Matt Ginsberg-Jackle interviews Gerardo Torres about how the Honduran left assembled a broad front following the country’s 2009 coup, built power over 12 years, and then won the presidential election last year.
Last month, the White House announced more than $1.9 billion in “private sector commitments” to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador-part of Vice President Harris’ “Call to Action” to address the root causes of migration from northern Central America.
Socialist politics, a displaced feature of the international scene
“We traveled to Central America to investigate the root causes of migration. What we found is a resilient region where corporate interests, international development institutions, and the U.S. government have played a profoundly destabilizing role."
Tariq Ali on the Ukraine mess and the UK peace movement, and labor news from all over
A time for serious reflection and careful observation
Self-determination? Western encroachment? Understanding the Ukraine showdown, and other international reports
Focus on national politics in Brazil, Chile, France, Honduras, Libya and Turkey, and saving the planet
Upheaval in Kazakhstan, strikers demand nationalization in South Africa, and more news and analysis from four continents
Honduras now, Brazil soon... the Pink Tide is back! And the worldwide campaign to end violence against women
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