John Pilger, perhaps the greatest political documentary maker of our times, looks at the efforts by the USA to exploit the people and resources of South America. When we look at the so called developing world, we need to understand how deliberately some of those countries have been kept subservient by more developed countries. The next time you hear a US administration talk about their plans to bring democracy to a country, keep the message of this video in mind.
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People have the conception of slavery as something from the past. Sadly this isn't true and this article explains the modern face of slavery.
The massacres in Rwanda were an event that touched me deeply, and taught me much about the world. Here are a couple of good summary articles about why the west should also learn from them.