Guatemala

After elections, Guatemala turns right

September 16, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Guatemala held presidential and parliamentary elections Sept. 12 and, as expected, the far right was the biggest winner.

The horror in Guatemala

September 2, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

We today should be as angry and indignant as if this had happened yesterday; if we are not, it could happen again.

Labor welcomes U.S. move in Guatemalan labor rights

August 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Organized labor welcomed the Obama administration's first move against rampant labor rights violations in Guatemala.

Amidst violence, Guatemala heads for Sept. elections

July 22, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Guatemala is the second most violent country in the Western Hemisphere (after Colombia) and the election campaign is shaping up to be violent also. Iit is not clear to what degree poor and working class Guatemalans,...

World Notes: Israel, Philippines, Guatemala – and more

March 10, 2011 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

International news about Israel, Philippines, Guatemala, Native American women, Japan and the Cuban Five.