The Mothers of May
April 30, 2010
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. […]
Tag: SOUTH AMERICA
Expansion of Biotechnology in Brazil Augments Rural Conflicts
March 13, 2008
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 of genetically-modified (GM) corn. Participants, members of the international farmers’ organization La Vía Campesina, stated in a note that the act was to protest the Brazilian government’s decision in February to legalize Monsanto’s GM Guardian® corn, which came just weeks after the French government prohibited the corn due to environment and human health risks.
Coming to Terms with Diversity in Bolivia
November 23, 2007
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.
US – Hegemony or Global Good Neighbor Policy?
February 23, 2006
Over the past few years we have faced two major challenges in conceiving of a new foreign policy in Latin America. The first is […]
Andean Regional Initiative: A Policy Fated to Fail
August 1, 2001
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 […]