A Hunger Striker Becomes Chile’s Conscience

A Hunger Striker Becomes Chile’s Conscience

On January 28, Patricia Troncoso, a prisoner hospitalized in the city of Chillán, in southern Chile, ended her hunger­ strike
Peace Despite the Peacekeepers in Haiti

Peace Despite the Peacekeepers in Haiti

In the last two years, Haiti’s democratically elected president was ousted by an armed band of “thugs,” a coterie of
FTAA Lite. A Victory?

FTAA Lite. A Victory?

Until the early close of the recent Ministerial in Miami, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) had been
Doing Bottle Against the Debt

Doing Bottle Against the Debt

In the wake of the "debt crisis" of the early 1980s, creditor institutions put Third World debtors through a series
Chavistas in the Halls of Power, Chavistas on the Street

Chavistas in the Halls of Power, Chavistas on the Street

With members of Venezuela’s political opposition trying to get rid of President Hugo Chávez by just about any means they
Chile's Mapuches Organize Against NAFTA

Chile’s Mapuches Organize Against NAFTA

Indigenous organizations in Chile, especially those representing the Mapuche nation, have been mobilizing against government plans to enter into the
Environmentalism: Fusing Red and Green

Environmentalism: Fusing Red and Green

WITH THE COLLAPSE OF SOVIET-STYLE socialism, the fall of dictatorial regimes and the discredit of armed struggle, a cycle of
Gay Rights: Out of the Closet and Into La Calle

Gay Rights: Out of the Closet and Into La Calle

Like many gay-pride marches throughout the world, last year's Gay/Lesbian/Trans- vestite/Transsexual Pride March in Buenos Aires was held on June
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
Ecuador Oil Ruling: Whose Victory?

Ecuador Oil Ruling: Whose Victory?

On March 4, 2003, the Ecuadoran newspaper Hoy reported that Ecuador’s Ministry of Environment had agreed to allow two transnational
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
Brazil’s  Landless Hold Their Ground

Brazil’s Landless Hold Their Ground

Over the past few decades, there have been various forms of popular protest in Latin America against the austerity measures
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