http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/964/ en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - South America South America 'A Threat More than a Benefit' http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83382 A "megaproject" to integrate infrastructure across South America will likely lead to "poverty, displacement, exposure to diseases, cultural erosion, physical threats, and violent conflicts" for indigenous people in the region, writes Zachary Hurwitz. Cash gifting business and programs http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/159010/1/ Call of the Hummingbird http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/158666/1/ Get Real on Coca Leaf Consumption (pdf) http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82808 The Transnational Institute condemns the International Narcotics Control Board's call on countries to "abolish or prohibit coca leaf chewing and the manufacture of coca tea". Standing Up to Friends in Latin America http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82777 Latin American social movements are struggling to maintain their vitality as the regional rise of the New Left brings them face to face with presidents and government functionaries who once formed part of their struggles, writes Marcela Valente. 2007 'Transitional Year' for South American Social Movements http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82075 "In 2007, [South American] social movements confronted two new fronts: the consolidation of a second and new wave of neoliberalism...and a correlation of forces, on a regional level, in which "progressive" governments play the dominant role," comments researcher Raúl Zibechi. Latin America Declares Economic Independence http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81067 "The [widespread] recognition that Washington's economic policies and institutions have failed miserably in Latin America" explains the continental leaders' decision to open a development "Bank of the South," says Mark Weisbrot. U.S. Vote Could Close 'School of the Americas' http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/150501/1/ SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 21 (OneWorld) - The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to take what advocates are calling a historic vote this week to close the largest U.S. military training ground for soldiers from Central and South America. CHILE: General in Hiding a 'Coward', Say Activists http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/150292/1/ SANTIAGO, Jun 14 (IPS) - Human rights groups in Chile described General Raul Iturriaga Neumann as "cowardly" for fleeing the justice system, which sentenced him to five years in prison for the 1974 forced disappearance of a leftwing activist. PARAGUAY: Solidarity Lending Bolsters Community Development http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/149672/1/ ASUNCION, May 25 (IPS) - Esperanza Santos Aranda, who lives in a poor neighbourhood in the Paraguayan capital, used to sell vegetables at a precarious market stall. But thanks to a 60-dollar loan, she was able to open up her own small clothes-selling business. 'Insulted' farmers pick GM potato fight with Syngenta http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/144835/1/ A coalition of indigenous farmers in South America will today launch an international protest against the multinational corporation Syngenta, claiming that its plans threaten their region's biodiversity, culture and food sovereignty. Death of Amazon rainforest? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76384 from Sydney Morning Herald: Global warming could transform the Amazon into a grassy savanna before the end of the century. ARGENTINA: Christmas at the Roadblock http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/144049/1/ GUALEGUAYCHU, Argentina, Dec 18 (IPS) - With a nativity scene and a big Christmas tree set up on the highway to the nearby bridge leading to Uruguay, residents of the Argentine town of Gualeguaychu plan to continue blocking traffic between the two countries until a pulp plant being built on the other side of the river moves elsewhere. Lula, Chávez e as intrigas da mídia http://amlat.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76207 A mídia hegemônica não se conforma com a surra levada na eleição presidencial e procura, a todo custo, impor o seu programa rejeitado nas urnas ao novo governo do presidente Lula. No que se refere à política externa, essa manobra é descarada. Will Ecuador Turn Toward Mercosur? http://amlat.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76177 Leaders of Andean governments who thought that the Free Trade Agreement with the United States would deepen the process of Andean integration turned out to be dead wrong.