In These Times
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 00:00
New Honduran president's legitimacy questioned as 'one-sided civil war' deepens human rights crisis, national bankruptcy declared.
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 00:00
Photos of Honduras in crisis, all taken since President Mel Zelaya was ousted from power by a military coup last June
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 00:00
Given the close connections between the Pentagon and the Honduran military, and the enormous U.S. economic leverage in the country, it would have been a simple matter for Obama to join the Latin American/European effort to protect Honduran democracy
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 00:00
But the circumstances surrounding the violent assassination of two anti-coup resistance members in recent days has sent out fresh shockwaves, calling up grim memories of the death squads that roamed Honduras a generation ago.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 00:00
Yohamna Depestre is the author of the short story collection, D-21, published in Cuba, and a contributor to Havana Noir
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 00:00
“Blog.” Many people in Cuba don’t understand all the fuss regarding this mono-syllabic word that seems to have no relationship to the daily routine of survival.
On the Island, the blogosphere is an incipient media and, outside of Havana, all but
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 00:00
Human rights violations, voter turnout questions stain effort to elect legitimate post-Zelaya president
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 00:00
The miracle is that we survive in the midst of persistent scarcities (food, always and above all else, food). Our society is increasingly more diverse, pluralistic and weary
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 00:00
South America has moved toward integration, a prerequisite for independence; has broadened international ties; and has addressed internal disorders
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 - 00:00
President Evo Morales laid the cornerstone of a lithium refinery pilot plant in May 2008, with the hopes that its profits will fund social programs in the country. But numerous obstacles to a full-fledged industry exist