Latin America
Left advances in Peru’s elections
April 21, 2011The most left-wing presidential candidate came from behind and bested a whole array of right-wing candidates to enter a runoff election.
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Honduran resistance takes off
April 12, 2011Two sets of realities are opposed: a small, wealthy, U.S.-backed minority and popular mobilization, always in the background, but now gathering new strength.
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Paramilitaries alive and well in Colombia
April 5, 2011Paramilitary forces have displaced over four million rural people from 16 million acres of land.
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Carter in Cuba to meet with Raúl Castro
March 29, 2011Former President Jimmy Carter began a three-day visit to Cuba yesterday and was scheduled to meet President Raul Castro today.
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Honduran teachers’ protests trigger repression, fight-back
March 29, 2011A strike by teachers in Honduras, which has led to a confrontation with the right-wing government, could have riipple effects.
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