John Holloway, Crack Capitalism and Latin America
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Video: Chevron Oilfield Worker Describes Toxic Dumping in Ecuador
Lago Agrio, Ecuador – A former Chevron oilfield worker has described in graphic detail how the company ordered its employees to systematically dump toxic waste into the waterways of the Amazon rainforest, according to representatives […]
Update: Oaxaca’s Hidden Drug War Revealed in Two Additional Murders
Two shooters, pistols, motorcycles: eight days after the deaths of Catarino Torres and Heriberto Pazos in Oaxaca, three thugs linked to the PRI and Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO) were assassinated in front of the […]
US Court OKs Extradition of ‘Butcher of the Andes’ to Peru
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Social Movements and States in Latin America: Dancing with Dynamite East Coast Book Tour
East Coast Book Tour (Scroll down for tour dates and locations)Dancing with Dynamite: Social Movements and States in Latin America (AK Press) By Benjamin Dangl For an excerpt and table of contents, visit www.dancingwithdynamite.com “Ben […]
Learning From Latin American Social Movements: Introduction to Dancing with Dynamite Book
From dynamite-wielding miners in Bolivia to the struggles of landless farmers in Brazil and Paraguay, the new book Dancing with Dynamite discusses the relationship between movements and states in seven different Latin American countries.
The Disappearance of Rosendo Radilla Pacheco: An Open Letter to Mexican President Calderón
Last December, the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACHR) ordered the Mexican government to undertake a full investigation into the disappearance of Rosendo Radilla Pacheco from Atoyac de Álvarez on August 26, 1974. To date, the present government has not done so.