2011: The Year of the Green War in Latin America
In Latin America mass demonstrations are putting at risk huge energy, mining and infrastructure projects. Thousands of peasants occupied the... Read Article
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Peru’s Indians bribed with painkillers and pens as gas giants move in
Isolated Indians in southeast Peru are being ‘bribed’ with painkillers and pens, as industry giants seek to open up their... Read Article
Ollanta Humala’s Path to Peruvian President
In 2000, Ollanta Humala led an unsuccessful military rebellion against Peru’s then-President Alberto Fujimori. Six years later, the left-wing nationalist entered... Read Article
Caution, Left Turn Only: Peruvian Elections
I once heard a Sociologist at UC Berkeley say that the left is always the right way. Latin America seems... Read Article