The Progressive
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 06:40
Uzbekistan is ranked among the half dozen worst countries in the world for human-rights abuses. What U.S. government officials and our media mostly ignore, however, is that American taxpayers subsidized Islam Karimov's regime and its brutal security apparatus for most of his thirty-five years in power.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
It's a weird day when the United States lags behind Colombia when it comes to checks and balances and democratic governance.
Friday, January 16, 2009 - 00:00
Bush’s support for Colombia is typical of U.S. foreign policy. Bill Clinton before him lavished aid on the Colombian government, despite knowledge of that government’s bloody hands
Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 00:00
Not only is it one of the biggest trading partners of the United States, it has also borne the brunt of wrongheaded U.S. policies over the years