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End of the Dollar Dictatorship? Hugo Chavez and Latin Leaders Hope to Bury the Greenback

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 10.23.2009 | World

Read More: Ecuador, U.S. Dollar, Alba, Venezuela, Sucre, Chavez American Antagonism, Hugo Chavez, Alba Sucre, Alba Currency, Chavez Sucre, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

The Sucre will act as a payment compensation mechanism and allow ALBA nations in Latin America to reconcile accounts when they carry out commercial transactions in local currency.

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Zelaya's Honduras Return: Salvaging Democracy Will Be Tricky

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Hugo Chavez, Alba, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

Manuel Zelaya, the ousted leader of Honduras who was overthrown in a right-wing military coup in June, has made an incredible political gamble.

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Honduran Coup Turns Violent, Sanctions Imposed

Laura Carlsen | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Via Campesina, Honduran Coup, Alba, Manuel Zelaya, World News
Laura Carlsen

If the coup leaders were desperate when they decided to forcibly depose the elected president, they are even more desperate now. Stripped of its pretense of legality by universal repudiation and faced with a popular uprising, the coup has turned to more violent means.

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Coping with Crisis, Latin America Bucks the System

Laura Carlsen | Posted 01.15.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia, Trade Agreement of the Peoples, Venezuela, Latin America, Rafael Correa, Sucre, Financial Crisis, Chavez, Honduras, Alba, World News
Laura Carlsen

The prospect of a unified Latin America that could finally stand up, not only to the U.S. but to the global financial system, appeals to global justice activists.

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