This Week in the Americas Oaxaca Fights Back By Laura Carlsen The Oaxacan protest movement burns slow, but deep. Oaxacan teachers, who mobilized for a pay raise last May, consciously built on
Dear friends, At this moment the Federal Police are trying to retake the University in Oaxaca, where protestors have a stronghold and have been operating a radio station crucial to their movement.
This Week in the Americas Fear and Loathing in the North By Tom Barry President Bush signed a bill this week authorizing the construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
This Week in the Americas The World Needs its Small Farmers By Laura Carlsen World Food Day, commemorated on October 16, has become more of an exercise in expiation of sins than
This Week in the Americas Latin America: War on Terrorism or Fight for Social Justice? By Laura Carlsen As the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center covered
This Week in the Americas Latin America: Lessons to be Learned By Laura Carlsen The rapid-fire changes taking place in Latin America offer some important lessons on globalization, at a time when
This Week in the Americas By Laura Carlsen The U.S. government launched a new trade offensive in Latin America this month. First, the new U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab came out swinging
This Week in the Americas Mexico’s Dramatic Vote Count Lacks Credibility By Laura Carlsen Mexico’s official vote count unfolded more like a suspense novel than an electoral process yesterday. Commentators and common