Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat is a political biography of Salvador Allende, the Chilean president overthrown by a coup on 11 September 1973.
The Popular Unity government led by Allende had a massive international impact that was multiplied by the effects of its violent overthrow. The…
Musically Venezuela has been in the shadow of Colombia recently but La Gallera Social Club coming out of Marcaibo could be leading the way for afro-latin tropical dance music. I’m new to these guys but this remix (from last year) from fellow Venezuelan Jairo Mendez is busting the speakers at the moment mashing a cheeky amen break into it’s already tough dembow riddim. More to come from these guys for sure.
and a written account of the interview:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/24/boris-johnson-interview-eddie-mair
Chronic lack of accountability for human rights abuses continued to be a serious problem. While justice authorities have made notable progress in some areas, impunity remains the norm, and there have been very limited results in holding accountable those with high-level responsibility for…
