The Huffington Post
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 00:00
Defenders working on land and environmental issues related to extractive industries such as gold mining were more at risk in the Americas than in any other region.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 00:00
Latin America is talking about drugs like never before. The taboo that has long prevented open debate about drug policies has been broken.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil's reluctance to help Washington topple Syria and their support for Iran's nuclear program have drawn the ire of a White House eager to turn foreign policy into political currency during a presidential election year.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
Everyone makes mistakes. But Mexican presidential candidate, Josefina Vazquez Mota, took the cake during her speech in Teziutlan, Puebla, when she mistakenly told her supporters she wanted to, "strengthen money laundering."
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
Without the resources to solve integrated problems of affordable housing, especially to resolve issues of rights to land under the homes that migrants have built, the government is faced with myriad challenges.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 00:00
In an interview with Juan Williams on Sunday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio explained that he doesn't support The DREAM Act - a measure supported by 90% of U.S. Latinos - because it would encourage "chain migration" and illegal immigration.
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 00:00
"With this, I just walk in with the Arizona flag and the audience boos before I even say a word."
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 00:00
The United States now finds itself in a position of having to contend for the hemisphere. Competition is good, but we have to put ourselves in a position to succeed.
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 00:00
The mining industry there is currently controlled by what Mines and Energy Minister Mauricio Cardenas called "shady interests" in a tweet on March 11.
Friday, March 9, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican authorities found 16 bodies in three clandestine graves on the outskirts of Monterrey, an industrial city that has seen an upsurge in drug cartel-related violence.