1) Bolivia: Evo Morales’ Letter, on E.U. immigration policies. 2) Brazil: Social movements protest big business and Lula’s neo-liberal politics 3) The FAO Summit in Roma was a complete failure 4) Argentina: Two looks at the conflict between the government and the "ruralistas" 5) Ecuador: Open letter in support of the Debt Audit Commission __________________________________________________________________ read more
1) The new referendums in Bolivia were marked by a high level of abstention 2) Peru’s proposal about Decision 486 will be voted on June 21st 3) Ecuador: An audit of the external debt continues 4) Mexico: Food for Mexico’s campesinos: Hunger doesn’t wait 5) Central America: U.S. objectives move forward in Plan Puebla Panama and the Mérida initiative 6) Colombia: Government represses indigenous social mobilization with lethal weaponsread more
International trade can be one engine of economic progress for developing countries.But the United States and developing countries alike need fair and just trade agreements that are genuinely shaped to meet the goals of sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Solidarity Cyclers 2008: Riding for self-determination, environmental sustainability and economic liberation in Central America and the Caribbean (plus some other stuff) In a little less than two weeks, May 24-26 to be exact, Teams Quixote and CISPES will join forces for one more epic ride read more
May 13, 2008 By R. Dennis OlsonThe 2008 Farm Bill to be voted on by the House and Senate this week includes incremental gains for conservation, renewable energy, food aid and healthier, local food systems. However, it fails to reverse decades of deregulation that have increased agricultural market volatility to the benefit of global food corporations, and at the expense of farmers, consumers, rural communities and the environment read more
By Alexandra Spieldoch and R. Dennis Olson, Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyMay 6, 2008
This recent death threat by the Colombian paramilitary death squad Aguilas Negras may be quite shocking for Americans, but it represents a chilling everyday reality for many Colombian labor leaders and human rights activists. Where is the outrage in the American press over the fact that the United States government has funded and continues to
First Commandment: Consume only what is necessary, avoid extravagance, waste, luxury and the desire to get rich. President Evo Morales told the United Nations that in order to save the planet, we must eradicate the capitalist model, and the North must pay its ecological debt. This was the first of Ten Commandments presented by the leader during the inauguration of the VII Indigenous Forum of the United Nations during a long speech that received high acclaim by those who attended the annual encounter.
There have been a number of good articles exploring the background of the food crisis in Haiti and globally. I would like to share a couple of those here.The first is from Mark Schuller, a professor at Vasser University who published an article with IRC America’s Program on the Haitian Food Crisis. Mark’s article nicely integrates local dynamics with international processes. read more
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