Just before the inauguration of Colombia’s new President, Democracy Now! spoke to leftist Gustavo Petro, who placed second in this year’s presidential race.
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Colombia’s Uribe Withdraws Resignation Amid Bribery Probe
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, accused of witness tampering and bribery, on Wednesday asked the Senate to ignore his resignation letter
Colombian ex-President Uribe Resigns from Senate Amid Inquiry
Court calls on Uribe to testify in an investigation into whether he participated in witness tampering and bribery
Former Rebels in Colombia Join Congress (And Democracy)
Eight ex-combatants with Colombia’s once-largest rebel group were sworn into office Friday
Thousands in Colombia Protest to Call for End to Activist Killings
Killings continue, on average one every three days, according to the government’s top human rights official
Colombia’s FARC performs poorly in first electoral test
Colombia’s conservative parties came out ahead of FARC in Sunday’s parliamentary elections
Colombia’s former rebel leaders in new battle for votes
Colombian rebels returning to campaign in the first elections held under a peace accord that ended a 50-year insurgency
Celebrating 50 Years of ‘100 Years of Solitude’
Few novels have received such warm praise from politicians, writers, critics and artists
Message From The Legendary Elder Siblings
I’ve written many times about the necessity to move from a Death Economy, based on warfare and ravaging the very resources upon which it depends, to a Life Economy, based on cleaning up pollution
Opinion Polls Still Matter If You Know How to Read Them
Failures in predicting results through opinion polls have brought new questions to answer for experts