The Ostrich Syndrome: a New Chronic Cowardice in America, Part 1
Region: IowaFrom A Dirge for Zero-Sum Game: Go ahead and hate your neighbor, Go ahead and cheat your friend; Do it in the name of Heaven, You can justify it in the end There won't be any trumpets blowin' Come the Judgment Day --... more
Views: 1150Internet Access Declared a Human Right in Guatemalan Village
Region: Guatemala
By Renata Avila In the indigenous village of Santiago Atitlan, Internet access has been declared “a human right” by both inhabitants and local authorities. Authorities are also implementing a plan to provid... more
Views: 1699Argentina: Controversy Surrounding Labour Conditions in Production of Yerba Mate
Region: ArgentinaWritten byLaura Schneider Translated by Louella Mahabir The Province of Misiones, which features one of the natural wonders of the world, the recently selected Iguazú falls [1], is a current area of controversy c... more
Views: 1201Paraguay: A Look Inside Aché Indigenous Communities
Region: ParaguayWritten by Silvia Viñas For much of their history, the Aché indigenous people in Paraguay have been struggling to preserve their territory. Now, the Aché are using citizen media to preserve their la... more
Views: 930Brazil: ‘Hands That Cure, Words That Heal'
Region: BrazilWritten by Paula Góes With their herbs, gestures, prayers and comforting words, the “doctors of the people” are an important element of Brazilian popular culture and religious syncretism. Folk healers... more
Views: 1115Mexicans Condemn Massacre in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon
Region: MexicoWritten by J. Tadeo On May 13, 2012, Mexico woke up to see yet another result of the battle being fought as part of the current administration's war [1] against organized crime. The facts occurred in the county of Cadere... more
Views: 1438Dianne Feinstein's Comments Not Fine with Many Americans
Region: United StatesThis late afternoon I had the unexpected misfortune of viewing another of Fox's "fair and balanced" hard news stories with commentary by Dianne Feinstein, that Senator from San Francisco and head of the Senate Intelligence... more
Views: 1097Mexico: Netizens and Journalists React to the Murder of Regina Martínez
Region: MexicoWritten by Written by J. Tadeo and Translated by Georgi McCarthy The body of journalist and correspondent Regina Martínez, from the weekly investigative news magazine Proceso, was found in her home in Xala... more
Views: 1367United States: Occupy Wall Street Returns
Region: United States
Written by Robert Valencia and Translated by Eleanor Staniforth This post is part of our special coverage #Occupy Worldwide [1]. Many people were questioning Occupy Wall Street's future after the e... more
Views: 857Ecuador: Refugee Women and Girls Turning to Sex Work
Region: EcuadorThe VJ Movement video documentary Refugees turn to Sex Work in Ecuador [1] examines the situation with many Colombian women who had to migrate across the border into Ecuador due to violence. In many cases, without ... more
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