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 NicaraguaBiodiesel: The Miracle of a "Useless" Tree Nicaragua can save tens of millions of dollars  by sowing tempate trees and reaping diesel fuel.  In these times of polarization and paralysis, this project offers the nation a great example of how to think and work with a vision of the future.... continuar...
 
 
 
   NicaraguaLeón: Paralyzed Production, Paralyzed Imaginations For 40 years Leon has depended on cotton, but now cotton offers no solutions.  Its production is not profitable.  It does not attract investment.  Its exportation is not competitive.  With the death of cotton, Leon agonizes.... continuar...
 
 
 
   NicaraguaTime to Talk to Each Other... Not at each Other As long as all those who have something to say and do in this crisis don’t set themselves to the task of finding solutions to the economic problems, Nicaragua will continue adrift, at mercy of the winds of political ungovernability.... continuar...
 
 
 
   NicaraguaNICARAGUA BRIEFS DISARM OR ELSE 
Hoping to avoid a military response, the government extended the date for rearmed groups to lay down their weapons one more time.  On September 28, "Pedrito el Hondureño," who... continuar...
 
 
 
   NicaraguaIs It Time for Another Literacy Crusade? Thirteen years have passed since the National Literacy Crusade, one of the revolution's most beautiful undertakings.  Today, illiteracy levels have again shot up and we are now in almost the same... continuar...
 
 
 
   El SalvadorThe Death Squads are Back Why are the death squads back in action at this moment?  Because it is not just “any” moment.  It is already clear that the electoral battle will be between the ultraright ARENA, birthplace of the death squads, and the FMLN-CD.... continuar...
 
 
 
   GuatemalaDe León in his Labyrinth The peace plan proposed by Ramiro de León Carpio reflects hard positions and pressures from the army.  The president is losing his great opportunity to achieve peace.... continuar...
 
 
 
   HondurasCallejas on his Way Out The neoliberal adjustment has been a failure for the majorities, including in Honduras. Economists there are demanding a national patriotic accord in order to promote a true development project.  ... continuar...
 
 
 
   InternacionalWhy are More People Poor? After a decade of structural adjustments and application of IMF and World Bank recipes, there is an ever increasing number of poor people in the world, and their poverty is ever more humiliating.  The people who propose the adjustments and recipes got together in Oaxaca with other sectors to reflect on why this is happening.... continuar...
 
 
 
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