The March Toward Unsustainability in El Salvador Gains Speed
An environmental analysis of the first two years of Mauricio Funes’ Administration. […]
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Guatemala: Oil Companies and the Subservience of the Government
Guatemala is the only oil-producing country in Central America, with “black gold” being its fourth highest export. […]
Recent University of Puerto Rico Protests Raises Critique of Colonization
“They’re kicking and they’re pressing their legs on my head: they’re abusing me,” the student told the cameraman as he was lying on his stomach, hands cuffed behind his back. “This only demonstrates the weakness of the government…It only demonstrates their fear of us. They know the public agrees with us, and that’s why they need to use violence.”
Hope in the Andes: What Ollanta Humala’s Victory Means for Peru
Peru’s election of Ollanta Humala puts him among a growing number of leftist presidents in Latin America and offers hope to the poorest sectors of Peruvian society.
Mexican Community Uses Barricades to Drive Out Organized Crime and Political Parties
Armed with machetes, sticks, and farm tools, residents of Cherán, Michoacan, covered their faces with bandanas and set up barricades around their community on April 15. It is a scene reminiscent of Oaxaca in 2006, except this time, the barricades aren’t meant to keep out paramilitary death squads; they keep out organized crime.
The History of the Quimbo in Colombia: Dammed or Damned?
The Quimbo Dam in the Department of Huila, Colombia is one of the largest infrastructure mega projects the country is currently implementing. Not any smaller then the Dam is this megaproject´s ecological and social impacts.
Peru’s Presidential Election: A Battle Over Memory and Justice
For many voters, the upcoming June 5 election in Peru between Keiko Fujimori and Ollanta Humala is not just about politics and economics – it’s a battle over memory and justice.
Blood in the Amazon: Brazilian Activists Murdered as Deforestation Increases
The recent murder of two environmental activists took place the same day the Brazilian Congress passed legislation that would allow agribusinesses and ranchers to clear even more land in the Amazon.
Right-wing Unleashes Campaign Against Democracy in Latin America
US Latin Americanist Cold Warriors and their far-right allies in the region kicked off a propaganda campaign in May to influence Congress and US citizens against Venezuela and fellow ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas) countries. With declining attention being paid to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, neoconservatives and neoliberals want to turn our attention to rolling back social and economic advances in Latin America.
Book Review: Memory and Justice in Democratic Chile
Reckoning with Pinochet delves into the memory question and the process through which memory became an essential part of Chilean culture. Drawing on the obvious split of loyalties within Chilean society, Stern vividly portrays the memory of both sides, bringing to light a conclusion which, despite the obvious, has the tendency to remain cloistered in a realm of its own.