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DESCRIPTION:Latin America, often referred to as the United States' "backyard," has 
 undergone profound, epoch-making changes over the last decade. Most of 
 South America is now more independent of the United States than Europe is. 
 Although this is viewed with concern in U.S. media and foreign policy 
 circles, the majority of people in countries such as Bolivia, Venezuela, 
 Argentina, Ecuador, and others have benefited from this increased political 
 and economic independence. These new democracies are often misrepresented 
 in the media, but they represent some of the brightest spots in the world 
 today for progressive economic and social change.\n\nMark Weisbrot is 
 co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, in Washington, 
 D.C. (www.cepr.net). He is also President and founder of Just Foreign 
 Policy, an organization dedicated to achieving a just foreign policy based 
 on cooperation, law, and democracy. He writes a column on economic and 
 policy issues that is distributed to over five hundred fifty newspapers and 
 is a contributor to The Nation, Z Magazine, and The Guardian.\n\n"Mark 
 Weisbrot's lucid, informed, and incisive commentary and analysis have been 
 an invaluable source for understanding the truth about the exciting 
 developments in Latin America, for unveiling the reality that lies behind 
 conventional fairy tales about the miracles of the market in this 
 hemisphere and the world generally."  - Noam Chomsky\n\n$7 - $15 sliding 
 scale suggested donation \n\nSponsored by Peninsula Peace and Justice 
 Center ~ www.PeaceandJustice.org ~ 650-326-8837\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/25/18474794.php
SUMMARY:Palo Alto: Mark Weisbrot on "Latin America's Independence"
LOCATION:Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 p.m.\nFellowship Hall, First Baptist Church\n305 
 N. California Ave., Palo Alto 94301\nWheelchair accessible.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/01/25/18474794.php
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