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Number 294 | Enero 2006 |
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Nicaragua
Eyes on November And the South
The electoral victories of Michelle Bachelet in Chile
and Evo Morales en Bolivia have filled Latin America
with renewed energy, expectations and dreams
of integration, sovereignty, justice and dignity.
An encouraging map is taking shape.
Will Nicaragua have a place on it?... continuar...
Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
INTERBANK CASE DISMISSED On December 14, with public opinion turned to festive matters, Sandinista judge David Rojas definitively dismissed all 17 suits against Alex and Alvin Centeno Roque,... continuar...
Nicaragua
Is National Sovereignty Possible In These Times of Globalization?
The challenge that any democratic, renewed Sandinista Left faces is to learn and teach to act locally without thinking only globally. Thinking nationally to resolve the contradiction
between a national and global perspective without renouncing sovereignty and identity is not ingrained in Nicaragua, but it can be done. Recovering the idea of sovereignty will help recover Sandinismo.... continuar...
Nicaragua
Will the Elections in the Coast Be Anything to Celebrate?
The Caribbean Coast will elect new regional governments
on Sunday, March 5. What, if any, results can be forecast?
What do those running the eight campaigns see as the issues
and how can they best be addressed?... continuar...
El Salvador
In Memory of Schafik Handal: A Leftist Leader Faithful to the Poor
FMLN leader Schafik Handal died of a heart attack on January 24, returning from Evo Morales’ inauguration as Bolivia’s new President. Multitudes in El Salvador, the rest of Latin America
and even the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, his immigrant family’s original home, mourned his death and celebrated his life, his struggle and his legacy. ... continuar...
El Salvador
The Death of Schafik Handal: Challenges Facing the FMLN
“Handal wanted to be remembered as someone who fought for democracy to give the Salvadoran people the chance to decide for themselves,”
said Bishop Rosa Chávez at the revolutionary’s funeral Mass.
Before the funeral, Handal’s wife Tania Bichkova reflected,
“How happy it would make you to see this sea of red across San Salvador,”
and hundreds of thousands of people chanted “Stay, stay, my comandante, stay.”... continuar...
Honduras
Honduras’ Prison Massacres Reflect a Social and Political Crisis
What will the new government do about the justice system’s crisis, institutionalized impunity, the widespread power of organized crime and the rebellion of marginalized youth organized in youth gangs?
All these expressions of social and political crisis are reflected
in the macabre massacres occurring in the country’s prisons.
What would President Manuel Zelaya like to do?
What can he do?... continuar...
México
What are the Zapatistas Seeking With Their “Other Campaign”?
During his tour through southeastern Mexico,
Marcos constantly criticized López Obrador’s candidacy.
He also turned down the invitation extended to the Zapatistas
to attend the inauguration in Bolivia of Evo Morales,
Latin America’s first-ever indigenous President.
The next months will show the EZLN’s influence
on Mexico’s own presidential elections.... continuar...
América Latina
Michelle Bachelet: A Mother for Chile?
We congratulate Michelle Bachelet, Chile’s new President,
the first women who will be governing a Latin American country
due to the votes she received for her own political trajectory and merits,
not political convenience or the legitimization of a hovering male shadow.
Many years of changes and interesting challenges are expressed in this
magnificent and promising event.... continuar...
América Latina
“Chile is for all of us”
One of the most novel banners raised by Chile’s new President
is the fight against all forms of exclusion and discrimination.
Her proposals should inspire the entire Latin American Left,
because being a leftist is an ethical stance and an ethics
of inclusion, respect and tolerance is indispensable
to the creation of that other possible world
we dream of and are working for.... continuar...
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a monthly magazine of analysis on Central America