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    Latin America

    Ecuador's President Attacks US Over Press Freedom Critique
    Critics say Correa is creating a pro-government media system; Correa says there is a fundamental contradiction with corporate for-profit media involved in distributing public information

      May 21, 13

    Activists Demand Mexican President Be Held Responsible for Deaths of Protesters
    Activists say Mexican president Pena-Nieto must be held accountable for activist's murders and torture during his governorship seven years ago

      May 20, 13

    Mexican Worker-Run Tire Factory a Success
    Union wins years long struggle against vulture capitalists and now helms one of Mexico's most successful tire factories

      May 8, 13

    Obama Visits Mexico - US Policy Helped Create a Land of Government Corruption and Narco Gangs
    While the media concentrates on energy, trade talks and securing the border, the real issue is Mexico's descent into a narco-state

      May 3, 13

    "Generation Without Fear" Demands Free Education in Chile
    A massive student demonstration raises demand to end economic policies created under Pinochet Dictatorship

      May 1, 13

    Mexican Journalists Threatened and Murdered Exposing Official Involvement with Narco Gangs
    A report on how courageous Mexican journalists are threatened and assassinated while reporting on relationship between senior police and political figures and transnational narco gangs

      April 25, 13

    Two Visions of Venezuela Contend in April 14th Elections
    Miguel Tinker Salas: The Presidential elections in Venezuela will decide if the socialist transformation will continue or a pro-US elite will return to power

      April 18, 13

    Crime Major Issue in Venezuelan Election
    Miguel Tinker Salas: While inequality is now lowest in Latin America, Venezuela is still a country where the poor lives along side the conspicuous consumption of the wealthy

      April 21, 13

    Venezuelan Election in Full Swing
    Venezuelan Election in Full Swing Nicolas Maduro 14 points ahead of opposition leader; accusations of US involvement.

      April 9, 13

    Venezuelan Democracy: A Tension Between Centralized Power and Local Democracy
    Manuel Larrabure: The Bolivarian Revolution succeeded in developing models of community power and reduced inequality but so far has failed to diversify the economy or extend workers democracy in the oil and mining sector

      April 18, 13

    Pope Francis accused by family and friends of tortured priests
    Jorge Mario Bergoglio known for his opposition to progressive governments and clerics, is accused of silence, cooperation with Argentinean dictatorship

      April 10, 13

    U.N. Secretary-General Leads Tributes to Hugo Chavez
    Diplomats observed a moment of silence at a U.N. General Assembly meeting before the tributes by Ban Ki-moon, General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic, representatives of regional groups, and Venezuela's foreign minister

      April 10, 13

    A New Pope and "The Most Corrupt Vatican Since the Borgias"
    Matthew Fox (former Catholic priest) discusses the Vatican's work with the CIA and it's alliance with far right political forces and Pope Francis' opposition to liberation theology in Latin America.

      March 13, 2013

    World Leaders Pay Their Final Respects at Chavez's Funeral
    Leaders from around the world gathered in Caracas for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's funeral Friday

      April 10, 13

    The Life and Legacy of Hugo Chavez
    Greg Wilpert looks at the achievements, failures and life of the leader of Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution

      April 10, 13

    Venezuela Announces the Death of Hugo Chavez
    Venezuela's Vice President Maduro tells the nation he is resolved to carry on the work of Chavez

      April 10, 13

    Chavez Returns Home; Venezuela's Bolivar Devalued
    Greg Wilpert: Status of Chavez's health still not known; devaluation necessary to curb inflation

      April 5, 13

    Correa wins re-election and says banks and mass media don't rule anymore
    President Rafael Correa re-elected with 61% of the vote, he faces 4 critical years for Ecuador

      February 19, 13

    Ecuador Chooses Stimulus over Austerity
    Bill Black: As Ecuador votes for new president, the stimulus policies of current president Correa have kept Ecuador out of recession

      February 17, 13

    The Legacy of Chile's Pinochet Dictatorship Lives On
    State repression of social movements by militarized Carabinero police force draws international condemnation

      February 12, 2013

    Drug War Mexico, NAFTA and Why People Leave
    Peter Watt (author of Drug War Mexico): US policy and neo-liberal "reforms" helped create conditions for the growth of drug cartels and the impoverishment of millions

      February 7, 13

    Cuba Not Isolated in Latin America
    Alex Main: Cuba becomes president of Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries as even close American allies defy US policy of isolating Cuba

      February 4, 13

    #132 Mexican Student Movement Confronts New President
    A YouTube video sparks a mass student movement protesting against newly elected President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto

      February 1, 13

    Indigenous Mapuche People Struggle Against the Chilean State and Private Companies
    Most recent hunger strike by imprisoned activists over “politically motivated prosecutions” and state application of Antiterrorist Law comes to a close as conflict between Mapuche communities and the Chilean state intensifies

      February 5, 13

    GM Rejects Talks as Ex-worker Enters 71st Day Of Hunger-Strike
    Ex-workers and their supporters aim to pressure GM to negotiate with employees injured at auto plant in Colombia

      January 30, 13

    The Privatization of Chile's Sea
    Many small-scale fishermen say new fishing law could spell the end of their livelihood

      January 18, 2013

    Canada Suspends Aid to Haiti, UN, US, Canada Spend Money on "Security" as Cholera Persists
    Mark Weisbrot: Canada demands more effective Haitian government but most aid went to NGO's; failure of government a result of American and Canadian backed coup

      January 13, 13

    Chavez Misses Inauguration, Will Be Sworn in by Supreme Court if he Recovers
    Alex Main (CEPR): Venezuelan opposition hopes to take advantage of crisis but after sweeping state elections and winning decisively in the Presidential election, Chavez forces unlikely to lose power in a new election

      January 11, 2013

    Ecuador vs The Bankers
    President Correa passes legislation that raises taxes on financial sector to finance a "Human Development Bond"

      January 7, 13

    Socialists Sweep Venezuelan State Elections as Chavez Recovers in Cuba
    Greg Wilpert: It's likely Chavez will not remain in office and Maduro will head into elections

      December 18, 12

    Student Movement Marks Radical Shift in Chilean Politics
    While students have not achieved their demand for free quality public education, movement develops new strategies with an eye towards upcoming 2013 elections

      December 20, 2012

    The Ugly Canadian: Harper Policy in Latin America
    Yves Engler: Canada has been openly hostile to Venezuela and leftward swing in Latin America - except in Cuba where Canada has large commercial interests

      January 17, 2013

    The Ecuadorian Mining Dilemma
    Ecuador needs revenues from mining in Amazon, but it will destroy nature and many indigenous people's way of life

      November 26, 2012

    Venezuela's Housing Revolution
    "Great Housing Mission" seeks to address soaring housing deficit, democratize city space

      December 12, 2012

    Broken Anvil: Miskitu Communities Fight Militarization
    Communities organize amid escalating violence in Honduras

      October 30, 2012

    Broken Anvil: Human rights groups push for Washington investigation
    Annie Bird of Rights Action discusses May 11th killings

      October 30, 2012

    Elections Fair But Venezuela Lacking Independent Media
    T. M. Scruggs: Presidential election was as Jimmy Carter said "best in the world", but Venezuela needs independent investigative journalism

      October 9, 2012

    Major Challenges Face Chavez in New Term
    Gregory Wilpert: Many dissatisfied working class youth want solutions to urgent social and economic problems plaguing Venezuela

      October 9, 2012

    US Corporate Media Follows State Department Lead on Chavez
    Mark Weisbrot: Conservative and liberal corporate media call Chavez "dictator and authoritarian" in spite of multiple electoral victories

      October 9, 2012

    Chavez Wins After Massive Voter Turnout
    A Real News report from Caracas: Venezuelan opposition candidate accepts election results that hand Chavez a 10-point victory with more than 54% of the vote

      October 8, 2012

    Venezuela’s President Chavez celebrates re-election
    The founder of self styled Bolivarian socialism, addressed his supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace where he congratulated the opposition for putting up a good fight

      October 8, 12

    Chavez Celebrates Victory
    President Hugo Chavez won re-election on Sunday, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles and gaining six more years to cement his legacy and press ahead with his crusade for socialism in Venezuela.

      October 9, 2012

    Chavez Supporters Flood Venezuelan Capital as Campaign Closes
    Chavez warns of opposition plans to not recognize results of Sunday`s presidential election

      October 9, 12

    Jimmy Carter says: "Election Process in Venezuela is the Best in the World"
    Opposition agrees voting technology functions well, but criticizes use of state resources in Chavez reelection campaign

      October 9, 12

    Venezuelan Barrios Vote for Chavez and Participatory Democracy
    Are Venezuela's Communal Councils an extension of central power or an explosion of popular power?

      October 3, 12

    Chavez Leads Polls as Opposition Fractures
    October 7th election to decide future of Venezuela's 21st Century Socialism

      September 18, 12

    Colombian GM Workers Back on Hunger Strike After Negotiations Break Down
    TRNN exclusive interview with Jorge Parra, president of the Association of Injured Ex-Workers of GM Colombia. Some members have re-sewn their lips shut as they resume their hunger strike to the death.

      September 20, 12

    Obama vs Romney on Human Rights
    Michael Ratner: President Obama’s record on human rights is no better than George Bush

      September 14, 12

    Broken Anvil: Victims Fight for Justice After DEA Operation Leaves Four Dead in Honduras
    Soldiers opened fire from U.S. government helicopters, killing four people, including two pregnant women

      August 21, 2012

    Colombian GM Workers on Hunger Strike Until Death Sew Their Mouths Shut
    Thirteen auto workers in Bogotá, Colombia are completing their third week of a hunger strike they say they won’t end until General Motors agrees to negotiate with their demands. (On Thursday, August 23 the strikers announced that GM had agreed to negotiate. This story was produced in the days prior to this agreement. The full statement from the strikers is included beneath the video player.)

      August 22, 2012

    The US War on Drug Cartels in Mexico is a Deadly Failure
    Mark Karlin: Approximately 50,000 or more Mexicans have been killed since Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a so-called war on drug cartels.

      September 15, 2012

    Media Repression in Honduras Speaks to U.S. Congress, but is anyone Listening?
    TRNN speaks with the director of Honduran Radio Progreso about the state of terror that has killed more than twenty-five journalists in Honduras over the last three years as he waits to testify before the Human Rights Commission.

      August 2, 12

    Pressure on UN to Take Responsibility for Haiti's Cholera Outbreak
    Documentary film sends strong message linking UN troops as the cause of Cholera outbreak in Haiti

      July 26, 2012

    Roots of Correa's Ecuador
    A big grassroots movement shaped this South American Republic's new policies

      July 20, 2012

    Mass Protests Against Mexican Election Results
    Student movement takes to the streets to reject what they call election fraud

      July 19, 2012

    Thousands of Mexicans Protest Alleged Elections Fraud
    James Cockcroft: Mexican Elite will not allow Andres Lopez Obrador to be President

      July 16, 12

    Is Haiti's Reconstruction Path Paved in Gold?
    Haiti's Gold Discovery Attracts Major US & Canadian Mining Companies

      July 12, 2012

    True Cost of Chevron in Ecuador
    Robinson Yumbo, President of the National Indigenous Federation of the Cofan People on the multi-billion dollar woes of Chevron in Ecuador

      July 6, 2012

    Honduran Resistance Lives On Three Years After Coup
    A video essay shot by Jihan Hafiz (music by Simon Rios)

      June 30, 12

    "True Cost of Chevron" Protest at Shareholders Meeting
    Antonia Juhasz: Chevron CEO fails to disclose significance of massive lawsuits in Brazil, Nigeria and Ecuador to shareholders

      July 3, 2012

    Is Ecuador's Economic Policy a Non Neo-Liberal Alternative?
    Rebecca Ray: Ecuador's economy continues to grow in spite of recession as they pursue policies that target poverty alleviation

      June 7, 12

    Who Wants Peace in Colombia?
    Forrest Hylton: The far right is not interested in a peace process

      June 10, 12

    Argentinian Central Bank Targets Growth, Not Lower Inflation
    John Weeks: The Central Bank of Argentina breaks ranks with neo-liberal banking policy and targets jobs over lower inflation

      June 28, 12

    Is Ecuador's Economic Policy a Non Neo-Liberal Alternative?
    Rebecca Ray: Ecuador's economy continues to grow in spite of recession as they pursue policies that target poverty alleviation

      June 7, 12

    Honduran President Lobo Given Leadership in International Relations Award at CHLI Gala
    Right wing CHLI started by same Cuban American politicians who backed the 2009 Honduran coup and subsequent fraudulent elections that brought Lobo to power

      May 17, 12

    Thousands Call for Peace in Colombia
    Thousands of victims of violence march in Bogota tell warlords they want an end to the conflict

      May 21, 12

    Did Social Over Spending Cause the Euro-Crisis?
    Carlo Panico: Most media pays no attention to scientific economic literature

      June 10, 12

    US Isolated at Summit of Americas
    Alex Main: From Cuba to the war on drugs, only Canada supports US policy

      April 17, 2012

    10 Years Since the Venezuelan Coup
    An excerpt from the film 'Inside the Revolution' that tells the story of the 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez

      April 11, 2012

    The Chávez Model and the Coming Elections
    Gregory Wilpert: Nationalizations and reforms are popular but perceptions of government mismanagement are widespread

      March 19, 12

    US Blocking Cuba Attending Summit of Americas
    Alex Main: Latin America moving away from US control with CELAC, an alternative to OAS

      March 24, 2012

    Chávez Faces Crime and Housing Shortage as Key Issues in Coming Venezuelan Elections
    Gregory Wilpert: Chávez dramatically reduced poverty and remains popular but must solve critical problems plaguing the country

      March 14, 12

    Hundreds Killed in Honduras Jail Fire Shows Post-Coup Impunity
    Guards fired at prisoners trying to escape, part of a militarization of security that does not hold police, soldiers or generals accountable for crimes and human rights violations

      February 24, 2012

    Mexicanos Piden Justicia Por Estudiantes Normalistas Asesinados
    Después del asesinato de dos estudiantes de la Escuela Normal Ayotzniapa, por la policia, durante una manifestacion el diciembre 2011 en el estado sureño de Guerrero, estudiantes Mexicanos han movilizado para pedir justicia y seguir exigiendo reformas educativas.

      April 27, 12

    Ecuador Creating Alternative to Neo-Liberal Model
    Jayati Ghosh: Ecuador raising taxes on wealthy, higher royalties on oil companies and making large social investments

      February 2, 2012

    Chile Rising
    Al Jazeera's Fault Lines follows Chile's student protest movement and examines the underlying issues driving the anger

      January 19, 2012

    Is Canada's Gold Corp. Good for Guatemala? Pt2
    Lyuba Zarsky: Environmental and health effects are a violation of human rights

      November 21, 2011

    Is Canada's Gold Corp. Good for Guatemala?
    Lyuba Zarsky: 85% of gold revenues leave the country, where majority live in poverty

      November 14, 2011

    Argentina's President Fernandez wins landslide poll
    EuroNews: Argentina's centre-left President Cristina Fernandez has scored an easy win in her bid for re-election

      October 25, 2011

    The Deadliest Place in the World for a Journalist
    Mini-documentary on the Honduran journalists that have watched 15 colleagues assassinated in 19 months under the Lobo regime, a government Barack Obama praises for its "strong commitment to democracy"

      October 9, 11

    Student Movement Rocks Chile
    Students campaign against privatized educational system, demand education as a right

      September 2, 2011

    Chilean students demand education reform
    Al Jazeera: Tens of thousands of students demonstrating in the capital against their country's education system

      August 16, 2011

    La Policia de Honduras Arasa con un Pueblo
    Reportaje desde la comunidad campesina de Rigores en el valle Aguán, dondé un desalojo por parte de las autoridades deja a más de cien familias sin hogares

      July 31, 2011

    Honduran Police Burn Community to the Ground
    Homes, churches, schools, and crops all destroyed as the post-coup government continues to side with wealthy plantation owners over the country's organized farmers

      July 31, 2011

    Battling Cancer, Chavez Returns to Venezuela
    Hugo Chavez returned to Caracas on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 from Cuba, still under treatment for cancer

      July 5, 2011

    Fault Lines - Mexico: Impunity and Profits
    Al Jazeera: The border city of Juarez has become infamous as the murder capital of the world

      June 22, 2011

    SlutWalk Lands in Tegucigalpa
    Honduran capital's "Marcha de las Putas" becomes latest site for international movement against blaming victims for sexual violence

      August 6, 11

    Massive Turnout for Zelaya Launches New Chapter of Honduran Struggle
    'Largest gathering in Honduran history' receives deposed leader's return, but where to now for Honduran resistance movement?

      August 4, 11

    Two Years After Coup, Overthrown President Returning to Honduras
    Ex-President Zelaya's return to Honduras not a return to democracy

      May 28, 2011

    Reporting Against Deadly Odds in Mexico
    Al Jazeera: Mexico no longer has a free press because of it's drug war

      May 6, 2011

    Mexican Gangs Move to Honduras
    Tim Johnson: Drug gangs muscle into new territory in Central America

      April 23, 2011

    Special Report: Honduran Teachers Get Shock Treatment
    Post-coup regime in Honduras carrying out unprecedented assault on the most organized sector of the resistance, the teachers

      April 28, 11

    Students Battle Police at Honduran University
    Students and teachers defend against police attack on resistance movement at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras

      April 1, 2011

    Brutal Repression in Honduras Targets Teachers, Popular Resistance
    Weeks of demonstrations continue against de-facto regime and its plans to privatize public education

      March 31, 2011

    Report from Land Occupations in Post-Coup Honduras
    Poor farmers are taking land from agribusiness that supported the 2009 military coup--and paying with their lives

      March 31, 2011

    Haitians Demand New Elections
    Mark Weisbrot: US pressure forcing election runoff only with candidates they favor

      February 26, 2011

    Waiting for Justice in Haiti: One Year Later Part 7
    Camille Chalmers: Exploring the nature of the crisis in Haiti and the responses it has been given by the international community to this day

      February 26, 2011

    Waiting for Justice in Haiti: One Year Later Part 6
    Josette Perard : On the ground experience helps provide recommendations to help with Haiti's recovery

      February 26, 2011

    Waiting for Justice in Haiti: One Year Later Part 5
    Alexis Erkert Depp: Lack of options and resources leaves thousands of displaced Haitian citizens living in dehumanizing conditions.

      February 26, 2011

    Waiting for Justice in Haiti: One Year Later Part 4
    Maricia Jean : Women in Haiti are subjected to violence and rape post the earthquake due to a lack of infrastructure.

      February 26, 2011

    Waiting for Justice in Haiti: One Year Later Part 3
    Manolia Charlotin: The media's portrayal of Haiti and what you can do to increase accountability. A call to ask questions.

      February 26, 2011

    Waiting for Justice in Haiti: One Year Later Part 2
    Gina Ulysse: Rushing to action is not the solution to Haiti's problems. Talking is action and Haitians need to be included in the conversation.

      February 26, 2011

    Waiting for Justice in Haiti: One Year Later Part 1
    Danny Glover: Haiti's history and Haiti's relationship to today's world

      February 26, 2011

    One Year Later, Life no Better in Haiti
    Nicole Lee: Stability of markets depends on countries like Haiti remaining poor, Europe, US' commitment is to their own subsidies only

      January 12, 2011

    Direct Action from Brazil to Wisconsin
    People in the US are looking to South America for inspiration in occupying homes and factories

      December 19, 10

    WikiLeaks on Latin America
    Jesse Freeston on The 200k Challenge Live Webcast

      December 9, 2010

    Mexican Police Stop COP16-Bound Caravan from Hosting Religious Ceremony at Chichen Itza
    Mobile Broadcast News reports from a convergence of indigenous environmental activists headed to Cancun to oppose UN climate change conference

      December 6, 10

    A Climate Journey - The Andes: Retreat of the Glaciers
    The Guardian: John Vidal takes us through the snow-capped peaks of the Andes, where the Cayambe mountain glaciers are melting

      December 1, 2010

    Mexico's Lost Generation
    Al Jazeera: In Mexico, 35, 000 children under the age of 18, are estimated to have been recruited to work for drug gangs

      November 22, 2010

    The Tyranny of Soy Agribusiness in Paraguay
    Ben Dangl: President Lugo hasn't delivered on promises to the farmers who brought him to power, while transgenic soy farms expand

      November 23, 10

    People & Power - Haiti: Seismic Election
    Al Jazeera: Later this month Haitians will go to the polls to elect a new president to deal with new challenges facing their country

      November 19, 2010

    'Dancing with Dynamite' in South America
    Ben Dangl: Many social movements now opposing the same leaders they helped bring to power

      November 19, 10

    Haiti Storm Threatens Quake Camps
    Al Jazeera: Haiti is bracing for tropical storm which threatens fragile and crowded earthquake survivors

      November 6, 2010

    All the Colonel's Men
    Who was behind Ecuador's 9/30?

      October 26, 2010

    20-Year-Old Student - Mexican Town's Police Chief
    Newsy: Marisol Valles Garcia is a 20-year-old student and mother. She is now the police chief.

      October 23, 2010

    Drug War Deaths Mount in Mexico
    Al Jazeera: Monterrey has become one of Mexico's most violent places

      October 17, 2010

    The Day the President Disappeared
    Ecuadorian filmmaker/journalist Oscar Leon presents Ecuador: Failed Coup or Institutional Crisis Pt. 2/2

      October 11, 10

    Ecuador: Failed Coup or Institutional Crisis?
    Ecuadorian filmmaker Oscar Len presents his take on country's history that led to the crisis, Pt. 1/2

      October 9, 10

    Correa Vows to Punish Rebels
    The Guardian: Ecuador attempted coup: President vows to punish rebels

      October 1, 2010

    Ecuador Troops Rescue President From Rebel Cops
    AP: Ecuadorean soldiers rescued President Rafael Correa overnight after a firefight with rebel police

      October 1, 2010

    Ecuador President Defiant After Failed Coup
    Wilpert: Right-wing forces use recession, President Correa's faltering popularity to launch failed coup

      October 1, 2010

    Turning Point for Colombian Civil War
    Forrest Hylton: Killing of guerrilla leader 'Mono Jojoy' could bring negotiated end to 45-year conflict

      October 5, 10

    Honduran Regime Targets Musicians
    Caf Guancasco, a favorite of the coup resistance movement, sees concert attacked by police and military

      September 29, 10

    Behind Mexico's Bloodshed Pt. 2
    Livesey: In Ciudad Juarez, the murder capital of Mexico, the military is picking winners amongst cartels

      May 3, 13

    Behind Mexico's Bloodshed Pt.1
    Bruce Livesey: While free trade wiped out Mexico's traditional agriculture, the drug cartels moved in

      May 3, 13

    CHILE MINERS: RESCUE OPERATION FACES WATER DANGER
    Channel 4: 33 miners react calmly to the news that it may take until Christmas before they are rescued.

      August 27, 2010

    VENEZUELA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS TOO CLOSE TO CALL
    Greg Wilpert: Chavez remains popular but people frustrated with some around him

      September 7, 2010

    RECESSION FORCING COLOMBIA VENEZUELA PEACE
    Greg Wilpert: Resuming trade critical for both countries

      August 28, 2010

    COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA MAKE PEACE
    Forrest Hylton: Is Colombia's new leader stepping back from U.S. plan to isolate Chavez?

      August 14, 2010

    POLICE CORRUPTION AND MEXICO'S FIGHT ON DRUG GANGS
    Al Jazeera: Four federal police commanders have been relieved of duty over allegations of corruption

      August 9, 2010

    CON AIR: ON-BOARD THE US ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FLIGHTS
    Channel 4 gains access to US border police and travels with illegal immigrants deported "back home"

      August 7, 2010

    FARC LEADER'S MESSAGE TO COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT
    Al Jazeera: Leader of the country's largest rebel group strongly criticizing Juan Manuel Santos

      July 30, 2010

    MEXICO'S DISAPPEARING MEZCAL WORMS
    Al Jazeera: Mezcal worm population is being pushed into decline, due to the drink's growing popularity.

      July 25, 2010

    PERU POVERTY DRIVES ILLEGAL MINING
    Al Jazeera: Thousands of people in Peru have moved to gold mining areas in the hope of striking it rich

      July 25, 2010

    HAITI: SIX MONTHS ON
    Al Jazeera: Deep wounds that fracture Haiti are re-emerging, more gaping than even before

      July 14, 2010

    FAULT LINES - HAITI: THE POLITICS OF REBUILDING
    Al-Jazeera coverage of the debates over how to rebuild Haiti

      July 12, 2010

    Right wins big in Colombia
    Forrest Hylton: Defense minister linked to 'False Positives' murders becomes president

      June 21, 2010

    Why does Cuba fear Miami?
    Cuba5 Pt2: City where terrorists walk free, the govt. pays journalists, and bad trials are good politics

      June 15, 2010

    Media took gov't cash during trial of 'Cuban 5'
    Ten years later, evidence that conviction of 'Cuban 5' influenced by journalists on State Dept payroll

      June 14, 2010

    Honduras journalists under attack
    AlJazeera: At least eight journalists have been murdered in Honduras in less than three months.

      May 24, 2010

    Colombia's ex-defence minister under fire
    Al Jazeera: Santos under fire for his alleged role in the illegal killings of innocent civilians by the

      May 22, 2010

    Talk to Jazeera - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
    Al Jazeera: Brazil's president talks about his success and his achievements as president

      May 19, 2010

    Colombian elections headed for upset?
    Hylton: Uribe's hand-picked candidate falling behind, has dark history of political repression

      May 17, 2010

    Colombian elections headed for upset? Pt.2
    Hylton: Mockus a rupture with Uribe but not a break with US; but could relax tension with Venezuela

      May 20, 2010

    Brazil moves to prevent Iran sanctions
    AlJazeera - Brazil's president, to visit Iran in a last effort to help prevent renewed UN sanctions

      May 15, 2010

    US supported economics spurred Mexican emigration
    Pt2 - Dan La Botz: A powerful movement of independent unions has emerged in Mexico

      May 2, 2010

    US military enforces attacks on Haitian unions
    Didier Dominique: US military helping to repress organizing of textile worker's unions in Haiti

      April 29, 2010

    US military enforces attacks on Haitian unions Pt2
    Didier Dominique: Deliberate US policy weakened Haitian farming to create pool of cheap textile labor

      April 30, 2010

    US military enforces attacks on Haitian unions Pt3
    Dominique: Haitian elite want to go back to cheap textile labour and destroying national food production

      May 1, 2010

    Bolivia's resource dilemma
    Government struggles with tension between extraction-based economy and global environmental leadership

      July 13, 10

    Honduran campesinos under the gun Pt.2
    Land conflict in Agun is setting precedents for conflicts to come in post-coup Honduras

      July 13, 10

    Honduran campesinos under the gun Pt1
    Government mobilizes thousands of soldiers during negotiations with peasant plantation occupation

      July 13, 10

    Mexico drug war cartels join forces
    AlJazeera: 23,000 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since a military crackdown started

      April 15, 2010

    U.S. covering up reality in Honduras
    State Department campaign denies the systemic repression that continues, nine months after coup

      July 13, 10

    Clinton's Latin American tour
    Mark Weisbrot: Clinton tries to repair US image while urging recognition of controversial Honduran gov't

      March 13, 2010

    Haiti: The politics of rebuilding
    Al Jazeera Fault Lines: For whom will Haiti be rebuilt?

      February 24, 2010

    Colombia's cocaine trail, Pt.2: The labs
    Matthew Bristow reports for The Guardian on the cocaine industry in Colombia

      February 19, 2010

    Colombia's cocaine trail, Pt.1: The farmers
    Matthew Bristow reports for The Guardian on the cocaine industry in Colombia

      February 18, 2010

    Thriving black markets in Haiti aid
    Al Jazeera: Aid agencies believe that 10 per cent of donations are being sold on the black markets

      February 8, 2010

    Haiti Children 'Taken From Unaffected Areas'
    As the US missionaries in Haiti are charged with kidnapping, Channel 4 News reports

      February 5, 2010

    Haitians will defend their sovereignty Pt.3
    Ronald Charles: Private armies continue to defend the interest of Haitian elite

      February 4, 2010

    Haitians will defend their sovereignty Pt.4
    Ronald Charles: Three critical things that must be done to solve the problems of Haiti's future

      February 5, 2010

    Haitians will defend their sovereignty Pt.2
    Ronald Charles: After Haitian revolution, colonial oppression turned into oppression by its ruling elite

      July 13, 10

    Haitian survivors fight for food
    Security situation deteriorates in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince as residents fight for food.

      January 27, 2010

    Haiti and the 'Devil's Curse'
    Mainstream news attributes Haitian poverty to the supernatural, avoiding history of foreign intervention

      July 13, 10

    Goldcorp shows little respect for local population
    The mine of Canadian Goldcorp Inc. is another blow to the environment and health of local communities.

      March 14, 2010

    Goldcorp shows little respect for local population
    The mine of Canadian Goldcorp Inc. is another blow to the environment and health of local communities.

      March 14, 2010

    Haiti: Guns or food?
    Presence of US troops provides both hope of relief, and fear of continuing legacy of US domination

      July 13, 10

    Fault Lines - Rio: Olympic City - Pt. 1
    Rio de Janeiro between favelas and Olympic plans

      January 10, 2010

    Rio: Olympic City - Pt. 2
    Rio de Janeiro between favelas and Olympic plans

      January 11, 2010

    Prueba de fraude electoral en Honduras
    El Tribunal Supremo Electoral reporta cifras que van en contra de su propio conteo.

      April 27, 12

    TRNN Exclusive: Honduran elections exposed
    Honduran coup regime's claims of more than 60% participation in free and fair election revealed as fraud

      December 8, 2009

    An election validated by blood and repression
    Honduran coup government continues repressive tactics on election day (Report from San Pedro Sula)

      December 3, 2009

    Hondurans set to elect new president
    Sunday's presidential polls seek to end a five-month political stand-off following the military coup

      November 30, 2009

    Honduran Coup's economic basis
    Many say military coup was backed by the country's economic elite but hope elections improve situation

      November 30, 2009

    US to recognize Honduras poll result
    US decided to endorse election, with or without Zelaya in the next government

      November 28, 2009

    Honduras: Elections as coup laundering
    Report from Tegucigalpa: Coup regime rides police state repression into elections hoping for clean slate

      December 1, 09

    El Salvador's gold fight goes international
    After activists block their permit, Canadian company uses US trade agreement to sue Salvadoran gov't

      November 15, 2009

    El Salvador's gold fight goes international
    After activists block their permit, Canadian company uses US trade agreement to sue Salvadoran gov't

      November 15, 2009

    Nothing resolved in Honduras
    Widely-celebrated, US-brokered agreement looks to have strengthened coup instead of reversing it

      July 13, 10

    Clock ticking in Honduras
    Giordano: A month before elections, coup regime that once sought to kill time is now running out of it

      November 8, 09

    Honduras 100 Days of Resistance- Part 2
    Fault Lines' Avi Lewis reports on polarization and power in the Americas

      October 29, 09

    Honduras 100 Days of Resistance Pt1
    Fault Lines' Avi Lewis reports on polarization and power in the Americas

      October 28, 2009

    Peruvian protesters detained, allegedly tortured
    A British mining company is facing a multi-million pound claim for damages

      October 20, 2009

    "Nothing happening" in Honduras
    Military shuts down all anti-coup radio and TV, silencing all reporting on the resistance movement

      October 26, 09

    The siege of Tegucigalpa
    Repression ordered to the neighborhoods of the Honduran capital, forcing the poor to fight or starve

      October 26, 09

    Zelaya's return to Honduras met with force
    Ousted president makes surprise return to the capital, coup government responds with vicious crackdown

      October 26, 09

    Coup inciting revolution in Honduras?
    Oscar Estrada: Oligarchy's attempt to save their neo-liberal project may initiate fall of entire regime

      October 21, 09

    Mr. Zelaya goes to Washington
    Ousted Honduran president brings his story to DC, gets a deceptive response from US State Dept.

      October 21, 09

    Honduran resistance goes it alone
    60 days of anti-coup protests show persistence in civil disobedience and little faith in int'l community

      October 21, 09

    Gold, impunity, violence in El Salvador
    Assassination of anti-mining resistance leader Marcelo Rivera part of terror campaign against activists

      October 21, 09

    Gold, impunity, violence in El Salvador
    Assassination of anti-mining resistance leader Marcelo Rivera part of terror campaign against activists

      November 15, 11

    Battle for the Amazon: People vs the government
    The largest indigenous movement in decades battles to save the Amazon Basin from oil exploitation Pt 2

      August 14, 2009

    Battle for the Amazon: People vs the government
    The largest indigenous movement in decades battles to save the Amazon Basin from oil exploitation Pt 1

      August 13, 2009

    Honduras: Where does Washington stand?
    Hylton: By not taking steps prescribed by US law, US gov't supporting an increasingly repressive regime

      October 21, 09

    US military to set up in Colombia
    Hylton: Rest of South America has reason to be alarmed by future US military presence on Colombian bases

      October 21, 09

    Zelaya supporters claim second protester killed
    Supporters of Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, say that a second demonstrator has been killed

      July 26, 2009

    Zelaya just one of millions
    Honduran coup plotters' fear isn't losing power to Zelaya or Chavez, it's losing power to Hondurans

      October 21, 09

    The Price of Gold Pt 2
    Argentinean community's environmental crusade against Canadian gold mining giant

      July 25, 2009

    The Price of Gold Pt 1
    Argentinean community's environmental crusade against Canadian gold mining giant

      July 24, 2009



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