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Category Archives: Latin America

10 Jun

2nd Mexican Presidential Debate Ignores Televisa Scandal

Ahead of the July 1 Presidential election in Mexico, the "Mexican Spring" movement continues to have ripple...
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Featured Story, Latin America elections, Mexico, protests, second debate, Televisa, TV Azteca, Video
6 Jun

New Polls Show Enrique Peña Nieto Collapsing From 1st to 3rd Place

PRI candidate Enrique Peña Nieto continues in third place in latest polls leading up to Mexico's July's election for President....
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Featured Story, Latin America candidates, Mexican elections, President, student movement
5 Jun

Peru Elections: Progressive Candidate Ollanta Humala Projected Winner

Left-wing candidate Ollanta Humala projected winner of the 2011 Peruvian Presidential...
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Latin America 2011, elections, left-wing, official, Peru, results, right-wing, who won
10 Apr

Peruvian Elections 2011

Comparison of Peruvian election system to our system here in the...
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Latin America Ayacucho, elections 2011, first round, fraud, gay rights, integrity, LGBT, mandatory, Peru, results, second round, third party, voting system
23 Mar

Nuclear Radiation: Our Planet is a Closed Loop System

Not only is downplaying the risks involved in the use of nuclear power a troubling trend, but the media hype painting that source of energy as some sort of "alternative to reduce carbon emissions" is equally dangerous and unnecessarily...
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Latin America Ann Coulter, Asia, Council of the Americas, energy policy, is a little radiation good for you?, Japan, myths, nuclear power, power plant, renewable energy
1 Mar

The psycho-emotional impacts of immigration on our children

Interview with the author of the new book, "Listen to the Children: Conversations with Immigrant...
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Featured Story, Latin America, National News children of immigrants, church services, doctors, Healthcare, Latinos, Psychology, pycho-emotional therapy, pyschologists, trauma
26 Feb

Todos Somos Wisconsin: Mexican Labor Reform

Explanation of why the labor fight in Wisconsin is a sympton of an international strategy to eradicate unions and the effects that it will have on transnational...
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Latin America, Wisconsin Chicago school of economics, Economics, labor protections, labor reform, labor unions, Mexico, PAN, PRI, rallies, Scott Walker, wages, we are all Wisconsin
3 Feb

Did Wall Street Have a Hand in Egypt’s Unrest?

Comparing social unrest in Egypt due in part to wheat crisis to Mexico's own experience with corn under...
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Latin America, Middle East, National News corn, Ed Schultz, Egypt, financial crisis, Great Depression, Hosni Mubarak, market crash, Mexican farmers, NAFTA, netotiating plans, speculation, subprime mortage crisis, Video, wall street, wheat
26 Dec

Angels

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and are enjoying the holiday season so far.  I’ve been offline taking a breather as most of you probably have.  In the spirit of giving and good will and in the tradition of Project...
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Latin America, Volunteer Opportunities Casa de los Angeles, daycare center, Mexico, nonprofit, San Miguel de Allende, volunteer
12 Dec

Happy Lady of Guadalupe Day

December 12th was the day when Maria, the mother of Jesus, is said to have miraculously appeared as the “Virgin of Guadalupe” on the Hill of Tepeyac, leaving her holy image imprinted on the cloak of an indigenous peasant; the cloak still hangs...
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Latin America, National News Bill O'Reilly, Catholic Church, City of Mexico, Hill of Tepeyac, Juan Diego, Virgin of Guadalupe, War on Christmas

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Literature/research using "economic refugee" term

  • American University International Law Review: unprotected in the U.S. by virtue of an inaccurate label
  • Change.org: When an Undocumented Immigrant Is an Economic Refugee
  • Huffington Post: Surge in Economic Refugees Will Test Community Resources
  • MinnPost.com: Americans living abroad for financial survival
  • New York Times: American Evangelical Churches Announce New Policy of Sanctuary for Iraqi Refugees
  • PDA: Economic Refugees and Big Petroleum
  • The Guardian: Casualties of globalism
  • Tikkun Daily: Reagan’s Refugees
  • Univision News Tumblr: Call Marco Rubio what you will, just don’t call him an “economic refugee”
  • UPROOTED: Refugees of the Global Economy

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