Nicaragua

Los periodistas Max Blumenthal y Benjamin Norton investigan como Estados Unidos financió a grupos violentos de la extrema derecha y medios de comunicación que publicaron noticias falsas para incitar un golpe de estado en 2018 contra el gobierno sandinista de Nicaragua. (You can read or watch this report in English here.) Transcripción Cuando el Frente Sandinista volvió al poder en Nicaragua a través de elecciones democráticas en 2006, Washington inició una operación con decenas de millones de dólares para crear, […]

Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton investigate how the United States funded violent far-right groups and media outlets that published fake news to fuel a 2018 coup attempt against Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. (Puede leer o ver este informe en español aquí.) Transcript When the socialist-oriented Sandinista Front returned to power in Nicaragua through democratic elections in 2006, Washington began pouring tens of millions of dollars into the creation, training, and funding of right-wing opposition groups in the Central American nation. Millions […]

U.S. foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire-funded foundations. The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth who, through “philanthropy,” flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they almost universally support U.S. foreign policy and the “free market.” Because many of these […]

Con decenas de millones de dólares a lo largo de años de trabajo, USAID, una fachada de la CIA, ayudó a crear y capacitar a la oposición anti-sandinista de Nicaragua. En el centro de sus operaciones se encuentra la Fundación Chamorro, acusada de lavado de dinero. Por Benjamin Norton (You can read this article in English here.) El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha pasado años cultivando un círculo de medios de comunicación de derecha en Nicaragua que jugaron un papel […]

This article about Daniel Ortega reverses the typical order, it starts with the question of “What can we do?” and ends with a bit of history, Nicaragua’s and mine. As you read, if you find yourself asking, “Really?” please consider checking some of the many links. WHAT CAN WE DO? (1) RENACER Act in Congress […]

With tens of millions of dollars over years of work, CIA front USAID helped create and train Nicaragua’s anti-Sandinista opposition. At the center of its operations is the elite Chamorro Foundation, which stands accused of money laundering. (Aquí se puede leer este artículo en español.) The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan […]

The PBS story about “conflict beef” in Nicaragua reveals how billionaire-backed foundations defame and punish those who are too independent.
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US foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire funded foundations.  The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth and through “philanthropy”, they flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they universally support U.S. foreign policy and the “free market”.  Because many of […]

Headlines from two major Venezuelan newspapers (Photo Credit:  Laura Wells) Even when we’re being lied to by almost every available source across the media and political spectrum, we can still become better lie detectors. A focus on lies about Latin America is important because we do care about how the US treats other people, and […]
The post Recognizing Lies about Latin America: Seven Tips first appeared on Dissident Voice.

Even when we’re being lied to by almost every available source across the media and political spectrum, we can still become better lie detectors. This piece focuses on Latin America, and so a good question is, “Why is Latin America important?” The reasons are that we do care about how the US treats other people, and we need hope that things […]