Released Lula in for greatest fight of his life
This article by Pepe Escobar first appeared in the Asia Times of 11 November. You can read the original here.
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Argentina forced into a ‘technical’ default
The Jubilee Debt Campaign UK is organising a petition of support for the Argentine government in its struggle against 'vulture funds'.
El Salvador: US aid conditions threaten FMLN’s precarious victory
Washington is threatening to withhold aid unless he new government redoubles privatizations.
Argentina: Clueless on Calle Pasteur
The Argentine government is proposing a complete overhaul of its intelligence services. But we are no closer to discovering who (if anyone) killed prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was leading the investigation into the 1994 AMIA bombing.
Brazil: Government ignores plight of Haitian immigrants
The Federal Government is using delays and excuses to evade responsibility for the appalling conditions in migrant shelters.
Pope Francis thrills South America
The Pope delivered a strongly political message in his recent visit to Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay, one that is reverberating around the world.
From citizen to foreigner: how digital IDs can be used to...
In 2013, a Dominican Constitutional Tribunal stripped a documented, Dominican-born woman of her citizenship, claiming that she had mistakenly been issued with a birth certificate. Dr Eve Hayes de Kalaf investigates in a new book how the universal registration of citizens can be used to exclude the vulnerable.
Honduras — USA still pulling the strings
Washington continues to interfere in the internal politics of Honduras six years after the coup.
Venezuela: the US is intent on regime change
USAID, NED and assorted foundations peddle aid and influence to the opposition.
Chevron Oil: Corporate Rights or Human Rights?
The oil giant is using SLAPP litigation to stifle human rights advocates and, in Ecuador, to stall compensation claims for environmental damage caused by its operations in the Amazon.