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Diplomacy Could Help Revive Democracy in Venezuela

For the first time in many years, the Venezuelan opposition, unified behind one candidate, has a good chance of defeating Nicolás Maduro.

Today’s featured artists are Wayne Shorter (USA) & Milton Nascimento (Brazil) with “Ponta De Areia” from the album Native Dancer (1975).

“The draft resolution had no opposition,” said a diplomatic source. It will now go directly to the General Assembly plenary session.

Today’s featured band is Novalima from Peru with a live performance at KEXP studio in Seattle, USA (2012).

“We will not accept a setback. We will not accept a conservative government negotiating spurious policies over our lives.”

The verdict of a court in southeastern Florida “sends a strong message to companies worldwide that profit at the expense of human rights.”

“This bill gives everything, instantly and forever, to the big companies, and it tells pensioners to wait.”

Today’s featured band is the Nortec Collective from Mexico with the song “Tengo La Voz” from the disc “Tijuana Sessions” (2005).

The draft resolution promotes that the OAS Permanent Council remain informed about the situation in Nicaragua.

Chiquita previously pleaded guilty to paying the far-right United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia paramilitary group, or AUC…