Breaking down the overblown debate on the Associated Press’ use of the word “activist” to describe MRTA collaborator Lori Berenson.
Tag: politics
Sex Tourism, Free Speech and Cuba Dave in a Costa Rica Prison
Whoremonger David Strecker, a.k.a. “Cuba Dave,” is locked up in Costa Rica for promoting sex tourism. Strecker’s case raises questions of free speech in Latin America.
Peru Reports: English-Language News from Peru
An introduction to my latest publishing project, Peru Reports, an English-language news service from Peru.
Red Notice: International Business Adventure in Russia
Book review and summary of Red Notice, in which American businessman Bill Browder takes on the Russian oligarchy in business and legal justice.
Kingdom of Thieves: El Cartucho, Bogota
An excerpt from Mad Outta Me Head on the old El Cartucho district of Bogota, which was a un-policed neighborhood of drugs and addiction.
Documenting the Nicaragua Canal Route
A look at the proposed Nicaragua Canal, and an opportunity to support an effort to document with photos and testimony the planned path of the canal.
Expat Chronicles 