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Bolivia VP Alvaro Garcia Linera on the ebbing Latin American tide

"In cultural terms, there is a determined effort by the media, by NGOs, by organic right-wing intellectuals, to devalue, to call in question, and discredit the idea and the project of change and revolution. They are targeting what can be considered the golden, virtuous Latin American decade."

Operation Condor: For More Than 50 Years the CIA Went Deep into Ecuadorean Society

"As the U.S. renews its attempts to dislodge democratically-elected governments through various means in a continuation of its historic offensive against the popular movements of Latin America, we look back at the still-fresh memories of Operation Condor and the major human rights abuses perpetrated by Washington and its allies."

Historic Speech by Uruguayan President, Jose Mujica, in the UN [Video: Spanish & English]

"In his speech, Mr. Mujica highlighted the power of the financial systems and the economic fallout which has the greatest impact on ordinary people. He urged a return to simplicity, with lives founded on human relationships, love, friendship, adventure, solidarity and family, instead of ones with people shackled to the economy and the markets."

WATCH: Jose Mujica, President d’Uruguai. Canviar la Vida (English Subtitles)

"ALONG a dirt road on the outskirts of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, stands a ramshackle house with chipped walls and a 26-year-old car parked outside. This is the home of the man who runs the country. Jose Mujica, a 77-year-old former left-wing guerrilla, is earning an international reputation as a pauper president who steadfastly refuses to accept any trappings of power."

Latin America | WATCH: Uruguay President Jose Mujica – The World’s Least Selfish President

"A vegetarian, the 77-year-old Mujica lives on his wife's tiny farm where the water comes from a well and the laundry hangs outside, reports MSN. Further, he only owns old furniture and drives a 1987 VW Beetle. His farm is guarded by two police officers and Manuela, a three-legged dog."