Bolivian Rapper Abraham Bojorquez Dies Unexpectedly

The Bolivian online magazine La Mala Palabra reports that rap artist Abrahim Bojorquez died on May 20 after being hit by a bus. Bojorquez was born in the city of El Alto, an impoverished city perched above the Bolivian capital of La Paz and predominately populated by Aymaran migrants. He learned to rap [...]

Obama Reaches Out At Summit Of The Americas

Despite entering the Fifth Summit of the Americas in an atmosphere ripe for confrontation, the weekend-long meeting turned out to be extraordinarily cordial. Relations between the United States and the Latin American left remain strained, but President Obama’s friendly (if brief) exchanges with Presidents Chávez, Morales, and Ortega indicate a change in the tenor of [...]

Amazon Rainforest Could Virtually Disappear Due to Global Warming

The Amazon rainforest could shrink up to 85% over the next century, according to study presented by British scientists at a global warming conference in Copenhagen earlier this month. David Adam reports for the Guardian:

Chris Jones, who led the research, told the conference: “A temperature rise of anything over 1C commits you to some future [...]