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The U.S. and the Privatization of El Salvador » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

As much of Latin America braces itself for the possibility of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s death, observers around the world would do well to note the stark contrasts [...]

January 11, 2013 // 0 Comments

How Do We Change Culture? » Counterpunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

By Rodolfo Acuna I approach the topic of culture with trepidation. Better minds than mine have written about it; it is also a hot button issue in the Mexican American [...]

January 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

How Our Government Is Trying to Scare Us into Submitting to Corporate Dominance | Alternet

Shannon McLeish of Florida is a 45-year-old married mother of two young children. She is a homeowner, a taxpayer and a safe driver. She votes in every election. She attends a [...]

January 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

Border Wars: Drone Deployment Out of Control? | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program of CBP’s Office of Air and Marine isn’t classified like the drone programs of the CIA and the U.S. military in the Middle East [...]

January 7, 2013 // 0 Comments

David Bacon: The Story of a Oaxacan Indigenous Farm Worker Woman | mexmigration: History and Politics of Mexican Immigration

To go pick blueberries I have to get up at four in the morning. First I make my lunch to take with me, and then I get dressed for work. For lunch I eat whatever there is in [...]

January 2, 2013 // 0 Comments

Idle Know More: Films to Strengthen the Idle No More Movement in Canada

Since the #Idlenomore movement began just a few short weeks ago, tens of thousands of Indigenous Peoples and allies in Canada and around the world have stepped forward to [...]

December 26, 2012 // 0 Comments

Zapatistas: “to be heard, we march in silence” | Intercontinental Cry

As the Maya calendar ends, a new cycle of struggle begins with thousands of Zapatistas peacefully and silently occupying town squares across Chiapas. The Zapatistas are back! [...]

December 23, 2012 // 0 Comments

Maya descendants face discrimination, poverty – FRANCE 24

At its peak, the Maya civilization had one of the richest cultures in the Americas. Today, ethnic Mayas in central America and Mexico suffer from discrimination, exploitation [...]

December 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

For Indigenous Peoples, land rights are only half the battle

By Barbara Fraser • Dec 18, 2012 While indigenous people in Latin America are increasingly gaining rights to their traditional homelands, obstacles ranging from unclear [...]

December 18, 2012 // 2 Comments

The moral and organizational strength of the EZLN

Next 1st of January will mark the first 18 years of the armed uprising of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). A country that was on the threshold of modernity [...]

December 17, 2012 // 0 Comments