Mexico’s Election: A Personal Commentary from Oaxaca
When we lose an election, and feel angry with or without cause, it’s natural to shout “Fraud!” However, the count of votes cast on July 1, 2012 provoked a scream of rage which didn’t indicate […]
News Briefs
Peru-Mining: “The Devil Operation”
July 4, 2012 Dear friends, Earlier today in Cajamarca, Peru, renowned environmentalist Father Marco Arana was beaten and arrested by a dozen police officers while sitting peacefully on a bench in the city’s main square. […]
Another Guatemalan female community leader, Lolita Chávez, suffers lynching attempt
Source: Mimundo.org On July 4th, 2012, Lolita Chávez, coordinator of the K’iche’ People’s Council (CPK) – pictured here during the October 2010 Community Consultation of Good Faith for the Municipality of Santa Cruz del Quiché […]
The Paraguayan Coup: How agribusiness, landowning and media elite, and the U.S. are paving a way for regional destabilization
It has been nearly two weeks since the parliament of Paraguay orchestrated an institutional coup that removed President Fernando Lugo from power and installed vice president Fernando Franco in his place, a mere 9 months […]
Paraguay: Weaving Peoples Resistance Against Corporate Occupation
The undersigning organizations, collectives and individuals working towards a coordinated initiative of popular resistance from and with the peoples of Paraguay clearly and unequivocally declare: We believe it to be an urgent priority to accompany […]
Peru protests ensue despite emergency decree
Government declares state of emergency after clashes between police and activists left four people dead and 21 injured Source: Al Jazeera At least four people have been killed and 21 injured after security forces clashed […]
Haiti’s “Gold Rush” Promises El Dorado – But for Whom?
(Haiti Grassroots Watch) – Twenty billion dollars worth of gold, copper and silver hidden in the hills of the hemisphere’s poorest country. Investors in North America so convinced of the buried treasure, they have already […]
Brazil: Ranchers burn bridges in anti-Indian protest
Ranchers are blocking roads, burning bridges, and threatening Brazilian Indians in protest against their impending eviction from tribal land. The violence began after the Brazilian courts ruled that the ranchers must be removed imminently from […]
Canada Boosts Police Power in Mexico
Ottawa’s role in the permanent war against the people of Mexico Source: The Dominion CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO—The music is loud and the bar is well stocked. I sit timidly with a can of beer, eyes […]
Drugs and Violence Underscore U.S. Influence in Honduras
(IPS) – A rise in drug trafficking in Honduras has resulted in a sharp increase in violence, leading some to question the United States’ influence in the country. Honduras, along with several other Central American […]