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Operation Disrupt Democracy in El Salvador
International observers have denounced recent activities of the U.S.
End the Embargo Against Cuba
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, an opportune time for President-elect Obama to signal an end to the Cuban embargo.
Costa Rica: From 'Green' to Gold?
A proposed gold mining project in northern Costa Rica has stirred grassroots opposition in this country, which has long prided itself as a world leader in "green" environmental policies.
Free Trade, the Good Cop, and Other Myths
Since the late 1980s, the government of Canada has been a staunch proponent of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements with various hemispheric partners.
More Than 100 Experts Question Human Rights Watch's Venezuela Report
Editor's Note: On January 4, 2009, Human Rights Watch responded to this letter.
Growing Bloodshed Rocks Guatemala
Gunmen forced 15 passengers of a bus in eastern Guatemala on November 8 and executed them on the side of the road.
Cuba Matters
With a mandate from the U.S.
Guerrilla Theater: The Ordeal of Lucía Morett
At first Lucía Morett couldn't make out where she was and what had woken her up in the pitch-black jungle dark. Then the Mexican graduate student remembered.
Paramilitary Resurgence Wreaks Terror
The people of Tierralta in northern Colombia thought that the worst was finally behind them.
Open Letter: Against U.S. Intervention in Salvadoran Elections
We the undersigned are North American academics who study Latin America.
The Gentle Way of Detainment
The growing demand in the United States for immigrant-detention beds has led to a new “virtual” form of detainment meant to save the government money.
Obama Should Shelve Monroe Doctrine on its 185th Anniversary
President-elect Barack Obama should rescind the Monroe Doctrine, which is 185 years old this week.
Brazil's New Oil Wealth Raises Debate on Redistribution
When Brazilian seismic exploration hinted at the presence of massive off-shore oil reserves, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva quipped that the finding proved that “God is Brazilian.” Although
Mexico's Drug War Goes Down in Flames
The fiery November 4th crash of a private Lear jet here not a mile from Los Pinos, the Mexican White House, that killed President Felipe Calderón's closest collaborator Interior Secretary Juan Camilo
Indians Fight to Save Brazil's Bananal
In 1960, Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek fulfilled his dream of building an ultramodern city from scratch at breakneck speed.
Indians Fight to Save Brazil's Bananal
In 1960, Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek fulfilled his dream of building an ultramodern city from scratch at breakneck speed.
On the Cocaine Trail in 'Muerto Asis'
In August 2002, I traveled to Putumayo in southern Colombia to investigate the consequences of almost two years of the Plan Colombia counter-narcotics initiative.
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