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As Eduardo Galeano discusses so passionately in his book “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent”, the peoples of South America have lived for the last 500 years under political suppression and economic exploitation imposed by European and U.S. powers. Does the dawn of a new millennium promise a continuation of this pattern or the birth of a new cycle? Journeying from one country to the next, Eyes Wide Open soberly reviews the toll the neo-liberal agenda took on the social and economic well-being of Latin America and explores how these countries are now restructuring public power. In Bolivia, Evo Morales nationalizes all hydro-carbon resources. In Argentina, Néstor Kirchner purges corruption, grants amnesty to political prisoners, and rejects American involvement, all while lifting his country out of total economic collapse. Insightful and illuminating, Eyes Wide Open deftly explores the struggle against the invisible God of the Market.

Co-presented with Consejo de Desarrollo Hispano/ Hispanic Development Council.