Year: 2006
Castro’s Last Challenge
Translated by Leonor Marc into Spanish, Translated into English by GeN Higgs Source: Sin Permiso "There are many variables, and even more possible combinations. The possibilities are even more indecipherable given the outstanding personality of […]
Mexico Election: CEPR adds up vote data, finds reduction for Calderón
Source: The Center for Economic and Policy Research Press Release from CEPR: Result Could Explain Electoral Authorities’ Reluctance to Release Recount Data For Immediate Release: September 2, 2006 Contact: Mark Weisbrot, 202-746-7264Dan Beeton, 202-293-5380 x […]
El Valle Ecológico de Machachi: el “último valle agrícola”, ¿el valle de la chatarra?
"Esto nosotros sabemos; la tierra no pertenece al hombre; el hombre pertenece a la tierra. Esto nosotros sabemos. Todas las cosas están conectadas como la sangre que une nuestra familia." (Jefe Seattle, de la tribu […]
Hermosa Maquila Workers Put Former Boss in the Hotseat
Hermosa Maquila Workers Put Former Boss in the Hotseat Women workers from the now-closed “Hermosa Manufacturing” maquila factory announced that Hermosa owner, Joaquin Salvador Montalvo, will be the subject of a court hearing set for […]
Colombia: Anti-Coca Spraying Damages
A U.S. based environmental research group, the Inter-Amerian Association for Environmental Defense, has published a study of U.S. funded aerial spraying of coca crops in Colombia is damaging health, water, food crops and the natural […]
Peasant Family in Paraguay Condemned by Agrotoxins
The tragedy faced by Petrona Villasboa’s peasant family doesn’t seem to come to an end. The family has been affected by agrotoxic contamination for more than 3 years. This time Petrona’s 3 month-old grandchild is […]
Paraguay: Platform for Hemispheric Hegemony
Source: IRC Americas Program Two soccer teams played for a spot in the semifinal of the Copa Libertadores of America on July 18th in Asunción, Paraguay: River Plate from Argentina and Libertad of Paraguay. Before […]