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Number 279 | Octubre 2004 |
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Nicaragua
They Overturned the Table With the Dice Still in the Air
While Nicaraguans were waiting to see how the
dice would fall in November’s municipal elections,
two of the three poles of power decided to play rough,
overturning President Bolaños’ gaming table.
The post-election political map will play a
decisive role in all their future games,
alliances, shady deals and other
chicanery already underway.... continuar...
Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
CAFTA DECREE
DRAWS SMALL AUDIENCE On October 5, ten months after the fact, President Bolaños presented to the National Assembly the presidential decree ratifying the Central America-US Free... continuar...
Nicaragua
These Elections Will Test the Convergence’s Validity and Future
The president of the Sandinista Renovation Movement,
one of the parties in the National Convergence that has been
allied with the FSLN since the 2000 municipal election campaign,
shares her reflections on this year’s municipal elections,
how the Convergence candidates were chosen,
their points of unity and her critique of
the national political culture.... continuar...
Nicaragua
The 2004 Municipal Elections: Final Forecasts
Who will win Managua?
What level of abstention will there be?
What novelties will the Caribbean coast elections bring?
And what political map will the elections bequeath us?
These are the final forecasts on the eve of voting.... continuar...
Guatemala
Devoured by Short-Term Thinking
After nine months in office,
the government has yet to produce
any coherent short- or long-term plans
that go beyond just putting out fires
or that will prevent new ones.... continuar...
México
The President and the EZLN Issue Their Reports
The Zapatistas are again providing astonishing light
in the midst of the political class’ interminable in-fighting.
They continue consolidating their alternative anti-system position,
breaking all the rules of the grammer of resignation,
offering lessons to Mexico and the world
as they themselves continue to learn.... continuar...
América Latina
Down and Dirty in Latin America
Low” and “dirty” are taking on increasingly contradictory meanings.
Used by the excluded and dissident, these old symbols of domination,
of disrespect for Latin America’s poor and native peoples,
are instead beginning to express cultural resistance,
a rejection of the system.
The resulting mix is still very ambiguous,
but deserving of careful attention.... continuar...
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a monthly magazine of analysis on Central America