Brazil: Still Waiting for the Promised Land
(IPS) – In their mud and clay tile house in a camp set up by the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST), Eliana and her husband Eleidimar started the new year with a sense of trepidation. […]
Articles by Upside Down World
Cuba: Innovation Gives Boost to Small Farmers
Farmer Mario García
Cuban small farmers are strengthening their traditional ties with the land through a farming project that links scientific know-how with ancestral techniques and encourages greater local autonomy in decision-making on food production. […]
Venezuela: Chavez Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffle
Source: Venezuela Analysis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a "profound restructuring" of his government, including the appointment of a new Vice-President and changes in up to 13 out of 27 ministries in a surprise telephone […]
Fear and Loathing in Bolivia: New Constitution, Polarization
Right & Left Confront at Blockade
"Let’s go unblock the road, compañeros!" a man in an old baseball cap yells as he joins a group of people hauling rocks and tires from a central intersection in Cochabamba. This group of students and union activists are mobilizing against a civic strike led by middle class foot soldiers of the Bolivian right. These actions in the street are part of a political roller coaster which is dramatically changing Bolivia as it enters the new year. […]
Guatemala: H.I.J.O.S. Reject Impunity
By handing complete impunity to the high-ranking military officials responsible for Genocide between 1978 and 1985, the Guatemalan Judiciary system has stricken a severe blow against Justice. The children and family members of the hundreds of thousands of victims forcibly disappeared, tortured, and massacred, are speaking out to reject the current Guatemalan judiciary system and demand an end to impunity.
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Lakota Sioux Indians Declare Sovereign Nation Status
Lakota Sioux Indian representatives declared sovereign nation status on Wednesday, December 19th in
Argentina – Un símbolo: Brukman 2007
Fuente: Lavaca Se quedaron dentro de la fábrica un 18 de diciembre de 2001 esperando al patrón. Desde entonces, recorrieron un largo camino que incluyó desalojos, represión y tironeos políticos, cuyas heridas todavía se sienten. […]
DESAFÍOS 2008-CUBA: La economía precisa alimentarse
(IPS) – La mejora en la producción de alimentos es el principal reto de la economía cubana para este año, tanto por el impacto en el nivel de vida de la población como por haber […]
Uruguay Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions
Source: Democracy Now! Uruguay has become the first Latin American country to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples nationwide. Under the law, gay, lesbian and straight couples will be able to form civil unions after […]
Venezuela Enters Fifth Consecutive Year of Economic Growth
Source: venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan economy enters its fifth consecutive year of sustained growth in 2008, according to predictions from the Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL). Venezuela had the third fastest growing economy in the […]