http://www.projectallende.org/ Political Economics of South America, San Francisco to Buenos Aires overland, 2003-2007 en-us tones@projectallende.org 2008-09-01T21:04:39+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2008_09.html A little PBS documentary on Pinochet... 123@http://www.projectallende.org/ Chile 2008-09-01T21:04:39+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2008_06.html Argentina Versus the World Bank: Fair Play or Fixed Fight? By Tony Phillips Argentina versus el Banco Mundial: ¿Juego limpio o partido arreglado? By Tony Phillips Some multinational companies take over our natural resources, privatize basic services, fail to... 122@http://www.projectallende.org/ Argentina 2008-06-19T17:31:59+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_12.html Climate Change Cause and Effect, An Americas Perspective By Tony Phillips In the recent Bali consensus the U.S. government agreed to overall cutbacks and China, formerly exempt as a developing country, agreed to voluntary cut-backs. But how will Latin America... 119@http://www.projectallende.org/ Environment 2007-12-21T16:31:12+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_10.html Click "here" to listen in Spanish or to read in English how the latest Argentine dictatorship dragged their country into huge debt to enrich themselves, their friends and to enable foreign multinational expansion in Argentina.... 115@http://www.projectallende.org/ Argentina 2007-10-26T20:51:09+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_10.html A fun translation I did for the Americas Project, Latin America at its rawest... Raúl speaks to the extradition of El Chino (Peruvian Japanese ex-President/Dictator) and his dark assassin, head of the secret police: Mr. Vladimir Montesinos. True cloak and dagger stuff, power politics Latin American style! 114@http://www.projectallende.org/ Peru 2007-10-17T22:47:37+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_09.html Translated article written by Costa Rican activist Maria Eugenia Trejos, the basic premise is that Costa Ricans should vote against approval of CAFTA in Oct. 2007, but even if they don't the political organizing against CAFTA shall serve Costa Rica... 113@http://www.projectallende.org/ Costa Rica 2007-09-28T02:36:53+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_08.html Translated article written by Umberto Mazzei. An analysis of the descrepencies between the promises of the US Ambassador in Guatemala before CAFTA and current reality.... 111@http://www.projectallende.org/ Guatemala 2007-08-25T01:43:02+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_07.html Asunción, Paraguay: June 29th 2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina: July 9th 2007 June 28th was summit time in Asunción, capital of Paraguay. Paraguay was pro-tempore president of MERCOSUR, the Latin American trade block for 2007-2008, now it is Uruguay’s turn.... 110@http://www.projectallende.org/ MERCOSUR 2007-07-09T16:24:54+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_07.html I decided to help out the excellent organization The Center for International Policy's Americas Program, based in the US and Mexico City, by translating a Spanish article by Raúl Zibechi, Montevideo, Uruguay. If you are interested you can take a... 109@http://www.projectallende.org/ Economics 2007-07-07T02:59:58+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_06.html “No se va!” – means "[he] won’t go!”: These were the chants in Caracas in 2005 when President Hugo Chavéz Frias faced off a recall referendum which threatened to oust him during his last presidential term, he didn't go... 102@http://www.projectallende.org/ MERCOSUR 2007-06-22T01:21:24+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_05.html Don Sergio Souza Pinto - President of the European Union's delegation for Latin America Addressing the first session of the Mercosur Parliament, Click for larger version Tony Phillips Montevideo, Uruguay: May 6th. & 7th 2007 On Monday and Tuesday... 101@http://www.projectallende.org/ MERCOSUR 2007-05-21T00:40:36+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_04.html Dateline: Monday, April 9th. 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Updated: Wednesday May 16th. 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina.... 99@http://www.projectallende.org/ Argentina 2007-04-10T00:43:46+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_03.html Dateline: Saturday, March 24th, 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Europe politics is predominantly a daytime Monday to Friday activity. In much of Latin America, where voting is compulsory, elections happening on Sundays and many important events begin later, much... 98@http://www.projectallende.org/ Argentina 2007-03-25T22:13:41+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2007_03.html 97@http://www.projectallende.org/ Mexico 2007-03-19T17:06:50+00:00 http://www.projectallende.org/archives/2006_11.html In the Americas the conquests have yet to finish and the discovery has yet to begin. Luis Felipe Noe, Argentina... 93@http://www.projectallende.org/ Energy Economics 2006-11-10T06:09:52+00:00