Salvadoran Gangs: Brutal Legacies and a Desperate Hope
Newly elected Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes inherited a country that is not only facing the worst economic crisis in its ...
Peru: Hunt Oil Contract to Reignite Amazon Uprising?
After the indigenous uprising in Peru’s Amazon region in June, the country is in many ways fundamentally changed. For the ...
After the Victory, Sobering Realities
Anyone who followed Salvadoran politics over the last few decades with a view toward social justice was rewarded with a ...
The Honduran Standoff: Desperation and Violence on the Right
As we go to press, deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is hunkered down in the Brazilian embassy and the coup-installed ...
Counterterror Wars and Human Rights: From Operation Condor to the Present
In spring 2009 explosive new documentation appeared of the George W. Bush administration’s authorization of harsh and degrading methods in ...
Social Movements, Political Parties, and Electoral Triumph in El Salvador
In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 15, 2009, about 500 volunteers for the Farabundo Martí Front for National ...
U.S. Media Fail in Honduras Coup Reporting
Since the June 28 military coup in Honduras, in which President Manuel Zelaya was deposed, U.S. news reporting has been ...
Rethinking El Salvador’s Transnational Families
Sixteen-year-old daniel stands at about four feet, eight inches in his faded school uniform, his bony arms exposed. His body ...
