Tag: SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil’s World Cup Security Turns Repressive

The fear that mass demonstrations could take place during the World Cup – like those during the Confederations Cup last June – is leading the government to militarize against the protests, with

Colombia, a society tired of war

The peace agreements are being boycotted by the far right though the FARC and the Santos government are moving towards the end of the conflict. But the main push for peace comes

Paraguay: Women at the center of resistance

At some point, they will have to find a name for this new culture that is beginning to open up in places where individualism and machismo are under control. For now it

The Mothers of May

Mothers of May: The Difficult Democratization of of the Genocidal State of Brazil “My son”s name was Edison and he was 29 years old. He was killed on the streets. He just

Expansion of Biotechnology in Brazil Augments Rural Conflicts

On March 7th—International Women’s Day—dozens of Brazilian women occupied a research site of the U.S.-based agricultural biotechnology giant Monsanto in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, destroying the greenhouse and experimental plots

Coming to Terms with Diversity in Bolivia

As head of Congress and the major political operator for President Evo Morales, Bolivia’s Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera stands in the eye of a political hurricane.

Andean Regional Initiative: A Policy Fated to Fail

Key Points The Bush administration describes its Andean strategy as a “three-legged stool” of eradication, military assistance, and alternative development, but military aid is by far the largest leg. U.S. assistance to