New Institutions for Participatory Democracy in Latin America: Voice and Consequence, Eds. Maxwell A. Cameron, Eric Hershberg and Kenneth E. Sharpe, New York, 2012, 263 pages. Review by Midge Quandt This book consists of a group of essays about participatory democracy in Latin America. Participatory democracy is direct citizen participation in the political arena;…
In the Periodical Literature: Reviews of Essays from the Journals Midge Quandt Latin America Goes Global “Latin America in the New Global Capitalism,” by William I. Robinson, from NACLA: Report on the Americas 45, No. 2 (Summer 2012): 3-18. In a recent article, William Robinson, a University of California professor, assesses the transition in Latin…
Experience first-hand the change sweeping through Latin America in the areas of food sovereignty, indigenous resistance, climate justice, and human rights through a trip to Bolivia or Venezuela this summer. (Sponsored by the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY.) Delegation to Bolivia: Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Resistance, and Climate Justice We will be celebrating indigenous resistance…
by Alexander Main and Daniel McCurdy (This article is reprinted from NACLA on Dec. 22, 2011 and is available at https://nacla.org/news/2011/12/22/us-double-standard-elections-latin-america-and-caribbean .)
The following alert (with some small modifications) was originally released by the Andean Information Network On January 26, coca growers and their constituents gathered in cities across Bolivia to hold peaceful demonstrations in support of Bolivia’s proposed amendment to the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. The amendment seeks to decriminalize the traditional…
This year, Alliance for Global Justice is participating in the Global Week of Action Against Illegitimate Debt and International Financial Institutions with Jubilee USA network, an alliance of over 80 humanitarian, faith, and labor organizations. We would love for you to join us as part of this worldwide movement to achieve greater economic and social…
Call the State Department and White House! Your call could make a difference! We have received reports that a coup is taking place in Ecuador. The situation is in flux. There are reports that President Rafael Correa disappeared after meeting with the police but other reports say he is in the hospital surrounded by police…
Press TV. September 15, 2009 Bolivian President Evo Morales accuses Washington of funding the campaigns of his rivals to prevent his reelection in Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election. Morales took his accusations of subversion against the United States to new levels on Tuesday, claiming that his rivals in the December presidential election had received campaign funds…
