(IPS) – Frustrated by the continued intransigence of the Honduran regime that ousted President Manuel Zelaya, the U.S. State Department followed through Wednesday on threats to cut off aid to Honduras. "Restoration of the terminated […]
Source: NACLA Report on the Americas In the early morning hours of January 31, vandals broke into Tiferet Israel, a Sephardic synagogue in Caracas. They strewed sacred scrolls on the floor and scribbled “Death to […]
Source: CEPR IMF spokesperson Bill Murray indicated today that the Fund may not allow the de facto government of Honduras to have access to $164 million dollars that it was allocated on August 28. Rebeca […]
Source: Andean Information Network Candidates must register by September 7 to participate in the elections. Until this deadline, contenders will actively seek political alliances in an attempt to establish more widespread voter support and funding, […]
Fuente: ALAI, América Latina en Movimiento Arrancó la campaña electoral con el régimen de facto en problemas y los candidatos lanzando campañas desde lugares alejados del electorado: ¿y ahora que? El Tribunal Supremo Electoral […]
Fuente: Programa de las Américas Versión original: Coup Catalyzes Honduran Women’s MovementTraducción por: María Etchart En la mañana del 28 de junio, organizaciones de mujeres de todo Honduras se preparaban para promover un voto afirmativo […]
In her new book Blood & Capital: The Paramilitarization of Colombia, Jasmin Hristov seeks to expose the rational motivations behind state violence for capitalism’s economic elites in the US and Colombia. In meticulous detail, Hristov shows how the super-rich benefit from state repression and how the violators of human rights have essentially become immune from any consequences for their actions. If death squads are truly to be abolished in Colombia, we must look honestly at how and why they exist today. […]
Participatory democracy is a model that is becoming increasingly popular in Latin America, taking many different forms in the region. This form of democracy relies on the abilities of the people and creates a system that emphasizes the importance of direct and active involvement of citizens in political structures. […]
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