Is Brazil Creating Its Own “Backyard”?
By Raúl Zibechi
In past months a number of conflicts have occurred between the emerging global power of Brazil and its smaller neighbors, in particular Ecuador and Paraguay. This has led Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government to defend Brazil’s multinationals and to mobilize troops to protect the nation’s interests. The Itaipu Dam is just one example of [...]
Read more →Napolitano Finessing Immigrant Crackdown
By Tom Barry
Like Michael Chertoff, her predecessor as chief of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Janet Napolitano doesn’t have the power to change immigration law. She’s there to administer the department, enforce the law, and keep the homeland secure. Like Chertoff, Napolitano knows that strict law enforcement alone will not solve the nation’s immigration crisis. The [...]
Read more →Homeland Security Colony
By Tom Barry
Dee Torres sees history in the making in the West Texas borderlands. The elementary school teacher wants to be part of the history of the borderlands, and wants her grandchildren to remember these times. Torres, a resident since a child of the border town of Ft. Hancock, is taking photos of the construction of the [...]
Read more →The New Bilateral Relationship and Immigration Reform
The election of Barack Obama has changed the playing field for U.S.-Mexico relations, and especially when it comes to immigration. Immigration didn’t turn out to be the hot topic in the presidential campaigns some people predicted it would be. The right had hoped to use it as a wedge issue to promote its agenda and [...]
Read more →El Salvador Elections Set Stage for Tense Presidential Race
By andrews
Important victories for leftist FMLN, combined with the loss of San Salvador and dramatic irregularities, set the stage for the March 15 vote for president. Photo: http://i4.photobucket.com. On January 18, voters in El Salvador went to the polls to elect the mayors of the nation’s 262 municipalities and 84 deputies to the National Legislative Assembly. At [...]
Read more →NAFTA Security Agenda, Financial Crisis, Indigenous Migration, Immigration Policy & English Only
By CIP Americas
NAFTA’s Dangerous Security Agenda By Laura Carlsen When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was negotiated in the early 90s, few people considered its security implications. It wasn’t until after the Bush administration came into power, and the attacks of 9/11 led to the Bush National Security Doctrine, that security issues took center stage [...]
Read more →Global Crisis is Good News for IFIs in Latin America
By mcelhinny
The World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have announced dramatic increases in lending to Latin America in the wake of the global credit squeeze triggered by the U.S. financial collapse. Crowded to the margin in recent years by demands for financial independence backed by high commodity prices and steadily growing reserves, the World Bank, [...]
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