By Elena Arrontes This post is part of our special coverage Europe in Crisis [1]. On May 23, 2012, Spanish miners went on an indefinite strike in the coalfields and in the streets, blocking roadways and forming barricades. The movement is protesting the government’s decision to do away with 63 percent of state subsidies of coal. […]
United States: Occupy Wall Street Returns
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 eviction from Zuccotti Park and the harsh weather conditions which prevented the occupiers from camping out last winter. However, according to the occupiers themselves, the movement never disappeared […]
Argentina: The Price of the Popular Yerba Mate Goes Up
Written by Laura Schneider Translated byGreg Ahlswede Starting on April 1, 2012, the price of yerba mate increased from 50 to 100%. An increase which directly hurts Argentinians’ wallets. On Twitter, Sebas (@pepinorios [1]) commented: Hasta la tradición nos están haciendo difícil acceder. #Yerba [2] Now they’re even making it difficult for us to stick to tradition. #Yerba [2] Mate […]
South American Games Come to a Close, Deemed a ‘Success’
The South American Games are held every four years with the participation of the countries affiliated with the South American Sports Organization (Odesur for its initials in Spanish), as well as the participation of the residents of the host city that make it a significant sporting event. The city which hosted the 9th version of […]
Mozambique: Presidential campaign online
Mozambique will vote to elect a President on October 28. Even before this year’s Presidential campaign officially began in Mozambique, new opposition party Movimento Democrático de Moçambique (Democratic Movement of Mozambique, or MDM) signaled it would take from the “Obama” model of online mobilization. The party set up a Wiki site and a tweet, began […]
Uruguay: Election Season Underway
Uruguay is experiencing, as it does every 5 years, an electoral process that will be decided on Sunday, October 25. However, if one candidate does not receive the majority of votes, then a run-off election will take place on the last Sunday in November. This is part of a busy 12 months in the electoral […]