If you think Evo Morales’ moves to re-nationalize Bolivia’s petroleum isn’t having a regional impact, consider this: Ecuador’s move to void the operating contract for Occidental Petroleum has led the US to suspend Free Trade […]
Two-thousand doctors from Nicaragua’s public hospital system signed an accord with the Ministry of Health on May 13, ending a six-month strike. Doctors agreed to return to work last Saturday as the government committed to […]
At 74 he still acts as chairperson for Serpaj (Peace and Justice Service) and The Memory Commission of the Province of Buenos Aires. There he compiled over 4,500 cases of torture in jails and police commissions that have occurred over the last 5 years.
La Paz, Bolivia – En este preciso momento, el Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS, partido de Evo Morales) timonea un Gobierno que a contrarruta tiene la vocación de cumplir un plan prometido.
After scoring resounding victories, the indigenous movements of South America are encountering new challenges, both on an institutional and state level, that they have not been able to answer. Expanding on the wide range of experiences and deepening the exchange between organizations appear to be some of the possible routes that lie ahead.
In spite of criticism and resistance from local residents, Canadian mining company Ascendant Copper Corporation has big plans for its two large mining operations in Ecuador. "We are confident that Ecuador will grow to be one of the world’s great copper districts," said Gary E. Davis, President and CEO of Ascendant.
Those who have followed US and European press coverage of Bolivian President Evo Morales haven’t been surprised by mainstream coverage of Morales’ move to re-nationalize Bolivia’s natural gas fields, just disappointed. The Financial Times’ Hal […]
Riot police armed with water cannons, dogs and tear gas beat back 150 protesters who tried to storm a key government office building and demanded the nullification of government contracts with petroleum giant Occidental. The […]
Years before the arrival of the Spanish,
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