Statement by the Colombia Support Network on the US-Colombia Trade Agreement
The following is a statement delivered by Colombia Support Network (CSN) president John I. Laun at their recent annual national meeting, regarding the stalled Free Trade Agreement between the United...
View ArticleDon’t Let NATO Chill the Arab Spring
Yesterday, MADRE released the below statement on the US intervention in Libya: MADRE stands with the people of Libya fighting for democracy and an end to repressive government. MADRE opposes NATO’s...
View ArticleAfter the Death of bin Laden
This morning, when my family heard the news that Osama bin Laden had been killed, my 10-year-old son immediately asked, "So are all the US soldiers going to leave Afghanistan now?" If that logic is...
View ArticleWhy the US Owes Reparations for the Iraq War
Today, Al Jazeera America features an op-ed by Michael Brooks and Jay Cassano, making the strong case for reparations for the US war in Iraq. An excerpt: The Right to Heal initiative was formed in...
View ArticleUseful Resources on Venezuela
As protests in Venezuela have captured the attention of the mainstream media, these resource below provide a useful, critical perspective. Venezuela Protests: The View from West Caracas (by Rebecca...
View ArticleAt Our Doorstep: Health Care as a Human Right for Latin American Children
In 2014, as many as 90,000 children from Central America are expected to attempt to cross the border into the US – more than double from last year. Many are without their families, without prospects or...
View ArticleQuick Link Roundup — US Expands Bombing into Syria
This week, the US military expanded its bombing campaign to Syria. Advocates for peace and human rights have spoken out to confront this escalation and to call for rights-based solutions that do not...
View ArticleEnd the US Embargo and Save Lives in Cuba
With it’s recent editorial “Obama Should End the Embargo on Cuba”, the New York Times positions itself on the right side of history. Yet, one vital fact requires emphasis: the embargo is cruel and...
View ArticleWomen Confronting ISIS: How to Disarm Rape as a Weapon of War
Under even the harshest circumstances of brutal occupation by ISIS fighters, Iraqi and Syrian women are organizing to save lives and demand their rights. They are setting up shelters to protect women...
View ArticlemyMADRE Link Roundup: Women Creating Solutions
What we’ve written, read, listened to, remembered, watched and been inspired by this month. [View the story “myMADRE Link Roundup: Women Creating Solutions” on Storify]
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