Source: Against the Current Who Can Stop the Drums? Urban Social Movements in Chávez’s Venezuela By Sujatha Fernandes Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2010, 336 pages, $24.95 paper. FOR THOSE WHO want a more equitable […]
Source: The Americas Blog On Monday, I wrote this article looking at the splits within the Obama administration on policy toward Venezuela and how they were manifested in the case of Venezuela’s former military intelligence […]
Fuente: Mi Mundo San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango, Guatemala. 18-19 de Julio, 2014. El 18 de Julio, 2014, miembros de la Fundación de Antropología Forense de Guatemala (FAFG) devolvieron a familiares los restos de diez víctimas […]
Source: Dissent When the long-simmering child migrant crisis bubbled over onto front pages in early June, Republicans predictably pounced on President Obama. The reason, they claimed, for the enormous surge in the number of child […]
Seven-year-old children wandering alone through desert landscapes are the result of a long string of events that are now demanding a closer look from mainstream media and a wider audience in the United States. From military coups that overthrew democratically-elected governments to free trade agreements that destroyed the livelihood of countless independent farmers, the U.S. had a hand in many events that shaped Central America.
For Mexico the emigration of its nationals to the United States has traditionally been the top political priority. In recent years, however, the situation of transmigrants—many from Central America—has spurred growing interest because of the […]
A Guatemalan court ruled in favor of the indigenous people of the municipality of Sipacapa over transnational mining in the area. The court says the Guatemalan government must respect the right to information and consultation with the local population before granting any kind of mining permits. […]
Current migration trends are inextricably linked to the legacy of Guatemala’s internal armed conflict. The long-term legacy of state-sponsored violence has contributed to family and community disintegration, high rates of generalized violence, out-migration, and a myriad of related social problems.
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