Anti-privatization Protests Erupt in Peru

Anti-privatization Protests Erupt in Peru

AREQUIPA—Five days of protests against the Peruvian government’s decision to privatize state-run electric companies in the southern department of Arequipa ...
New Colombian President Promises More War

New Colombian President Promises More War

In 1998, Colombians elected a presidential candidate who promised them peace. On May 26, 2002, they chose one who promised ...
Book Review Essay: Systems of Violence by Nazih Richani

Book Review Essay: Systems of Violence by Nazih Richani

Nazih Richani’s book Systems of Violence: The Political Economy of War and Peace in Colombia is a convincing and important ...
Judgement Day in Chile

Judgement Day in Chile

On May 8 of this year, an unusually warm fall day in Santiago, Chile’s capital, I found myself seated in ...
Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

Chile’s Tolerance of Intolerance

On the night of May 31, about 15 people, masked and wearing all black, stormed into a packed club in ...
Why Argentina Crashed and Is Still Crashing

Why Argentina Crashed and Is Still Crashing

The catastrophic collapse of the Argentine economy during the second half of 2001, and its accelerating decline during the first ...
CRISIS IN THE AMERICAS: ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA

CRISIS IN THE AMERICAS: ARGENTINA, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA

This report examines three critical moments in today’s Latin America: the tense face-off in Venezuela between supporters and opponents of ...
Throw  Them All Out Argentina’s Grassroots Rebellion

Throw Them All Out Argentina’s Grassroots Rebellion

A grassroots rebellion is taking place in Argentina with the common refrain "que se vayan todos," or "throw them all ...