South and Central America
Strike hits world’s largest copper mine in Chile
By Rafael Azul, August 1, 2011
On July 21, 2,375 copper miners at the Escondida copper mine in northern Chile walked out over management’s violation of contract provisions concerning bonuses and hours.
WikiLeaks cables detail US military designs on Haiti
By John Marion, July 28, 2011
Newly released embassy cables reveal the US government’s interest in maintaining a UN military force for the occupation of Haiti.
Press under attack in Haiti
By John Marion, July 12, 2011
A series of recent events in Haiti have highlighted continuing threats to press freedom in a country where democratic rights are routinely denied in the interests of US imperialism and the local ruling elite.
120,000 students, teachers march in Chile against attacks on public education
By Luis Arce, July 8, 2011
Chilean students took to the streets to demand the repeal of a Pinochet era education law and an end to the privatization and inequality that it has fostered.
WikiLeaks exposes US profiteering after Haiti earthquake
By John Marion, June 24, 2011
On June 15, the whistleblower web site WikiLeaks began releasing US diplomatic cables from the period immediately following the devastating Haitian earthquake of January 2010.
Peru’s president-elect Humala bows to bankers
By Luis Arce, June 11, 2011
Following his victory at the polls last Sunday, Peru’s president-elect has made it his first priority to reassure capitalist investors, foreign and national, that they have nothing to fear.
Humala beats Fujimori in Peru’s presidential vote
By Luis Arce, June 7, 2011
With nearly 90 percent of the vote counted in the presidential election held in Peru Sunday, the ex-army officer Ollanta Humala emerged as the clear winner.
Aymara protesters seize Peruvian city of Puno
By Luis Arce, June 4, 2011
A week before Peruvians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, nearly 20,000 members of the Aymara native ethnic group occupied the city of Puno.
Global commission brands “drug war” a failure
By Bill Van Auken, June 3, 2011
An international commission that includes former Latin American presidents and US officials issued a scathing indictment of Washington’s “war on drugs.”
Argentine victims of dirty war to sue Daimler Benz in US Court
By Rafael Azul, May 23, 2011
A US appeals Court has reinstated a suit against German carmaker Daimler Benz for its participation in the kidnapping and murder of workers at one of its Argentine plants during the so-called dirty war of the 1970s.
Brazil’s poor evicted to make way for Olympics
By Bill Van Auken, May 4, 2011
In preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic games, authorities in Brazil are carrying out mass expulsions of favela (shantytown) residents in Rio de Janeiro and other cities.
Bolivian unions end strike against Morales government
By Luis Arce, April 28, 2011
Faced with the danger of the strike turning into a political confrontation with the government of President Evo Morales, the union leadership hurried to reach an agreement and bring the struggle to an end.
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