Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano writes a column for The Progressive. Here's one from last April that will give you a taste.read more

Will Obama, who supported the recent gift of $700 billion to the banking industry, continue the usual practice of privatizing profits while socializing losses?read more

Nature knows full well that even the best human laws treat her as a piece of property, never as a holder of rights.read more

Eduardo Galeano interprets the curse of Columbus Day.Did Christopher Columbus discover America in 1492? Or was it the Vikings before him?read more

How much longer will the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier be allowed to justify the kidnapping of Palestinian sovereignty?

How much longer will the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers be allowed to justify the kidnapping of the entire nation of Lebanon?read more

Perhaps Zidane’s act was a howl of impotence against the devastating success of dirty football, against the dishonesty, cowardice, and avarice of the football that globalization, the enemy of diversity, is forcing on us.read more

Eduardo Galeano welcomes Evo back to Paradise.read more

Eduardo Galeano offers fables for the twenty-first century. read more