A free trade agreement (FTA) between Colombia and the United States is continued to be held up because Colombia is not updating its labor laws and shows no improvement in its human and labor rights record, says America's largest union, AFL-CIO, one of the chief opponents to the FTA.
The U.S.-Colombia military base agreement is completely misunderstood, and it is one of the many examples of U.S. military agreements aimed at exporting security in order to stay out of foreign countries in the long run, argues prominent U.S. political-military strategist and author Thomas Barnett.
Colombia went to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new Congress. One of the candidates was Juan Valdes - not to be confused with Colombia's iconic coffee famer Juan Valdez - an aspiring congressman from the city of Medellin.
As long as the Colombian government doesn’t properly address the causes of the country’s displacement, big cities should refuse to take care of the victims, says former mayor of the Apartado peace community and Senate candidate, Gloria Cuartas.
Ephniko, a Colombian emcee residing in Miami, is one of a new breed of artists creating Latin hip-hop with a global appeal. Music producer and blogger Carlito Sway talked to him.
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