Word: galeano
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...every $100 in currency transactions, only $2.50 had anything to do with the exchange of goods and services”? It will be unfortunate if Upside Down is only read by those who already look beyond the borders of their experiences, for Eduardo Galeano is trying to take the blinders from the eyes of a broader public, one whose wits have been addled by entertainment masquerading as news. Subtitled “a primer for the looking-glass world,” it is as redundant to the living-wage activist as The Stranger is to the inmate on death...
...Galeano is one of Uruguay’s most prominent authors and many of his books have been translated into English. His title comes from an 18th century criers’ pitch for magic lanterns that implores, “Step into the school of the upside-down world!” And Upside Down does read a bit like a school textbook. It is a litany of declarative sentences such as, “Fear is the raw material that sustains the flourishing industries of private security and social control, and it’s in steady supply...
...Saharan Africa have HIV or 20 percent of the people under the age of 40 do. Either way, there are many people for whom the drugs are far too expensive because pharmaceutical companies are unwilling to lower their profit margins. The sad fact is that though Galeano is continually pointing out the obvious, it needs to be pointed out. Drugs to combat AIDS are not the only ones that are artificially expensive: marijuana, cocaine and heroin are also costly. Galeano quotes a former head of the New York City police narcotics squad: “If imported cocaine were...
...Rocha, now 29, draws inspiration for his lyrics from bands like Public Enemy and writers like James Baldwin and Eduardo Galeano. Songs on the new CD take on the media coverage of the Gulf War and the plight of Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black journalist on death row whom many people (De la Rocha included) feel was unjustly convicted...
Bermudez's departure leaves leadership of the 10,000-member contra force in the hands of Israel Galeano, 29. He and the new leadership recognize the futility of further armed struggle...