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Number 381 | Abril 2013 |
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Nicaragua
Reflections from the “end of the world”
The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on March 5
and the election eight days later of Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the bishop of Rome put Latin America back in the spotlight. One Latin American leader disappeared from the stage just as another was preparing to make his big appearance. What might the new pope mean for Latin America? For Nicaragua? There are so many expectations, hopes… and challenges.... continuar...
Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
VICE PRESIDENT ATTENDS
POPE FRANCIS’ INVESTITURE Neither Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega nor First Lady Rosario Murillo went to the investiture of Pope Francis in Rome on March 19, a ceremony... continuar...
Nicaragua
In six years the gold will all be gone
This mining expert
shares data and personal experiences
to explain in greater detail the problems in
the small mining municipality of Santo Domingo, Chontales,
which is up against the B2Gold mining transnational.
With his permission we added some information
from the February 28, 2013, report of the
Nicaraguan Human Rights Center (CENIDH).... continuar...
Honduras
A walk in repudiation of the Mining Law
Three hundred people made a 200-kilometer walk from deep inside Honduras to Tegucigalpa, the capital, in repudiation of the Mining Law and Model Cities Decree, which are closely linked anti-national and anti-grassroots projects.
They also demanded freedom for Chabelo Morales, a fighter for the land. They fought by walking and sought paths with this initiative.... continuar...
Internacional
Pope Francis: “A poor Church for the poor”
Many of Pope Francis’ first gestures express a personality based on simplicity and austerity. He won’t go down in history just for them, but if he turns his desire for a “poor Church for the poor” into a program that changes many of the things that need changing, Francisco will indeed go down in history.... continuar...
Venezuela
Hugo Chávez’s legacy of goals, accomplishments and challenges
The post-Chávez era has begun. Will there be political and economic instability? Will the Bolivarian Revolution continue forward with Nicolás Maduro at the helm? Is Chavism possible without Chávez? Will post-Chávez chavism survive a possible
strengthening of the opposition? The challenges are enormous. Here are only some.... continuar...
Ecuador
Reflections on the “citizen’s revolution”
Ecuador is in an historic stage that needs to be seen
as part of the Latin American Left’s new revival process.
Rafael Correa’s government has made an abrupt change
in Ecuadoran political and economic life.
After six years in office, his recent reelection with 57% of the votes
permits us to talk about a new political identity: Correism.
What can be said about Correa’s project?... continuar...
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a monthly magazine of analysis on Central America