Why are so many people so scared? Maybe it's because of our rulers' enormous "fear machine." So says Eduardo Galeano, in this rare and charming interview. But there is reason for optimism. Find out just why, back in April, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez gave Barack Obama a copy of Galeano’s book, Open Veins of Latin America. Eduardo Galeano is the author most recently of Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone, published by Nation Books. His poignant, poetic stories -- several of which he reads aloud here -- reveal history while inspiring more.
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Why are there ads over the top of the embedded video? I can hear the audio, but most of the vid. window is covered… I’m using the Safari browser on a Mac.
By Jeany on May 31st, 2009 at 4:31 pm
I’m on safari and don’t have that problem.
Have this book in my wish list. really looking forward to reading it.
By Eureka Springs on May 31st, 2009 at 10:41 pm
“Open Veins of Latin America”–wonderful, wonderful book–but it’ll make you want to affix a lead ball at the end of a length of pipe and find your nearest CEO for a light massage.
By godistwaddle on June 1st, 2009 at 11:19 am