The pre-campaign hype surrounding Mexico’s presidential election on July 1st has been largely dominated by one topic: will the country’s “drug cartels” influence the outcome of the race – whether by cash or by bullet?
(IPS) – “We shouldn’t have to live in fear. We’re citizens and voters of Chile, we have jobs, and yet we live in daily fear of being attacked,” said 33-year-old Carla Oviedo, a victim of […]
A new report reveals the Canadian mining industrial complex’s responsibility for social discord and environmentally-destructive policies in Chile’s Patagonia region. The report focuses on the Aysén region, which has seen protests and social discord since the announcement that a hyrdroelectric “development” plan would move forward last May.
Interview with Jesse Freeston, a video-journalist and filmmaker who covers Central American politics and social movements. He talks to us about his new documentary about post-coup d’État Honduras, “Resistencia”. This report was originally aired on […]
The protest took place in front of the offices of Barrick, which prepares to operate the Pueblo Viejo gold and silver mine next year Dominican Republic – The group SalvaTierra took a non-violent direct action […]
Source: CorpWatch A thick fog flows over the eastern range of the Colombian Andes. Here and there, the constant wind lifts the clouds to reveal lagoons, cloud forests, and páramo, an Andean alpine ecosystem known […]
We bring you this translation of a Mexican journalist’s take on Cherán, Michoacan, to bring more light to a community that has been building autonomous resistance to organized crime and corrupt officials since last year.
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