Articles by Upside Down World
Resource Center of the Americas Closes After 24 Years
On August 16, the Resource Center of the Americas announced that it was closing its doors “due to continuing and insurmountable financial challenges.” The Resource Center, the Bookstore of the Americas and the cafe (operated […]
Concert Rocks to Save BAUEN Hotel
Argentina’s worker occupied factory movement held a massive concert in Buenos Aires on August 21, in support of the BAUEN Hotel cooperative, a worker-run hotel in downtown Buenos Aires facing a court-ordered eviction. More than […]
Haiti: Victims of Violence Organize in Plateau-Central
During a 24-hour visit in Haiti’s plateu central, the human rights organization Association of University Graduates Motivated for a Haiti with Rights (AUMOHD), headed by lawyer Evel Fanfan, recorded interviews with hundreds of victims from […]
North American Leaders Meet to Extend NAFTA’s Reach
Energy, Security and War on Drugs on the Agenda for the Secretive Talks Starting today, Presidents George W. Bush and Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet in Montebello, Canada to discuss […]
Pollution in Peru Linked to US Corporation
Peru’s President Alan Garcia, "afraid of foreign investors", is sitting idly by as a U.S. corporation devastates the city of La Oroya. Missouri-based Doe Run’s toxic lead smelting operation has children breathing sulfur dioxide pollution […]