Latin America
October 12: Columbus Day, or Day of Tragedy?
October 5, 2011If we look to both past and present and take an objective balance of history, the figure of Columbus cannot help but be associated with an extremely tragic toll.
Read moreSecretary of Labor Solis signs migrant workers rights agreements with Latin American countries
September 5, 2011U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis signed agreements with three more Latin American countries (for a total of six) on the protection of certain rights of migrant workers. The right wing is, predictably, yelling "betrayal".
Read moreImpunity reigns in Colombia, Piedad Cordoba leaves
August 25, 2011In Colombia, wholesale murder and impunity go hand in hand.
Read moreGOP-dominated House votes to defund Organization of American States
July 25, 2011In another fit of lunacy, the Republican House Committee on Foreign Relations voted to cancel the payment of dues to the Organization of American States.
Read moreUnions turn up the heat on Colombia trade
June 22, 2011With the Republicans poised to write draft legislation affirming the controversial trade pact between the U.S. and Colombia, labor stepped up its drive against the agreement.
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