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The Complex Web of Environmental Devastation in the Amazon
The New York Times recently ran a story on the issue of piracy on the Amazon River. It offers glimpses into a lot of issues pertinent to the region and to Brazil more generally – ongoing poverty and inequality, and its role in … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Inequalities in the Americas
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Around Latin America
-In spite of a recent attack that left 13 Colombian soldiers dead, peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC continue, in an attempt to end civil war and conflict that has lasted nearly 50 years and left tens … Continue reading
Posted in Augusto Pinochet, Brazil, Chile, Civil Conflict in the Americas, Colombia, Corruption, Ecuador, Education in the Americas, Educational Reforms, El Salvador, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias de Colombia (FARC), Futebol (Soccer), Human Rights Issues, Labor in Latin America, Legal Issues in Latin America, Mexico, National Parks, Oil in the Americas, Peru, Prisoners' Rights, Protests in Latin America, Social Movements, Sports in Latin America, Technology in the Americas, The Amazon, Women's Movements & Issues, Women's Rights
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Around Latin America
-Two former executives from Ford in Argentina have been charged (among other things) with having ties to the abduction of 24 workers for Ford during the military regime of 1976-1983. -El Salvador’s presidential election is shaping up to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Around Latin America, Brazil, Chile, Corruption, Costa Rica, Drugs and the Drug Trade in the Americas, El Salvador, Elections in Latin America, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Guatemala, Human Rights Violations, Inequalities in the Americas, Land Struggles & Issues, Latin America, Latin American Politics, Legal Issues in Latin America, Mexico, Peasant Movements, Poverty, Rio de Janeiro, The "Disappeared", The Amazon, Violence in the Americas
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Around Latin America
-Marking the first major protest of the year, over 100,000 Chilean students took to the streets to continue to push for educational reform, an issue that has garnered much support and been a consistent problem for conservative president Sebastian Pinera. … Continue reading
Posted in Alberto Fujimori, Argentina, Augusto Pinochet, Border Issues, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Corruption, Cuba, Educational Reforms, Elections in Latin America, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Evangelicals in Latin America, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias de Colombia (FARC), Gender and Sexuality, Guatemala, Haiti, Human Rights Violations, Immigration, Indigenous Peoples, Latin American Foreign Relations, Latin American Politics, LGBT Rights & Issues, Multinational Corporations in the Americas, Paraguay, Peru, Police in the Americas, Police Violence, Prisoners' Rights, Protests in Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, United States, Uruguay, Violence in the Americas, Weapons and Arms in Latin America
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Drones and the Environment in Latin America
While the debate over the use of drones in the US confronts the issue of extrajudicial killings, in Latin America, the drone debate has a less-sinister and potentially more-useful tenor to it: [T]here are increasing signs that unmanned aerial vehicles … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Technology in the Americas
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Around Latin America [Updated]
-Early reports are saying 245 232 people died in a nightclub fire last night in Santa Maria, a city in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul. Somewhere between 300 and 400 people were reportedly at the event, a party … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty, Argentina, Around Latin America, Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, El Salvador's Civil War (1980-1992), Elections in Latin America, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Guatemala, Human Rights Violations, Impunity, Land Struggles & Issues, Latin American Media, Latin American Militaries, Mexico, Peasant Movements, Peru, Prisoners' Rights, Rio de Janeiro, The Amazon, The Malvinas War, Urban Landscapes, Uruguay, Venezuela, Women's Movements & Issues
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Today’s Depressing Climate Change News – Glaciers Edition
In addition to leading to drought that is killing off a not-insignificant part of the Amazonian rainforest, climate change is also accelerating the melting of the Andean glaciers in South America, and recent rates suggest many glaciers may completely disappear. … Continue reading
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Around Latin America
-In Mexico, families of some of the more than 20,000 people missing due to drug violence or other causes asked the federal government to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the issue. -As the FARC announced that its ceasefire will end on January … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Around Latin America, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Canada, Civil Conflict in the Americas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Drugs and the Drug Trade in the Americas, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias de Colombia (FARC), Governance in Latin America, Guatemala, Haiti, Human Rights Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Labor in Latin America, Mexico, Paramilitary Groups, Social Movements, The "Disappeared", Women's Movements & Issues
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Around Latin America
-While Hugo Chávez’s health is increasingly in question as he underwent surgery for cancer yet again, his political vision appears to remain alive. In gubernatorial elections yesterday in Venezuela, his political coalition won 20 of the 23 elections for state … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 World Cup, Around Latin America, Brazil, Colombia, Democracy in the Americas, Elections in Latin America, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Futebol (Soccer), Honduras, Indigenous Peoples, Land Struggles & Issues, Latin American Militaries, Latin American Politics, LGBT Rights & Issues, Paraguay, Peasant Movements, Peru, Race in the Americas, Racism, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Thoughts on Urbanization and Deforestation in the Amazon
The New York Times’ Simon Romero has an excellent piece up on the recent urban growth in the Amazonian region of Brazil. The Amazon has been viewed for ages as a vast quilt of rain forest interspersed by remote river outposts. But … Continue reading