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
In the last two years, Haitis democratically elected president was ousted by an armed band of thugs, a coterie of
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
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
With members of Venezuelas political opposition trying to get rid of President Hugo Chávez by just about any means they
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
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
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 Argentinas 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?
On March 4, 2003, the Ecuadoran newspaper Hoy reported that Ecuadors Ministry of Environment had agreed to allow two transnational
Perus Cocaleros on the March
Farmers and local organizers from Perus prominent coca-cultivating regions staged a mass demonstration last April. Led in large part by
Brazils Landless Hold Their Ground
Over the past few decades, there have been various forms of popular protest in Latin America against the austerity measures
