The average Argentinian drinks more than 26 gallons of yerba mate each year, but most North Americans have never even tried South America’s most consumed beverage. That doesn't mean US companies haven't been trying. Fascinating read from 2023 Lauren Silverman theatlantic.com/health/archive…

.Guillaume Long spoke to Breaking Points Clips about verified texts from Ecuador's prosecutor general alleging the US embassy told her to withhold details about the killing of a candidate to influence the outcome of the recent election.👇🏽

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Veteran Brazilian journalist Reinaldo Azevedo accuses Glenn Greenwald of thinking his duty is to 'civilize the natives' in a long post in which he systematically dismantles the lack of any coherent legal argument in his criticism of Alexandre de Morais.

Remember the time that a director was essentially blacklisted from Hollywood for his film about William Walker & its critique of U.S. foreign policy in the 1980s? The film was 'Walker'. The director Alex Cox. It's an important moment to remember. #thread . vice.com/en/article/ppx…

🇧🇷The Brazilian Minister for Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara Sonia Guajajara, has announced that she plans to regularize six more Indigenous lands by the end of April, the month when it is celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day. brasildefato.com.br/2024/04/12/bra…

In the 19th century, US filibusters invaded Latin American countries in the name of Manifest Destiny. One man’s quest to conquer Nicaragua shows the deep roots of US efforts to “spread democracy” abroad. Latest episode of my podcast #UnderTheShadow NACLA Report nacla.org/news/2024/04/1…

Remember last year when in defense of 'free speech' Musk shared Twitter internal communications with Shellenberger showing the EU had ordered him to de-platform hundreds of users and remove thousands of posts & Greenwald started calling it a dictatorship? It never happened? oh.

OFRANEH is in Tegucigalpa today mobilizing to demand that the Honduran government implement the three InterAmerican court rulings regarding their rights to their ancestral lands.

We join them in this call. No more talking, we need more action by the Xiomara Castro de Zelaya gov’t…

🧵 Thank goodness that the Brazilian press is not going to roll over for Shellenberger’s lies the way so many San Francisco reporters did.

For those who have been calling out Shellenberger’s disinformation for years this is a much needed breath of fresh air and reality! 🙏

Excellent podcast by Michael Fox which gives the history of William Walker's armed incursions into Central America in the C19 and also explains the unexpected influence they had on the history of the region.

The latest episode of my #podcast Under the Shadow has just dropped. It's an important journey into the past, not just to understand the history of US imperialism back in the mid 1800s, but still today. And I got to record new music for the episode. Enjoy! NACLA Report The Real News