News Briefs
China Trades Up in Latin America
Source: Foreign Policy Focus China is taking advantage of its growing trade surplus in Latin America to rally support for its positions at the United Nations. In the past 15 years, China has gone from […]
108 Members of Congress Urge Action on Political Repression and Human Rights Abuses in Honduras
Source: The Americas Blog Last week, Secretary of State John Kerry received a letter regarding “egregious violations of human rights” in Honduras signed by 108 members of Congress. The letter represents the latest in an […]
Rural Communities Push El Salvador Towards Ban on Mining
(IPS) – Mining is not viable in this country, says Salvador Sánchez Cerén – who was sworn in as the new president of El Salvador on Jun. 1 – and his team of environmental advisers. […]
Farewell, Subcomandante
Source: Radio Zapatista “Hey, it’s very dark here, I need a little light.” Then he stopped talking and straightened the papers on the table. The lights went out. In the penumbra, illuminated just by the […]
Brazil’s World Cup 2014: Private Security “Made in the USA”
Source: Americas Program As the World Cup nears, the Brazilian press has reported that the American company Academi, formerly Blackwater, carried out training of Brazilian military personnel and federal police in April. The training is […]
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Left Out of Chilean Boom
(IPS) – Tens of thousands of women employed as seasonal workers in rural areas of Chile suffer high levels of poverty and poor working conditions, even though their labour generates huge profits for agricultural exporters. […]
Subcomandante Marcos Is No More
Translated by Danica Jorden Source: Desinformemonos.org For audio recording of Marcos’ goodbye, click here. “We believe that it is necessary for one of us to die so that Galeano may live on. So we have […]
Ecuador’s Tribes Declare ‘National Mobilization’ against Oil and Mining
Ecuador is facing an unprecedented confrontation between a ‘progressive’ left-leaning government and a national coalition of indigenous peoples determined to stop vast oil and mining projects taking place on their community land and villages. Source: […]
Biío Hioxo Wind Energy Project Hurting Indigenous Peoples and their Territories
Source: Americas Program The chickens run between the rows of crops at Don Celestino Bartolo’s ranch, a farmer who wipes the sweat from his brow after sowing what may be his last harvest of corn. […]