Category: North America
March 17, 2010 > Staff
Facing Protests in Ciudad Juárez, Calderón Says U.S. Must Reduce Consumption to Stem Mexico’s Drug War Violence
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican President Felipe Calderón visited the border city of Ciudad Juárez on Tuesday, where he was greeted by hundreds of protesters, according to […] Read More >
March 11, 2010 > Mike Samras
Cuba Experts Discuss Academic Travel to the Country for Americans
WASHINGTON — Experts and activists on Latin America criticized President Barack Obama for failing to lift restrictions on academic exchanges between the U.S. and Cuba at a conference in Washington on […] Read More >
March 10, 2010 > Elissa Lerner
Immigration Reform Advocates Stage Rally on Steps of City Hall in New York
NEW YORK — A warm and sunny afternoon brought out around 150 protesters to the steps of New York’s City Hall to gain momentum for the March 21 immigration reform rally […] Read More >
March 4, 2010 > Paola Reyes
Zapatista-Inspired Rally Held in New York City; Aims to Fight Gentrification
NEW YORK — Over 120 people and 40 organizations participated in the Third Encounter for Dignity and Against Gentrification hosted by the Movement for Justice in el Barrio this past Sunday […] Read More >
February 24, 2010 > Mike Samras
Latin America Experts Assess Obama Administration’s First Year
WASHINGTON — Experts on Latin America met in Washington Monday to discuss the Obama administration’s record in the region, giving the president mixed reviews after his first year in office. […] Read More >
February 21, 2010 > Pro Publica
Immigration: Border Patrol And Mexican Police Make History At Mexican Border
NOGALES, ARIZ. — In a politically sensitive operation at the Arizona-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican federal police officers are training together, sharing intelligence and coordinating patrols for […] Read More >
February 16, 2010 > Roque Planas
Immigration Reform Road Trip Kicks Off In New York City; Organizers Call For Comprehensive Law In 2010
NEW YORK — With immigration reform losing impetus, reform advocates are not just taking to the streets — they’re taking to the road. A group of twelve immigration reform advocates, […] Read More >
February 9, 2010 > Pro Publica
Haitians Under U.S. Treatment Are Often Separated From Families
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In turning tents into sophisticated operating theaters and deploying a gleaming hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, to the coast of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. government has brought needed […] Read More >
February 8, 2010 > Jason Farbman
Interview with Javier Fuentes-León, Director of “Contracorriente”
As the Sundance film festival concluded last week, Javier Fuentes-León took home the Audience Award for World Cinema Drama for his first feature-length film. “Contracorriente” tells the story of Miguel […] Read More >
February 7, 2010 > Roque Planas
G-7 Members To Cancel Haiti’s Bilateral Debt
The world’s seven wealthiest countries said they will cancel the debt Haiti owes them at a meeting of the G-7 in Canada on Saturday, The BBC reports. The G-7 also […] Read More >