Honduran Coup; Mission Creep at Homeland Security; Columbia’s Spy Scandal; Health Risks From Monsanto Herbicide; Interview with Nestor Stancanelli; Accountability in Mexican Government Spending
By CIP Americas
This Week in the Americas Dear friends, Since before the June 28 coup d’etat in Honduras, we have been working overtime to bring the latest news and analysis of events to our readers (see complete list below). Our readership has grown over those weeks, as mainstream media has provided only spotty and erratic coverage of [...]
Read more →Twenty-first Century Coups d’Etat
Laura Carlsen isdirector of theAmericas Program andwrites a biweeklycolumn for thePanamanian dailyLa Estrella. The consolidation of power through brute force represents a serious step backward for the region. How is it possible that a coup d’etat could take place and survive in the 21st century? This is the question that the international community faces after [...]
Read more →FUNDAR: New Models to Confront New Challenges to Democracy
By Alicia Athié
FUNDAR is a pluralist, independent,horizontal institution which seeks Mexico’sadvancement toward a solid democracy.Photo: FUNDAR. In a democracy, the federal public budget should reflect the priorities of the people. In Mexico this is not the case. The Civil Association "Fundar" has been working for 10 years to make Mexico’s public funding transparent by conducting a detailed [...]
Read more →Biodiversity Report from the Americas Program of CIP—June 2009
By ruizmarrero
Cuba: Socialist GM Crops? Mexico: Controversial Genome Mapping Uruguay: Fight Against the Dominant Agricultural Model Central America: No to the Association Agreement with the EU Costa Rica: Carbon-neutral Discourse Generates Skepticism 1. Cuba: Socialist GM Crops? Fernando Funes urges for a national debate onthe production and consumption of GM produce.Photo: http://alocubano.nireblog.com/. The decision made [...]
Read more →Why the Coup in Honduras Won’t—and Shouldn’t—Succeed
By white
Honduras has suffered a coup d’état at the hands of congressional leaders and the commanding officers of the armed forces. Provided that the United States stands firmly with its partners in Latin America, this revolt against the constitutional order will certainly fall apart. To fail to restore President Manuel Zelaya to power in Honduras would [...]
Read more →Study Released in Argentina Puts Glyphosate Under Fire
Argentina has seen an explosion in genetically modified (GM) soy bean production with soy exports topping $16.5 billion in 2008. The fertile South American nation is now the world’s third largest producer of soy, trailing behind the United States and Brazil. However, this lucrative industrial form of farming has come under fire with environmental groups, [...]
Read more →Far Worse Than Watergate
By haugaard
As President Uribe visited the White House on June 29, a major scandal regarding the Colombian intelligence agency, the Administrative Department of Security (DAS, Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad), was widening daily. According to Colombia’s Attorney General, over the last seven years the DAS systematically and without warrants tapped the phones and email of Colombia’s major [...]
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