...

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Close the NGOs: Asserting Sovereignty or Eroding Democracy?

Teaser (Summary): In past weeks, the governments of Ecuador and Bolivia moved to shut down or expel major NGOs (non-government organizations) that work on issues of the environment, extractivism, and...

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The Politics of Human Rights

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