Month: August 2014
Gabriel García Márquez: The Last Visit
I had been told he was in Havana but that, because he was sick, he didn’t want to see anyone. I knew where he usually stayed: in a magnificent country house far from the city centre. I called on the phone and Mercedes, his wife, eased my doubts. She said, warmly: “Not at all, that’s to keep the pests away. Come over, ‘Gabo’ will be happy to see you.”
The Crisis of Small-Scale Fishing in Latin America
Source: NACLA Report on the Americas Fishing is a risky activity per se. Hurricanes, storms, and rough waters are a constant hazard for thousands of men and women whose livelihoods depend on the water. Yet […]
The Changing Map of Latin America
Source: Truthout The map of Latin America is in full flux. The reconfiguration of territories primarily affects the 670 indigenous communities that stretch from the Rio Grande to Patagonia, according to statistics from the Economic […]
Sweet Victory for Mexico Beekeepers as Monsanto Loses GM Permit
Evidence convinced judge of threat posed to honey production in Yucatán – but firm will almost certainly appeal against ruling Source: The Guardian A small group of beekeepers in Mexico has inflicted a blow on biotech giant Monsanto, […]
Ecuador: Free Pacto from Mining
The most alarming aspect in the granting of these concessions is that the communities were not consulted. In the national mining company’s 2013 environmental impact study, mention was made of a survey of the region’s inhabitants that recognized that 75 percent of the population rejects mining activity at the Ingapi concession, and 60 percent rejects the one at Urcutambo.
How We Scapegoat Children From Gaza to the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Source: NACLA A week ago was when I first saw the picture that appeared in the The Telegraph of children in the Gaza Strip trying to break the Guinness world record for kite-flying. The kites […]
Why Argentina is Right to Defy the Taliban of Global Finance
Argentina defaulted on its sovereign debt for the second time in 13 years on July 30, defying a U.S. court ruling and a small cabal of financial fundamentalists led by the right-wing multi-billionnaire hedge fund mogul Paul Singer. The first thing to note is that, despite repeated accusations by the vultures that Argentina is in contempt of U.S. court rulings, Argentina’s willingness to pay its debts is not in question.