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 ...
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 ...
A New Day in El Salvador: The FMLN Victory and the Road Ahead
The March election of former journalist Mauricio Funes to the presidency of El Salvador marks a watershed moment for Central ...
The Funes Government Faces an Economy on the Brink
The new president of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, assumed office in June under a very challenging set of economic circumstances ...
The Honduran Coup: The View From El Salvador
What took place in the wee hours of June 28 thrust Central America into a nightmare. The military coup detat ...
So That the World Can Know: Amazonians Take On Chevron
Crude (2009), a documentary film by Joe Berlinger, 100 mins., distributed by First Run Features (crudethemovie.com) The camera trains its ...
