The Christian Science Monitor
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 00:00
Haiti doesn't need a Marshall Plan imposed by global elites. It needs improved conditions that empower all its people.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 00:00
Strongarm tactics used during the seven-month political crisis in Honduras set a bad example for the region's other fragile democracies and could lead to a power grab in Nicaragua, critics say.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 00:00
Tapping into a niche market for organic cocoa, some Peruvian farmers have turned away from cocaine in favor of growing beans for high-end chocolate retailers.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 00:00
By midweek, a total of 5,000 US military personnel will be in the country, with about 5,000 more on ships offshore
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 00:00
Sebastian Pinera personally distanced himself long ago from Pinochet, but that is not true of many of his supporters. While he has said his Cabinet will not include figures from the dictatorship, he will surely face pressures
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this weekend devalued the country's currency, the bolivar, by half, in a move that economists say underscores the dire economic straits of the oil-rich nation
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 00:00
As Mexico struggles to contain its drug traffickers and endemic corruption, Colombia, which has long developed strategies to confront both, may provide a guide
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 00:00
Coming months and years will reveal whether Peru’s political reforms will keep the “social justice” side of that equation on pace with its lightning-fast growth
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia on Monday dismissed claims that it had sent spy drones over neighboring Venezuela, with the defense minister joking that perhaps Venezuelans had seen Santa's sleigh
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 00:00
The rejection of Zelaya's temporary return by the Honduran Congress is likely to harden international positions