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Costa Rica's CAFTA "Si" Vote Called into Question |
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Written by Kari Lydersen
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Thursday, 11 October 2007 15:20 |
 While free trade proponents cheered, opponents called foul in Costa Rica's 51.5 percent vote Oct. 7 in favor of ratifying the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). |
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Belize Sows Seeds for Food Security |
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Written by Megan Tady
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Tuesday, 11 March 2008 05:01 |
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 Abib Palma, an extension officer for the developmental organization Plenty Belize, guides school garden programs designed to educate young people about how to grow their own organic supplemental vegetables at home. "It's easier to reach younger kids at school than going out to the farms and teaching older folks how to farm," he says.
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Out of the Backyard: New Latin American and Caribbean Bloc Defies Washington |
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Written by Benjamin Dangl
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Wednesday, 07 December 2011 12:49 |
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 Latin American and Caribbean heads of state recently gathered in Caracas, Venezuela to form a new regional bloc aimed at self-determination outside the scope of Washington’s power.
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Environmental Resistance in the Uruguay River |
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Written by Raúl Zibechi
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Monday, 15 November 2010 22:59 |
 When the environmental assembly of Gualeguaychú decided to lift the three-year blockade of the bridge that unites Uruguay and Argentina, a new stage of environmental social action began. Although resistance to the pulp mill continues, a new set of environmental problems affecting the people of the Uruguay River is beginning to appear on the horizon.
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A Cycle of Death: Inside Nicaragua's Sugar Cane Fields |
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Written by Tom Laffay and Inka Haukka
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 18:10 |
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 La Isla is a small community located on the outskirts of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua in the Central America lowlands. Its sole economy is the sugar cane industry which relies on young men desperate to provide for their families ensuring an endless supply of labor.
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