IIRSA: Integration Custom-Made for International Markets
The project for Integration of South American Regional Infrastructure (IIRSA, by its initials in Spanish), is swiftly but silently moving forward. […]
Year: 2006
Lost in a Labyrinth of Solitude: A Glimpse into the 2006 Mexican Presidential Election
The next six years of Mexican politics are to be heavily influenced, if not defined, by the July 2nd presidential elections.
El 21 de Junio: Día por una América Latina Libre de Transgénicos
Latinoamérica es la zona de mayor biodiversidad agrícola del planeta y centro de origen de muchos cultivos fundamentales para la alimentación humana, como lo son el maíz y la papa. No obstante, también es la […]
Chile: The Rise of the Penguin Revolution
It was every adolescent revolutionary’s dream: schools throughout the country were occupied and the gates were barricaded.
U.S. Congress Continues Funding Intervention in Latin America through the SOA and the ILEA-South
In early June U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick had the nerve to speak publicly against "interventionism" in Latin America at a meeting of the Organization of American States in the Dominican Republic.
Two Years of Ka-Saca in El Salvador
June 1st marked the two-year anniversary of Tony Saca’s inauguration as El Salvador’s President.
The Empire’s Workshop: An Interview with Greg Grandin
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"It was in Central America and Latin America more broadly, where an insurgent New Right first coalesced."