A Novel Retells the Assassinations that Marked the End of the Cold War in El Salvador
“November,” a newly translated novel by Jorge Galán, retells the execution of six Jesuit priests by El Salvador’s U.S.-backed right-wing military.
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The Coup That Ousted Bolivia’s Evo Morales Is Another Setback for Latin American Socialism
A socialist president from Bolivia is sent into exile as another member of the Latin American left is freed from prison in Brazil.
A Prize for Lies
Peter Handke Won the Nobel Prize After Two Jurors Fell for a Conspiracy Theory About the Bosnia War
The Nobel jurors relied on two books that defend Handke by citing a theory that the Serb genocide of Muslims was a myth created by a PR firm.
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Baghdadi Died, but the U.S. War on Terror Will Go on Forever
Baghdadi’s fall won’t even be the end of ISIS, let alone the war on terror.
A Prize for Lies
Peter Handke Won the Nobel Prize. Then His Publisher Quietly Circulated a Strange Defense of His Genocide Denialism.
Peter Handke’s publisher, Suhrkamp, is being criticized for its 24-page memo on the writer’s denial of the Serb genocide of Muslims in Bosnia.
A Prize for Lies
Why Did Nobel Winner Peter Handke Have a Secret Passport From Milosevic-Era Yugoslavia?
Austrian Peter Handke, whose controversial books are criticized for denying the Serb genocide in Bosnia, got a Yugoslav passport in 1999.
Shutterstock Employees Fight Company’s New Chinese Search Blacklist
More than 180 employees signed a petition opposing the censorship, which blocked searches for “Taiwan flag,” “dictator,” “yellow umbrella,” and more.
In Peru’s Operation Car Wash, Prosecutors and Witness Doctored Testimony to Avoid Contradictions
Leaked audio reveals Peruvian prosecutors asked a defendant to adjust his testimony about alleged Odebrecht graft to match “the prosecution’s line.”
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Bernie Sanders Says Denying Aid Because of Hamas Is “Part of an Effort to Dehumanize Palestinians”
No other candidate in the U.S. presidential race comes close to Sanders in terms of his willingness to condition aid to Israel.
A CIA-Backed Militia Targeted Clinics in Afghanistan, Killing Medical Workers and Civilians
The secretive, pro-government forces are known for rolling into villages at night and leaving a trail of death and destruction.