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IDB: Has it learned from it´s past?
The following comes from former NISGUA accompanier Sarah Mertz. It is followed by a call to action letter to the president of the IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno.
IDB: Has it learned from its past?
By Sarah Mertz
Walking past the Washington DC headquarters of the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB), you will see posters advertising the new exhibit in
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Hi. Who is posting anonymous comments on my blog? I know I know you, because no one who I don´t know is secretly tracking my life. So just come out and say it, and stop being creepy. -
On February...
I´ve been pondering love lately. Where it comes from, why it leaves. Why we want it with people with whom we can´t have it. Why it doesn´t behave, willingly, with the people it should. Why time, distance, and commitments make it unfeasible, but how easy it is, nonetheless, to desperately desire it.
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Uh-oh. Weird.
It´s very strange to share one´s blog with someone for the first time. Feels self-indulgent and exposing. Suddenly I wonder if all my thoughts are trivial, my ideas contrived, my passions more dos que tres... -
When in doubt, buy a scooter.
Aw hell yeah. I have been mobilized! -
Please Watch This. All of You.
Also, if you are interested in more information about these evictions and other current events here (that aren´t generally publicized) you can read more from this independent photojournalist´s blog.
I don´t even really know what to say. So little has changed here since the beginning of the 36-year civil war in 1960. Violent crime is rising, as ( Read more... ) -
Rios Montt
Former Guatemalan dictator plans to run for Congress, could avoid
prosecution
The Associated Press
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
GUATEMALA CITY
Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt announced on Wednesday that he plans to
run for Congress in Guatemala's September elections, which could make it
harder to prosecute him on charges of violating human rights during ( Read more... ) -
Update...
The UN claims that over 34,500 Iraqi civilians were killed last year. Jesus Christ.
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Global Warming + Latin America = ¿?¿?
This article discusses how climate change will affect Latin America this year, putting developing populations even more at risk from natural disasters.
Cerigua- 62/01/2007
Guatemala- 2007 año caluroso para América Latina y blanco de múltiples
desastres naturales
Guatemala, 13 Ene (Cerigua).- América Latina será una de las regiones del
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Come on, people....
Texas-Based Pizza Chain Accepts Pesos
By JEFF CARLTON
Associated Press Writer
DALLAS (AP) - A pizza chain has been hit with death threats and hate mail after offering to accept Mexican pesos, becoming another flashpoint in the nation's debate over immigrants.
``This is the United States of America, not the United States of Mexico,'' one e-mail read ( Read more... )