Author: Don Durito

Chile: The Other 9/11

Go forward knowing that sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society. — Salvador Allende, from his final speech.Today marks 40 years since the...

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Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela!

South Africa celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday The sound of schoolchildren singing “Happy birthday, Tata Madiba” rang out across South Africa on Thursday as the nation celebrated a milestone that just a...

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Hugo Chávez Wins in Venezuela

Here’s the article: Merida, 7th October 2012 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Hugo Chavez was won the Venezuelan elections with over 54% of the vote against 45% of the vote for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The...

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RIP: Eric Hobsbawm

Last year, historian Eric Hobsbawn published what would turn out to be his final book, How to Change the World: Marx and Marxism 1840-2010. I had the pleasure to read it during some vacation time I took last December, and have...

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