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Number 300 | Julio 2006 |
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Nicaragua
Herty Lewites: Now a “Spiritual Candidate”
Herty Lewites’ sudden and shocking death on July 2
changed Nicaragua’s electoral race even before the
candidates had taken up their positions at the starting gate.
How enduring will the changes brought by his death be
and in what direction will they tip the odds?... continuar...
Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS
HOW MANY ARE WE? On June 29 the Nicaraguan Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) presented the results of its eighth population census and fourth household census, conducted in 2005. The... continuar...
Nicaragua
Has a Neoliberal Democracy Been Institutionalized in Nicaragua?
Thoughts on Nicaragua’s current political situation
and the electoral options being offered to the population
for the November 5 general elections.... continuar...
Nicaragua
The Words of Women from “Nicaragua’s Navel”
“We decided to call our station ‘Women’s Word’
because usually men are the only ones who speak.
We need to recover the speech they’ve taken from us.”
For 14 years, Bocana de Paiwas’ Women’s Center and radio station
have banked on continuing the revolution of conscience.
They’re a living echo of tet revolution that set out
to transform Nicaragua 27 years ago. ... continuar...
Nicaragua
Drugs and AIDS: Surely Now It’s Time for a National Alert
Drug use is growing fast in Nicaragua and both
drug addiction and AIDS cases are on the increase.
Seeing Nicaragua as just a through-route for drug traffic
is a great mistake, leading to the neglect of preventive education.... continuar...
Centroamérica
An Exodus, a Train, An Unreachable Horizon
In Arriaga, a hot and dangerous Mexican town,
one can witness the exodus of masses of Central Americans.
Emigrants from all parts await the train that will take them north.
On every face, there’s a distant dream: land and freedom. ... continuar...
Centroamérica
The Ideological Bricks of the Anti-Immigrant Wall
What kind of self-identity does a country have that
surrounds itself with walls and hides behind paranoid laws?
Central and Latin American proposals regarding our emigrants
should bear in mind the way the gringo lawmakers think
and the ideological bricks they use to build their walls.... continuar...
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a monthly magazine of analysis on Central America