Corporate Lawsuits Could Devastate Poor Countries Grappling with COVID-19
Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits.
El Salvador’s President Sent Troops to Occupy the Legislature. Here’s What’s Going On.
Nayib Bukele is popular with the people, but not with lawmakers.
Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
In more than two-thirds of the mining-related lawsuits against governments in the region, communities have been actively organizing against the mining activities.
Labor Organizing and the Left in Colombia During Dynamic Times
The Center for Popular Democracy and the Institute for Policy Studies invite you to a talk with two organizers from SINTRACIHOBI, the union of in-home childcare providers.
Peru: What’s Next for Humala?
With a slim majority in Congress and a still-strong conservative opposition, Ollanta Humala may well find it difficult to implement even his moderate program of change.
Chinese Take-Over of South America?
China and the United States are going head to head in Latin America, but the United States still has the edge.
Cancun Agreement Succeeds in Meeting Low Expectations
They did it! After pre-announcing that no major decisions would result from Cancun talks and nearly two weeks of debates and discussions, the army of international climate change negotiators reached an agreement fully in line with the low expectations for it.
Chomsky: Understanding the Crisis Markets, the State and Hypocrisy
It’s time for the United States to finally deal with its dysfunctional health care and to find inspiration in South America.