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GRITtv: Oliver Stone and Tariq Ali: South of the Border
Latin America has seen rapid changes over recent years, most significantly with the rise of left-leaning leaders who are willing to fight massive corporations and even stand up to the massive presence of the US in their countries. ; Director Oliver Stone decided to go to Venezuela to meet Chavez for himself, but when he got there, Chavez pointed out that the story was much bigger than just him.Stone and his screenwriter Tariq Ali met seven Latin American leaders and shot an amazing film, South of the Border, and they met with Laura this week in New York to talk about the film, the American left, Obama, the BP disaster, and more.
Email this pageGRITtv: June 25 2010
Latin America has seen rapid changes over recent years, most significantly with the rise of left-leaning leaders who are willing to fight massive corporations and even stand up to the massive presence of the US in their countries. Director Oliver Stone decided to go to Venezuela to meet Chavez for himself, but when he got there, Chavez pointed out that the story was much bigger than just him. Stone and his screenwriter Tariq Ali met seven Latin American leaders and shot an amazing film, South of the Border, and they met with Laura this week in New York to talk about the film, the American left, Obama, the BP disaster, and more. The US Social Forum is still ongoing this week in Detroit, and activists young and old from across the country have gathered, each bringing his or her own causes to the mix.
GRITtv: Real News Network: Coup in Honduras
In 2002, Venezuela successfully rebuffed a military coup. Since then, Latin America, hadn't seen another military takeover until last week in Honduras. Will the coup there succeed? The Real News Network spoke to Honduran Bertha Oliva, founder of the Committee of the Disappeared, about life on the ground in Honduras.
GRITtv: Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out
"Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out" is a small independent documentary that manages to break through the media spin on Venezuela in a big way and really gets at the heart of what is important to these misunderstood people. You can find out how to order a copy from our friends at PM PRESS by heading to pmpress.org.
GRITtv: Evo Morales
Last week, Bolivia's president Evo Morales was in New York to commemorate Earth Day at the United Nations. GRITtv sat down with Morales and talked about his equality agenda, socialism, and the Bolivian banking system.
