Year: 2008
No End in Sight: Indigenous and Popular Minga Continues, Debate with Colombian President Stalls
Three weeks ago yesterday, the Indigenous and Popular Mobilization began with a five point agenda of action directed towards the government and the entire nation. Now, after dramatic protests that included the blockade of the Pan American Highway, clashes with heavily armed state security forcesresulting in one indigenous activist killed and over 120 wounded, and a long, arduous march to the city of Cali, the Minga Popular continues, one day after the highly anticipated debate with President Alvaro Uribe. […]
Latinobarómetro US Election Poll: Latin Americans Have Other Concerns
"Has the US lost power, in the eyes of the citizens of the region, to the point that not even the expectation of a president in solidarity with the problems of the most dispossessed can evoke expectations? Or is it that the US never had more than the attention of the elites in the region and it is the youth of today that will be looking at the US in the future?" A recent poll conducted across Latin America points to some interesting answers to these questions. […]
Argentina: The Creation of an Urban Guerrilla
Plaza de Mayo 1973
We all complain about politics, but have you ever wondered what makes a person pick up a gun and start violently resisting the government? The was one of the questions I wanted to answer when I started writing The Army of the Republic. So, when I decided to set my book about urban guerrillas in the United States, I had to look elsewhere to try to understand why people resort to violent struggle. I chose Argentina. […]
Guerra contra las Drogas y Militarización en Perú: Entrevista a Ricardo Soberón
En los últimos días el gobierno de Alan García ha iniciado una ofensiva militar en la región surandina de Ayacucho, específicamente en el Valle del Río Apurímac Ene (VRAE) con el objetivo de exterminar a […]
El “Técnico” y el “Pepe”: Seeking Electoral Unity in Uruguay
With electoral campaigning ahead of the October 2009 elections kicking into high gear, the two presidential frontrunners for the “broad front” coalition—a former professor and the ex-Minister of Economy, Danilo Astori, and the ex-Minister of Agriculture and one-time guerrilla, José “el Pepe” Mujica—are living reminders of the road the Uruguayan left has traveled and the unique path on which it hopes to continue governing. […]