BOLIVIA'S "MACHO FINANCE" Labor Resists Austerity

BOLIVIA’S “MACHO FINANCE” Labor Resists Austerity

"Macho finance" was the phrase used by Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado to describe the de- fiant stance ...
Peru’s Cocaleros on the March

Peru’s Cocaleros on the March

Farmers and local organizers from Peru’s prominent coca-cultivating regions staged a mass demonstration last April. Led in large part by ...
Liberalization on Trial: The Workers' Movement

Liberalization on Trial: The Workers’ Movement

The owners of Brazil's automobile and other metal-related industries were caught off guard May 12, 1978, when 3,000 workers at ...
Nicaragua: Unbinding the Ties: Pop. Organizations & the FSLN

Nicaragua: Unbinding the Ties: Pop. Organizations & the FSLN

When negotiations between the Nicaraguan government and striking sugar workers stalled last March, strikers camped out in a park opposite ...