Images and Realities as the FTA Approaches
2002 Marzo El Salvador
March promised to be a busy time in El Salvador. First, the Salvadoran government was planning a ceremony for the 16th, in which United Nations Secretary...

Can the FMLN Win the Elections?
2001 Noviembre El Salvador
On Tuesday, November 6, the headlines of El Salvador’s two morning papers announced that Enrique Bolaños had won the Nicaraguan elections. Salvadoran...

Dollarization, Two Earthquakes and Now War
2001 Octubre El Salvador
The morning of September 11, what should have been an average Tuesday in an average week, many Salvadorans flipped on the TV as they ate breakfast. The...

As President Premieres FMLN Debates its Unity
1994 Julio El Salvador
In January 1932, a massive peasant insurrection shook El Salvador. The United States stationed battleships off the country's Pacific coast, ready to...

New, Complex Challenges Every Day
1994 Junio El Salvador
The May 1 Labor Day celebrations this year coincided with the inauguration of El Salvador's new Legislative Assembly. That same day, 262 new mayors...

The Elections: A Post Game Analysis
1994 Mayo El Salvador
Making a clear prediction of what the results of the March 20 elections will mean for El Salvador is like trying to decipher the light and shadows in...

Ushering in the New Year
1994 Febrero El Salvador
How did Salvadorans welcome the new year in 1994? The majority received it terrified by a new outbreak of cholera, an epidemic that has come to the...