Month: April 2009
Mining Co. Bailout Eclipses Environmental Disaster in Peru
(IPS)The Peruvian government refused to bail out the U.S. mining and metallurgical company Doe Run, which has caused severe pollution in the highlands city of La Oroya, from its severe financial troubles, but private banks did. An economic solution thus prevailed over the urgent need to protect the health of residents of La Oroya, who have no choice but to continue breathing the toxic fumes of the company’s large multi-metal smelter. […]
Peru: Veinticinco años de prisión para Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori en su juicio Crédito: Gentileza Poder Judicial de Perú (IPS) – En forma unánime, la Sala Penal Especial de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Perú sentenció al ex presidente Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) […]
Interview with Brazilian Squatter Activist Nete Araujo
Nete Araujo
Nete Araujo is no conventional grandma. At just 34 years old, she wears sweetheart purple nail varnish and bright white trainers. And instead of spending her days making tea and handing out cake, this nana chooses to pass the time occupying abandoned buildings in São Paulo. […]
Empire and Latin America in the Obama Era
Barack Obama’s rise to the U.S. presidency has left most Latin Americans suspended between skepticism and hope. That’s bound to make the V Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, to be held on April 18 and 19, especially interesting. […]
Scorched Earth: The Rio Negro Massacre at Pak’oxom, Guatemala
In 1976, a former President of Guatemala signed the first loan accord with the Inter-American Development Bank for the construction of the Pueblo Viejo-Quixal hydroelectric plant. The project included the “flooding of the Chixoy River basin and much of its valley, forcibly disappear[ing] 23 villages, 45 archaeological sites, numerous crop areas and natural resources.” […]
The Revolution Will Not Be Destabilized: Ottawa’s Democracy Promoters Target Venezuela
Part of the ‘hidden wiring’ of the US-Canada relationship is premised on the belief that there is a role for Canada in places where the US carries a lot of counter-productive baggage. New records obtained by The Dominion show just how actively intertwined Canada’s foreign policy is with the US-led ‘democracy’ promotion project in Venezuela. […]