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A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question:
How do we make democracy work for the poor?
29 Nov 2008
Actor and filmmaker, Sean Penn talks about his meetings with two Latin American leaders - Chavez and Castro - who have both been demonized by the mainstream press in the United States of America.
Penn talked to Raul Castro of Cuba about Barack Obama and Guantanamo, while engaging Venezuela's Hugo Chavez on the subject of human rights.
To read Penn's article Conversations with Chavez and Castro, please click here.
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How I spent my Fall vacation
Dear Sean,
Please stick to your day job. You are not a journalist. Glad you got to meet your heroes. I hope you came home with their autographs. Now go back to your Hollywood playpen and keep acting. Leave reality to the grown-ups.
