Peru: Humala Takes Off His Gloves
On January 5, Peru’s new prime minister, Óscar Valdés, came before the country’s congress for the first time since his ...
Venezuela’s Opposition: Back Into the Frying Pan
If the Venezuelan right remains committed to electoral politics, it must confront a new reality after a decade under Chávez: ...
The Declaration of Tiwanaku
As the tri-colored presidential sash was draped over the shoulder of Evo Morales on January 22, tears welled up in ...
(Mis)Labeling Activists
On April 14, María Elena Foronda was awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize, one of six given each year to grassroots ...
War and Profit in Colombia
On July 13, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill that includes a package of $1.3 billion in mostly ...
Springtime
If Marx were alive to contemplate Haiti and Paraguay today, he might well declare a new law of history. Something ...
Road Rage and Resistance: Bolivia’s TIPNIS Conflict
On October 21 Bolivian president Evo Morales banned construction of a controversial highway through the TIPNIS ecological reserve. The event ...
Solidarity: A Middle Ground for a New Era
The principal focus of U.S. solidarity activism should remain uncovering, denouncing, and fighting U.S. intervention in the domestic affairs of ...
