This Week in the Americas Keep Our Program Going—Join Us for a Fundraising Party in Portland, Oregon! Dear Friends, The past weeks have been hectic, scary, and exciting all at once—for us here at the…
This Week in the Americas Efforts to End the Honduran Coup, Border Business Dear Friends, The coup in Honduras, for all the suffering and concern it has caused, has spurred millions to defend democracy in…
WHAT’S NEW ON AMERICAS PROGRAM BLOGS: Americas Program Blog’s continuous coverage on Honduras: http://americasmexico.blogspot.com/ Honduran Society Faces Contradictions of Illegitimate Institutions Part 1: The Coup’s Version of "Order in the Court" http://americasmexico.blogspot.com/2009/08/honduran-society-faces-contradictions.html An Open Letter…
Americas Program Blog: www.americasprogram.wordpress.com This Week in the Americas The Lack of Leadership at the North American Leaders Summit By Laura Carlsen Times of crisis require bold leadership and innovative solutions. They are a…
This Week in the Americas Dear friends, We’ve been covering the coup in Honduras since before it happened—some 40 days ago now. That’s the standard quarantine period, a biblical reference traditionally observed after childbirth here…
This Week in the Americas Dear friends, Since before the June 28 coup d’etat in Honduras, we have been working overtime to bring the latest news and analysis of events to our readers (see complete…
Dear friends, This has been a busy couple of weeks. I was up on the U.S. border at the 20th anniversary of the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras in Nuevo Laredo. A great group…
Dear friends, This has been a busy week. I was very pleased to attend the 20th anniversary of the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras in Nuevo Laredo. I spoke briefly to a large group…
This Week in the Americas Dear Readers, It has been a strange couple of weeks here in Mexico City. Finally the kids went back to school, restaurants and bars opened, and people venture out with…
This Week in the Americas "An Equal Partnership" at the Summit: Matching Words with Deeds By Laura Carlsen The stage was set for a showdown. Hugo Chavez and Barack Obama exchanged another round of insults…