Obama’s Latin America Policy: Continuity Without ChangeBy Mark Weisbrot This article was written for and published by the journal, Latin American Perspectives, May 2011. When Latin America’s left presidents watched the campaign of Barack Obama for president in 2008, they thought that they might finally see a U.S. president who would change Washington’s foreign policy […]
August 31, 2010
Weekly News Update on the Americas Issue #1046, August 29, 2010 Click on the link above for these stories: 1. Puerto Rico: One-Day Teachers’ Strike Shuts Down Schools 2. Honduras: Cops Attack Striking Teachers, Again 3. Haiti: Camp Residents Continue Protests 4. Links to alternative sources on: Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa […]
August 16, 2010
Here’s an English translation of the original article in Spanish which also follows. The article is from the website “La Radio Primerisima” in Nicaragua. The exercises will be in the vicinity of the Panama Canal, Colombia, and the US states of Virginia and Florida. Looks like jumpout squad hopscotch targeting Venezuela. And, those US soldiers that were […]
July 28, 2010
please circulate widely Call: Day of Action to Confront US Militarism in the Americas October 11, 2010 Our organizations urge you to join us in a National Day of Action to Confront US Militarism in the Americas on Monday, October 11, 2010. October 11 is the day the United States “celebrates” the beginning of the […]
July 27, 2010
CCR Statement and Open Letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Readmission of Honduras into OAS July 27, 2010, New York – On July 30, 2010 the Organization of American States’ High-Level Commission on Honduras is expected to make recommendations to the OAS member states with regards to the readmission of Honduras into the […]
July 9, 2010
Request for Proposals: To Expand Cuban Civic Participation and Leadership in Social Relationships and Independent Civil Society GroupsJune 28, 2010 Department of State Public Notice Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: To expand Cuban civic participation and leadership in social relationships and independent civil society groups with a view to supporting […]
July 9, 2010
Coast Guard dispatching ships and personnel to Costa Rica to threaten Nicaragua By Wayne Madsen Online Journal Contributing Writer Jul 8, 2010, 00:20 (WMR) — After conducting its successful coup d’etat in Honduras against President Manuel Zelaya, the imperialistic Barack Obama administration is now bent on ousting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega by massing a huge […]
July 2, 2010
Honduras delegation update (July 1st) Related Programs: Alliance for Responsible Trade Honduras Quest for Peace Fri, 07/02/2010 – 12:57pm by toml Witnessing Resistance in Honduras Quixote Centre Honduras Delegation update July 1st, 2010 Caitlin Power Hancey, Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network (ARSN) The Honduran resistance movement is real—it is also strong, diverse, and decidedly non-violent. This […]
June 30, 2010
“South of the Border” Synopsis: There’s a revolution underway in South America, but most of the world doesn’t know it. Oliver Stone sets out on a road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media’s misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected […]
May 23, 2011
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