Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders
March 9, 2011 | Women human rights defenders have been threatened, tortured, raped, exiled, and assassinated. But they have not been silenced.
Articles by Laura Carlsen
Napolitano in Texas: Tough Talk, Little Coherence
February 23, 2011 | A recent speech by Secretary Napolitano highlights the deficiencies plaguing U.S. border policy.
Women Lead Latin America’s Growing Anti-Militarization Movements
February 4, 2011 | When George W. Bush left the White House, the rest of the world breathed a sigh of relief.
The Murdered Women of Juarez
January 19, 2011 | The murder of women and the escalating war on drugs reveal a Mexican system with blood on its hands.
Cancun Agreement Succeeds in Meeting Low Expectations
December 27, 2010 | They did it! After pre-announcing that no major decisions would result from Cancun talks and nearly two weeks of debates and discussions, the army of international climate change negotiators reached an agreement fully in line with the low expectations for it.
60-Second Expert: Cancun
December 23, 2010 | Negotiators ultimately came up with a flawed compromise.
Cloistered Climate Talks
December 9, 2010 | The showdown in Cancun is over preventing a market-based approach to global warming.
60 Second Expert: Cancun Talks
November 8, 2010 | There appears to be little hope for meaningful action at the November/December climate change talks in Cancun, Mexico
Worlds Collide at Cancun Climate Talks
October 27, 2010 | Is climate change a business opportunity, columnist Laura Carlsen asks, or a chance to change the way we structure our economies and our lives?
Standing Up for Democracy in Ecuador
October 15, 2010 | The uprising in Ecuador that occurred on September 30 shook the world and sparked a debate about the reason for the unrest.