United Fruit is Not Chiquita

United Fruit is Not Chiquita

During a visit to Trinidad and Tobago in June, I had the privilege of spending time with Gordon Rohlehr, the ...
About Face

About Face

Mexico’s impending entry into the North American free trade area bodes ill for most of its people. In spite of ...
Sea Changes: The New Cuban Economy

Sea Changes: The New Cuban Economy

Over the course of the 1990s Cuba has dramatically changed its trade, technology and investment partners, modified its institutions of ...
Peru: Facade of Democracy Crumbles

Peru: Facade of Democracy Crumbles

Plagued by a fanatical guerrilla movement, a flagging economy and widespread drug trafficking, Peru hardly seems a propitious place for ...
Chile: Exxon, et. al.

Chile: Exxon, et. al.

Recent new investments in Chile by major multinationals, and promises of more to come, suggest that the Junta's aggressive "open ...
CAPITAL: Electrical Equipment: Foreign Profit Circuit

CAPITAL: Electrical Equipment: Foreign Profit Circuit

Since the turn of the century, as we saw in the history of Mexico's electrical power industry, monopolies like General ...
Foreign Investment and the Multinational Corporation: The Impact of U.S. Controls on Foreign Investment

Foreign Investment and the Multinational Corporation: The Impact of U.S. Controls on Foreign Investm...

The following speeches by John J. Powers, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of one of the largest pharmaceutical corporations ...
Democracy Enhancements'-U.S. Style

Democracy Enhancements’-U.S. Style

The U.S. government saw the emergence of Haiti's popular movement as a threat, which it attempted to contain and counter ...
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