Jeffrey Sachs has nominated himself as the ‘progressive’ candidate in a non-election to head the World Bank, and judging from his campaign materials it’s a good thing they’re looking for an economist and not a historian.
(IPS) – Ante la muralla de una amnistía que impide juzgar crímenes cometidos por el régimen militar de Brasil, cobra fuerza un movimiento de jóvenes abogados del Ministerio Público para atravesarla con recursos jurídicos de […]
Singer Vicente Feliú discusses the origin of the Nueva Trova, the influence of the Cuban revolution and responsibility towards Cuban society and other countries facing repression, as well as the aesthetics of Cuban revolutionary song.
Source: FPIF With its muddy roads, humble huts, and constant military patrols, Bajo Aguán, Honduras feels a long way away from the slick polish of the recurring UN climate negotiations in the world’s capital cities. […]
Bernardo Vásquez killed in Oaxaca, two others wounded Source: Vancouver Media Co-op and Proyecto Ambulante Tonight, we lost a comrade. Someone who understood very well that it was cheaper for Fortuna Silver to divide his people […]
Source: La Journada In June 2002, just 10 years ago, the first popular consulta (vote) of a communal character about mining on a large scale in the world was held in Tambogrande (northern Peru). More […]
Source: Feministing Terrible news. Mexican trans rights activist Agnes Torres Sulca was found dead outside of her hometown of Puebla last week. Due to evidence of torture before she died, it seems quite clear that […]
(IPS) – Desde fines de 2011, científicos de Argentina realizan un inventario de glaciares para su preservación y control, pero no logran acceder al área más crítica, donde coinciden los hielos con proyectos de explotación […]
Fuente: The Dominion MADERA, MEXICO – Una tarde de agosto, en 2008, Dante Valdez Jiménez estaba dando una capacitación en una escuela primaria, cuando un grupo de 30 hombres, algunos armados, irrumpió en la […]
First Criminal Charges for Abuses During Military Rule Source: Human Rights Watch The decision by federal prosecutors to bring charges against a retired military officer for grave abuses committed in the 1970’s is a landmark […]
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