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Moore: Honduras' Historic Two Months
Znet Article, August, 31 2009
Jennifer Moore
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Since June 28th when Hondurans were denied the opportunity to participate in a mere opinion poll that had nothing to do with extending Zelaya's term, thousands have been arbitrarily detained, dozens beaten and at least ten people killed by repress...
Oyler: The Resurgence of US Interventionism in Latin America
Znet Article, August, 28 2009
Amy Oyler
Oyler's ZSpace page
High level US officials have deep connections with the coup leaders in Honduras. They knew of the coup before it took place, and continued to fund it afterward.
Naiman: State Department Recommends Aid Cutoff to Honduras
Znet Article, August, 28 2009
Robert Naiman
Naiman's ZSpace page
After two months, the State Department is poised to formally declare what was obvious to most of the world: On June 28, Honduras experienced a military coup.
Naiman: Coup Protestor Gang-Raped by Honduran Police
Znet Article, August, 27 2009
Robert Naiman
Naiman's ZSpace page
On Friday, Latin America scholars sent an urgent letter to Human Rights Watch, urging HRW to speak out on violations of human rights under the coup regime in Honduras and to conduct its own investigation. HRW hasn't made any statement about Hondur...
Trigona: FASINPAT (Factory without a boss): an Argentine Experience in Self-Management
Znet Article, August, 13 2009
Marie Trigona
Trigona's ZSpace page
The workers at Argentina's occupied ceramics factory FASINPAT won a major victory this week: the factory now belongs to the people in legal terms. The provincial legislature voted in favor of expropriating the ceramics factory and handing it over ...
Young: Obama and Latin America
Znet Article, July, 26 2009
Kevin Young
Young's ZSpace page
Far from embodying any dramatic changes, President Obama’s foreign policy has thus far tended toward continuity or worse in most major areas.
Trigona: Workplace resistance and self-management
Znet Article, July, 21 2009
Marie Trigona
Trigona's ZSpace page
Capitalism has taken a turn for the worse, spinning itself out of control into a ruinous downward spiral which many are characterizing as the first depression of this century. Under capitalism there are always winners and losers, even without a ...
Weisbrot: Hondurans Resist Coup, Will Need Help From Other Countries
Znet Article, July, 08 2009
Mark Weisbrot
Weisbrot's ZSpace page
The military coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras took a new turn when Zelaya attempted to return home on Sunday. The military closed the airport and blocked runways to prevent his plane from landing. They also shot several prot...
Parenti: The Honduras Coup: Is Obama Innocent?
Znet Article, July, 06 2009
Michael Parenti
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Is President Obama innocent of the events occurring in Honduras, specifically the coup launched by the Honduran military resulting in the abduction and forced deportation of democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya? Obama has denounced the c...
Weisbrot: Latin America Drags a Reluctant Washington Into Supporting Democracy in Honduras
Znet Article, July, 01 2009
Mark Weisbrot
Weisbrot's ZSpace page
The military coup that overthrew Honduras' elected president Manuel Zelaya brought unanimous international condemnation. But some country's responses have been more reluctant than others, and Washington's ambivalence has begun to raise suspicions ...
Dangl: Showdown in Honduras: The Rise, Repression and Uncertain Future of the Coup
Znet Article, June, 30 2009
Ben Dangl
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Worldwide condemnation has followed the coup that unseated President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras on Sunday, June 28. Nation-wide mobilizations and a general strike demanding that Zelaya be returned to power are growing in spite of increased military...
Emersberger: The Canadian Press Whitewashes Canada, Colombia and "Free Trade"
Znet Article, June, 26 2009
Joe Emersberger
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On November 21, 2008 Canada's government under Stephen Harper finalized a trade agreement with the Colombian government of Alvaro Uribe. Last month, the Canadian parliament was expected to ratify the deal (Bill C-23) but the work of Colombian and ...
Trigona: Argentina's Community Media Fights for Access and Legal Reform
Znet Article, June, 16 2009
Marie Trigona
Trigona's ZSpace page
In response to misinformation and lack of access in the mass media, citizens have created alternative media networks that play a fundamental role in today's Latin America. Together, these community television stations are transforming the media la...
Podur: Uribe in Ottawa
Znet Article, June, 12 2009
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
So, Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe Velez came to Canada and spoke to Canadian politicians in order to try to resurrect the stalled CCFTA.
Podur: Canada Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Znet Article, June, 03 2009
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
The following set of questions and answers are intended to help those in Canada trying to stop the CCFTA (or see to it that it stays down).
Emersberger: Haitian Political Prisoner, Ronald Dauphin, Should be Hospitalized Says Physician
Znet Article, May, 29 2009
Joe Emersberger
Emersberger's ZSpace page
Ronald Dauphin has been imprisoned without trial for over five years.
Trigona: Argentine Factory in the Hands of the Workers: FASINPAT a Step Closer to Permanent Worker Control
Znet Article, May, 29 2009
Marie Trigona
Trigona's ZSpace page
While many workers around the world are worried about downsizing, lay-offs and how to protect their jobs, workers in Argentina have come up with their own solution to business closures – Occupy, Resist and Produce. Many factories, like the Z...
Landau: "One small detail about Miami: there are many good people as well'
Znet Article, May, 16 2009
Saul Landau
Landau's ZSpace page
Gerardo Hernandez interviewed by Saul Landau
Mondragon: Shielding the Recession
Znet Article, May, 02 2009
Hector Mondragon
Mondragon's ZSpace page
The rapid fall of industrial production and sales in the first months of 2009 has cracked the media shield behind which the Colombian government attempted to hide the reality of economic recession in Colombia.
Weisbrot: Ecuador's Election Shows Why Left Continues Winning in Hard Times
Znet Article, May, 01 2009
Mark Weisbrot
Weisbrot's ZSpace page
A few months ago I ran into an economist who was formerly head of the Bolivian Central Bank in the La Paz airport. He had been reading Roubini, the New York University economist whom the media has nicknamed "Dr. Doom", and was predicting a very gl...
