The Real Cancun (11/10/03)
Cancun is infamous for its never-ending strip of hotels, interrupted only by bars and clubs. It has one purpose, and that is the fulfillment of every rich tourist’s desire. It is intentionally divided into several […]
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NAFTA, Farming and The Arcata Eye (10/14/03)
This is the first of a five-part series on agriculture, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) and the reality of farming in Humboldt County and Oaxaca, Mexico. Part 1: US-Mexican History: NAFTA and Agriculture The tension between […]
Luis Posada Carriles: When Injustice is Justice
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In George Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984 the Rulers of Oceania, by their language of newthink and process of doublethink, convinced the masses that statements formerly considered irrational were rational. In other words, virtual reality became actual reality. The Party’s slogans, accepted by the ruled, were "War is Peace", "Freedom is Slavery", and "Ignorance is Strength" . Our US Rulers seem to have us well along these same paths, with new realities surfacing each year. Another one, "Injustice is Justice", became apparent to some of us in the press who were permitted to attend the recent Luis Posada Carriles hearings before Homeland Security immigration judge William Abbott in El Paso, Texas. […]
Uruguay’s New Government (6/22/05)
March 1st 2005, marked a huge political change in one of South America’s smallest countries. Uruguay welcomed its new president Tabare Vasquez, leader of the ‘Frente Amplio,’ at the parliament house in Montevideo in front […]
Canadian Mining Company Preaches Development, Reaps Division In Ecuador (8/22/05)
Junín, a small town in the mountainous Intag region of northwestern Ecuador, is home for about 500 Ecuadorians. The community is rich in many ways for local residents. Fertile land produces organic coffee, sugar cane, […]
Feet to the Flames (3/24/05)
On March 1, 2005, the night Tabaré Vázquez was inaugurated as President of Uruguay, a sea of people, flags and drum brigades surged through the streets of Montevideo. Fireworks pounded the air and car horns […]
Murder off the High Seas (5/23/05)
The smell of death hung on the air like a molding drapery. Her closed eyes stared at me echoing the question "why" as droplets of blood dripped down her face to become absorbed by the […]
“Up Against Power Itself” (10/5/05)
"We, the environmentalists, defend this place and all of Olancho I wanted to show you how the lands ended up and how many years they have been exploited, destroyed," explained Father Andrés Tamayo to an international […]
The Tourist Industry and Repression in Honduras (8/31/05)
The Garifuna are an afro-descendent indigenous people whose origins lie on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent, where shipwrecked slaves and maroons from neighbouring islands joined with the indigenous Arawak population. As a result of […]
Operation Latin American Freedom
Preparations are underway for renewed US militarization and intervention in Latin America. To protect its own hegemony and economic interests, the US government is using the threat of terrorism as an excuse for military operations aimed at destabilizing leftist movements and governments and securing natural resources such as oil and gas. […]