The reinvention of the conquest in Latin America

Héctor Sánchez On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a Caribbean island, convinced—as official school history textbooks taught us—that he had reached the Indies. He brought glass necklaces and little mirrors, along with, of course, weapons and devastating diseases. In exchange for these trinkets, he seized the gold, the land, and the destiny of […]

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The Great Political Reversal

Why Latin American Voters Are Choosing Conservatives Again. The political realignment now unfolding across Latin America demonstrates that voters ultimately judge governments by outcomes rather than intentions. By Roger Stone. Audio (Part 1): https://clyp.it/nqbo5r5v Audio (Part 2): https://clyp.it/315aawiq For much of the twentieth century, Latin America served as one of the principal battlegrounds in the global struggle […]

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