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Propagandia is a documentary worth watching to understand the dangers of state control over the media. (Propagandia)

How 21st-Century Socialism Got Hold of Ecuador

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Propaganda: The Master Plan of the “Citizen Revolution”

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Mengele in Paraguay
Commandant Richard Baer, Josef Mengele, and Rudolf Hoess in Auschwitz, 1944. (Karl-Friedrich Höcker)

Nazi Past Haunts South America’s Penchant for Impunity

1170 658 Daniel Duarte

Investigative Journalists Show Paraguayan Complicity with War Criminal Josef Mengele

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The documentary ignores the fact that the US dollar is still the preferred currency for criminals. (nir_design)

Vox, Netflix Pull a Fast One on Cryptocurrencies

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Short-Sighted Documentary Focuses on Negative Stories, Gratuitous Claims

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the mechanism
The Mechanism: Brazilian federal agents Verena Cardoni and Marco Ruffo face their first enemy. (Netflix)

‘The Mechanism’ Shows How the Corrupt Will Eat Their Own

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Brazil Proves Cronies Can Be Defeated at Their Own Game

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Professor Roger Wattenhofer explains how blockchain ledgers can revolutionize digital signatures. (Manuel Stagars)

The Future of Blockchain Is in Our Hands

1170 658 Paz Gómez

Success of Distributed Ledgers Is Not Guaranteed

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little pink house
Susette Kelo shows how vulnerable individuals are before state officials in cahoots with crony corporations. (Little Pink House)

The Scourge of Eminent Domain Seen on the Big Screen

1170 658 Paz Gómez

‘Little Pink House’ Questions Supreme-Court Ruling against Homeowner

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anastasio somoza
President Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua preserved the truth about the US-backed takeover of his small nation. (BBC)

Take the Red Pill on Central America

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Anastasio Somoza’s ‘Nicaragua Betrayed’ Crushes Jimmy Carter, Sets the Record Straight

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Until voters accept major spending cuts, they are digging the fiscal grave of the United States. (David Shankbone)

Why Fiscal Warnings Fall on Deaf Ears

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Future Generations Are Inheriting an Impossible Burden

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Jack Cox was a US journalist (played by Jan-Michael Vincent) who befriended Anastasio Somoza and shared the Nicaraguan ruler's account both in film and in a book. (IMDB)

1980s Film Offers Rare Defense of Somoza’s Nicaragua

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Despot Blames Jimmy Carter for Downfall, Cure Worse than Disease

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alvaro vargas llosa
Álvaro Vargas Llosa has offered a historic, award-winning contribution to economic development for Latin America. (Atlas)

The One Book Latin American Reformers Need to Read

1170 658 Fergus Hodgson, CAIA

Álvaro Vargas Llosa Diagnoses the Infirmity, Prescribes the Treatment

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