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The Yanomami: Malaria, Genocide and Policy Prospects / Council on Hemispheri... - 0 views

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Colombian foreign policy in crisis - 1 views

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4/23/10 Fortuño's environmental policies a sham, Casa Pueblo founder says - 0 views

You can assume that not all Fortuño's constituents will be happy with everything that he has done. However, he has been accused of lying to the public about what he has done for the environment. In...

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Safety and Sanctuary: Pentecostalism and Youth Gang Violence in Honduras - 0 views

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This article from the Latin American Perspectives journal talks about the disenfranchised youth in Honduras, who are typically young males. Due to Neoliberal policies in the Americas since the 1980s, there has been an increase in the number of violent deaths of young men in many countries, especially Honduras, where gang violence has increased with depleted social spending. "When combined, the paltry amount budgeted for education and health care spending and a faltering GDP create an environment of economic uncertainty for the working poor in Honduras, who constitute three-quarters of the nation's households (78)." . . . "Evangelical faiths in Latin America offer youth a form of public life that contends with other forms of public affiliation. In Honduras, youth participating in "privatized" forms of religious practice such as evangelical Protestantism do so in response to the "private" cliques of youth gangs. In the face of the social suffering caused by neoliberal economies, evangelical Christian faiths have offered disenfranchised youth in Honduras a spiritual response to individual pain while gangs have offered self-empowerment predicated on interpersonal violence." Max Weber says that 'Salvific religions' offer a chance for a better future, salvation from the evil that exists in the world (suffering, social exploitation), so the 'nonpriveledged class' is attracted to this sentiment, especiallly in the social devistation of neoliberalism. As the article states, "In the neoliberal era in Latin America, a time when hunger, disease, and violence are causing acute bodily suffering, salvific religions have gained many new followers by promising an end to suffering." Also, an alternative to the social order is offered by the ethnic and social equality "in the eyes of God."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article from the Latin American Perspectives journal talks about the disenfranchised youth in Honduras, who are typically young males. Due to Neoliberal policies in the Americas since the 1980s, there has been an increase in the number of violent deaths of young men in many countries, especially Honduras, where gang violence has increased with depleted social spending. "When combined, the paltry amount budgeted for education and health care spending and a faltering GDP create an environment of economic uncertainty for the working poor in Honduras, who constitute three-quarters of the nation's households (78)." . . . "Evangelical faiths in Latin America offer youth a form of public life that contends with other forms of public affiliation. In Honduras, youth participating in "privatized" forms of religious practice such as evangelical Protestantism do so in response to the "private" cliques of youth gangs. In the face of the social suffering caused by neoliberal economies, evangelical Christian faiths have offered disenfranchised youth in Honduras a spiritual response to individual pain while gangs have offered self-empowerment predicated on interpersonal violence." Max Weber says that 'Salvific religions' offer a chance for a better future, salvation from the evil that exists in the world (suffering, social exploitation), so the 'nonpriveledged class' is attracted to this sentiment, especiallly in the social devistation of neoliberalism. As the article states, "In the neoliberal era in Latin America, a time when hunger, disease, and violence are causing acute bodily suffering, salvific religions have gained many new followers by promising an end to suffering." Also, an alternative to the social order is offered by the ethnic and social equality "in the eyes of God."</div>

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13 Inmates escape prison when armed men storm jail, 3 left dead, guards under suspicion. - 0 views

Armed men stormed a prison in the northern border city of Reynosa, freeing 13 inmates. The escape on Friday was the second mass jailbreak in less than two weeks in Tamaulipas State, which has been ...

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BRAZILIAN INFLATION YAY! - 0 views

March 31: The Consumer Price Index used to track the monetary policies of the Brazilian Central Bank indicates inflationary interest rates in the final quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. The estim...

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"Costa Rican Environmental group attacks Arias' record" - 0 views

Tico Times, April 12 http://www.ticotimes.net/daily.htm#story3 "Costa Rican Environmental group attacks Arias' record" Current Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has recently been criticized by FE...

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Fortuño submits bill to slash legislature's size - 0 views

Struggling with the enormous budget deficit he was faced with upon becoming governor, Fortuño submitted a bill on Monday that would get rid of 30% of the seats in Puerto Rico's legislature. If what...

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(Repost) Violent Confrontation Between Police and Miners in Southern Peru - 1 views

Five people were killed and twenty-nine hurt today in a standoff between 1,200 police and about 3,800 miners who had blockaded a busy section of the Pan-American Highway in protest of new regulatio...

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Peru Sees an Increase in Chinese Investment - 2 views

China's deputy trade minister has announced that Chinese companies have invested $1.4 billion in Peru so far - more than any other country in Latin America. "Peru has become the principal destina...

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Police Chief Put in Charge of His Own Trial - 3 views

General Luis Muguruza, the police chief who commanded the bloodiest police operation of Alan Garcia's presidency, has been named to a government human rights commission. The appointment comes just...

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Brazil Engages Iran in Policy Shift over Nuclear Expansion, US thankful they don't have... - 1 views

May 4: The United States' spokesperson for the State Department, Philip Crowley, issued a statement showing gratitude for Brazil's willingness to engage Iran in negotiations regarding expansion of...

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