Year: 2006
Golden Cages: Wealth and Misery in Peru’s Highlands
Source: ZNet "Chiquito, chiquito, chiquito " she says quietly, shaking her head as she describes how incredibly small the airplane looks in the sky from the fertile land she stands on. But Doña Maria, a Quechua […]
Open Letter to The OAS and the People of Ecuador
Open Letter from the "In the Name of Democracy" collective to the Organization of American States (OAS) and to the People of Ecuador Saturday November 25, 2006 Mr. Jose Miguel InsulzaSecretary GeneralOrganization of American StatesWashington, […]
Colombian Officials Arrest Telesur Reporter
Colombian intelligence agents arrested a Telesur reporter on charges of terrorism and rebellion on Sunday. "This type of accusation undoubtedly surprises us. We think this is an attack against freedom of the press, against the […]
Andean Trade Pacts are Election Casualties
Trade agreements with Colombia and Peru are unlikely to be passed any time soon as a result of the Democrats taking control of both the House and Senate. A group of Democrats recently sent a […]
Slave Labor in Brazil
The Brazilian Amazon is home to slave labor camps where workers make charcoal that helps produce pig iron used in cars, trucks and appliances—some manufactured and sold in the United States. “These are people who […]
Ecuador on the Edge: A Tale of Two Presidential Candidates
Source: Toward Freedom The question of who wins the election race in Ecuador on November 26 may be overshadowed by the uncertainty over whether the winner will actually survive a full term. The politically unstable […]