El Salvadoran Troops in Iraq
El Salvadoran President Tony Saca gave a send off to 380 troops of the Seventh Cuscatlan Battalion as they shipped off for Iraq on August 12. The small country remains the only in Latin American […]
Year: 2006
América Latina Ahora: Entrevista con Raúl Zibechi
En este entrevista, Zibechi habla de los desafios del gobierno de Evo Morales en Bolivia, el poder y papel de los movimientos sociales en este pais, proyectos de integracion regional como el Tratado de Comercio […]
Cubans express hope for peace and stability
Cubans are using religious expression to express their desires for peace and stability in the wake of President Fidel Castro’s illness and the temporary transfer of power to his brother, Raúl Castro, reports Patricia Grogg […]
Brazilian Immigrants Recognized in Portugal
A new Immigration Law passed by the Council of Ministers in Portugal on August 10 could help legalize some of the over 500,000 foreign workers in the country. Symbolically, August 10th was also the date […]
Mexico’s Critical Moment
Source: IRC Americas Since the start of Mexico’s presidential campaigns, the race has opened up latent but profound fissures in Mexican society. The present post-electoral conflict not only hinges on legal issues of how the […]
Chilean Miners Strike For Their Piece Of Copper Pie
Chilean miners began a strike over pay on Monday evening, August 7 at the Escondida mine near Antofagasta in northern Chile. The price of copper has risen due to demand from countries such as China […]