Chavez: Washington Nemesis, Latin American Hero
March 12, 2013 | What scared Washington most about Chavez was not his failures or idiosyncrasies. It was his success.
Articles by Laura Carlsen
Killing Spree on the Border
December 14, 2012 | A real commitment to security must place human life and public safety above all else--no matter which side of the border you're on.
Obama Must Rewrite His Foreign Policy Legacy
November 8, 2012 | Obama will need to recast a foreign policy that has been weak or downright contradictory in standing up for the principles he himself has espoused
Heart-to-Heart on the Drug War
September 20, 2012 | Mexican families touched by the drug war have brought their Caravan for Peace to the U.S., laying the groundwork for a binational peace movement.
Mexico’s Movement for Real Democracy
August 1, 2012 | The recent elections in Mexico have created a youth-led movement for change.
U.S. Hand in Honduran Massacre
June 20, 2012 | Why was the State Department involved in a shooting of Mosquito Coast villagers in Honduras?
Mexico’s G20 Summit: In the Eye of the Storm
June 13, 2012 | Laura Carlsen examines the political and economic climate looming before the G20 summit in Mexico.
50% of the 99%
May 16, 2012 | Where are women in the global economic crisis and the Occupy response?
The G20 Under the Mexican Presidency
March 26, 2012 | The upcoming G20 summit in Mexico provides new opportunities for civil society to explore alternative answers to the G20s decisions, and to make their voices heard.
Honduras: When Engagement Becomes Complicity
March 15, 2012 | Honduran security forces are murdering, raping, beating, and detaining Hondurans -- with U.S. aid.