Mexico: Risking Everything to Migrate North
A Mexican Observation Mission investigates abuses of Central American migrants traveling through Veracruz state.
Year: 2013
The Struggle Continues for Justice for Genocide in Guatemala
This article is about people suffering, surviving and living in the aftermath of the genocides in Guatemala, and how they keep their sights on truth and justice, beyond the cruelty and oppression that so devastated them. It includes a short story about a tenacious and collective struggle of red ants in Chichipate, Guatemala.
Latin America’s Radical Left in Power: Complexities and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
Source: Latin American PerspectivesVol. 40, No. 3; May-June issue The democratic, peaceful road to socialism, which has been pursued by the governments of Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador and serves as an inspiration for much of […]
In Bolivia, Morales Faces a Challenge from Below
Source: ROARMAG.org The quasi-socialist government of Evo Morales in Bolivia is facing a popular challenge from below. Since May 6, tens of thousands of striking miners, teachers and health workers have been marching through the […]
Paraguay: Installation of Rio Tinto Alcan Company Causes Intense Debate
The installation of Canadian mining company Rio Tinto Alcan in Paraguay is creating a face-off between those who see it as an opportunity for development and those who denounce its environmental risks. Rio Tinto has plants around the world, but it is accused of polluting sources of drinking water and devastating natural landscapes.
Brazil: Porto Alegre is Palestine’s Friend, So Why Has It Embraced Israel’s War Industry?
Source: The Electronic Intifada Tarso Genro, governor of Rio Grande do Sol in Brazil, concluded a deal to develop a huge Israeli military technology center in Porto Alegre over the past few weeks. One day […]
Mexico: Live to Work for $1.19 an Hour
Salaries of less than $300 a month leave little for Mexican workers to live on. An investigation by Mexican newspaper El Financiero digs up the dirt on how employees at the biggest corporations, including Walmart, McDonalds, and KFC, often receive low pay and experience barely legal working conditions.