Justice in Chile?
Former Chilean dictator and U.S. government ally Augusto Pinochet was stripped of immunity from prosecution last week in 59 cases of torture and kidnapping. The Supreme Court must uphold the decision before the ex-dictator can […]
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Morales Announces Cabinet
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his cabinet on Monday, filling it with Indians, union leaders and intellectuals to set the poor South American country down a more socialist path. "There’s a clear intention to maintain […]
Zapatistas take a road trip to build a united left platform
Deep in the mountains and jungles of Chiapas, populated primarily with indigenous farmers, a new campaign is seeking to upstage the high-financed drama of the 2006 Mexican presidential election. It emerged out of rebel-occupied territory held by the EZLN, known as the Zapatistas. […]
The 2005 World Social Forum in Brazil
Maybe it had to do with the beer, or the heady mixture of languages, or the humidity, but it felt like something unique was growing out of the sweaty discussions and incessant drum circles. It wasn’t the same energy one feels at a large protest or indoor activist conference, and it was more than a tropical version of Woodstock. There was a feeling at the fifth annual World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil that something extraordinary was happening.
Argentina: A Kindergarten Joins Movement
The large brick building hangs heavy and desolate, lacking the welcoming pastel colors found at other Argentine kindergartens. But this is not a typical kindergarten; this is Crecer Imaginando en Libertad (Imagine Growing in
Indigenous Political Prisoners Struggle for Freedom and Justice in Honduras
Political prisoners*
"With the good intentions of transmitting a message of hope to all the compañeros in different communities, to indigenous peoples, to those of us struggling for justice, those of us who are always characterized by our work to defend the rights of the people, especially the right to our lands and all the resources our communities possess " […]
Howard Dean And Latin America
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean’s recent comments to Wolf Blitzer on CNN serve as a reminder that Republicans and Democrats share the same foreign policy goals in Latin America, they just differ on tactics. […]
“Killer Coke” Kicked Off Campuses
Colleges and universities across the U.S., most recently the University of Michigan and NYU, are deciding to ban Coca-Cola from their campuses in response to the company’s alleged human rights abuses in Colombia. "The reality […]
Chile’s Conservative Leftist?
President-elect Michelle Bachelet, Chile’s first woman leader, has pledged to "walk the same road" as the outgoing Lagos administration. For this "socialist," that means supporting free market policies such as the Free Trade Area of […]
Macho Men and State Capitalism – Is Another World Possible?
Latin America is boiling with revolutionary potential these days that could redefine economics, politics and social relations. But sometimes things aren’t always as they seem. […]