After weeks of following him on the campaign trail, Upside Down World finally caught up with FMLN Presidential candidate, Mauricio Funes. In this exclusive interview, Funes clearly frames himself and his candidacy within the seachange that is Latin American politics today. Salvadorans will vote in January and again in March 2009 (don’t ask).
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The news from the Pentagon that the US is re-establishing its Fourth Naval Fleet in the Caribbean, ostensibly to "build confidence and trust among nations through collective maritime security efforts" unfortunately shows that the days a US military threat to Latin America are far from over. […]
(IPS) If both Bolivian President Evo Morales and his vice president are voted out of office in a recall referendum that is to be held, they would be replaced — according to the constitution, and […]
May 5th marked the beginning of an intended thirty day strike, with more than 1.5 million passengers affected daily. Public transport workers and truckers in Nicaragua are protesting rising fuel costs and the lack of government impetus to do anything about it. […]
Fifty environmental activists protested Barrick Gold’s controversial Pascua Lama gold mine on Tuesday, May 8th. Several of the demonstrators also dressed in black plastic bags to give homage to the 15 individuals related to the project who have died since it first was proposed almost 20 years ago. […]
Source: Bolpress Translation by Yoshie Furuhashi at MR Zine Abruptly, and at record speed, the Senate passed a law to hold a recall referendum. President Evo Morales invited the opposition governors of the "Media Luna" (the […]
Fuente: BolPress.com El Presidente Evo Morales promulgará rápidamente la Ley de Revocatoria de Mandato Popular sancionada este jueves por el Senado apenas le entreguen la norma que deja en manos del pueblo la decisión de […]
Bolivia’s Santa Cruz state’s May 4 Referendum saw violence and deep social divides over a set of Autonomy Statutes thatwould increase power for the governmor at the expense of the central government. These interviews and observations from the streets of Santa Cruz cityon referendum day illustrate the great diversity of opinions.
The May 4th vote for autonomy in Santa Cruz, Bolivia was part of a larger conflict in the region over control of natural resources such as land and gas. It marks a new phase in the polarization of Bolivia, and a new challenge for the region.
Hector Antonio Ventura Source: ElSalvadorSolidarity.org On Friday May 2nd, Hector Antonio Ventura was assassinated in the community of Valle Verde, Suchitoto. Ventura was the youngest of the 14 political prisoners captured in Suchitoto on July […]
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