The Eternal President
When Joaquin Balaguer was born on September 1, 1906, Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, the Marines were occupying ...
Will Central America’s Farmers Survive the Export Boom?
WILL CENTRAL AMERICA'S FARMERS SURVIVE THE EXPORT BOOM? Due to a variety of impediments, it is doubtful whether the small ...
Newsbriefs
Haitians Debate the U.S. Occupation PORT-AU-PRINCE, OCTOBER 10, 1994 A lthough thousands of Haitians have greeted the occupying U.S. troops ...
RURAL LATIN AMERICA Wrestling with the Global Economy
In the global capitalist economy, the worst fate nations can stiffer is to become expendable. In their desperate struggle against ...
Interviews with Three Campesino Activists
INTERVIEWS WITH THREE CAMPESINO ACTIVISTS Peasant organizations exist throughout Central America, and vary in size, composition, and goals. Three campesino ...
New Harvests, Old Problems: Feeding the Global Supermarket
NEW HARVEST, OLD PROBLEMS: FEEDING THE GLOBAL SUPERMARKET Non-traditional agro-exports, while they have proven to be profitable for foreign investor, ...
Dominican Elections: Loser Take All
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: LOSER TAKES ALL Allegations of fixed elections are still the norm for the Dominican Republic: while it seemed ...
