Ecuador

New Highs for Oil, Saudi Crocodile Tears, Ecuador's Elegance

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home


Raymond J. Learsy

The impact of the production cutback has escalated the price of oil by some 150%, delivering a body blow to the world economy.

Ecuador's Oil Companies Offered Buyouts By Government

AP | Posted 05.18.2008 | Home


QUITO, Ecuador — President Rafael Correa says Ecuador wants to buy out private oil companies unwilling to negotiate new deals with his governmen...

Bush Administration, More Isolated in Latin America, Cries "Terrorism"

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home


Mark Weisbrot

Washington has alienated Latin America through its economic policy prescriptions, which are widely associated with Latin America's unprecedented long-term economic failure.

Meanwhile, South of the Border

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.05.2008 | Home


Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Ordinarily, Chavez would not constitute anything more than yet another Latin dictator making hay by tweaking Uncle Sam. But Chavez is more than just an irritant.

Obama Glosses Colombian Attack in Ecuador; Clinton Calls for Escalation Against Venezuela

Robert Naiman | Posted 03.04.2008 | Home


Robert Naiman

Hillary Clinton acts as if the "event" is not the Colombian attack in Ecuador, but the Venezuelan response. This is 100% wrong.

Powerful Earthquake Hits Peru-Ecuador Border

AP | Posted 11.16.2007 | Home


A powerful earthquake shook the border region of Ecuador and Peru late Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage. Local media...

Meeting Maritza

Ann Brown | Posted 10.25.2007 | Home


Ann Brown

As I headed to the store my car radio was tuned into BBC. I listened to an interview with Matt Flannery, the founder of Kiva.org, a new micro finance organization. I pulled over to take notes. Kiva was me, mine, a void filler in the finest form.


 

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