Year: 2011
How to Avoid Extrajudicial Execution in Honduras: Throw Popcorn at Police
Source: PULSE Two men were recently tied up, shot, and killed down the street from my friend’s house in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. When my friend happened upon the scene at around 9 p.m., […]
With Humala’s win, Peru turns to the left
Source: The Nation Add Peru to the list of Latin American countries that have turned left. On Sunday, Peruvians voted in a second-round run-off ballot and elected Ollanta Humala, a 48-year-old former army officer, president. […]
Ollanta Humala’s win is a promise to Peru’s poor
Source: The Guardian The victory of left-populist candidate Ollanta Humala in Peru‘s election is a “big fucking deal”, as Vice President Joe Biden famously whispered to Obama on national TV in another context. With respect […]
Peru: populist prevails in presidential poll; plutocrat prognosis pessimistic
Source: World War 4 Report Keiko Fujimori of the neoliberal-right coalition Fuerza 2011 formally conceded defeat to challenger Ollanta Humala Tasso of the nationalist-populist Gana Perú June 6 following Peru’s presidential run-off race the previous […]
WikiLeaks cables: The great equaliser in Peru
Source: Al Jazeera While WikiLeaks has had an extensive political impact upon the Middle East, the whistle-blowing group now stands to exert an influence on South America as well. Specifically, declassified US state department cables could […]
Hope in the Andes: What Ollanta Humala’s Victory Means for Peru
Peru’s election of Ollanta Humala puts him among a growing number of leftist presidents in Latin America and offers hope to the poorest sectors of Peruvian society.
Leftist Election Winner Promises “Growth with Social Inclusion” in Peru
(IPS) – For the first time in the democratic history of Peru, a left-wing candidate has won the presidency. With the support of an overwhelming majority of voters in the provinces, retired lieutenant colonel Ollanta […]
Brazil Urged to Suspend Belo Monte Dam Project
The Brazilian authorities must ensure the rights of indigenous communities living around the river Xingu are respected and protected, Amnesty International said today as Brazil’s environmental agency approved the construction of the Belo Monte dam. […]
Mexican Community Uses Barricades to Drive Out Organized Crime and Political Parties
Armed with machetes, sticks, and farm tools, residents of Cherán, Michoacan, covered their faces with bandanas and set up barricades around their community on April 15. It is a scene reminiscent of Oaxaca in 2006, except this time, the barricades aren’t meant to keep out paramilitary death squads; they keep out organized crime.