Every Time a Gavel Slams a Prison Goes “Ka-ching!”
Private, for-profit correctional institutions rely on a steady stream of immigrants to keep their wallets fat with taxpayer money
El Salvador
New Issue of PCASC’s La Lucha Solidaria Newsletter!
PCASC is proud to release our Spring 2013 issue of La Lucha Solidaria!
Pentagon Continues Contracting US Companies in Latin America
The Pentagon signed $444 million in non-fuel contracts for purchases and services in Latin America and the Caribbean during the 2012 fiscal year, an overall decrease of nearly 15% from the previous year.
US-El Salvador: Threats to Privatize Education Meet International Resistance
Frustrated by the increasing bureaucratization of her local public school system, Zavala was eager to see another model at work.
US State Department Visits El Salvador, Claims a Seat at Central American Summit
On the heels of a US-inspired breakdown at the Summit of the Americas in April, the US claimed its seat as an observer at this weekend’s summit of Central American leaders. Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs Roberta Jacobson attended the 39th meeting of summit of the Central American Integration System (SICA) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
PCASC original: El Salvador and security
CISPES and PCASC member Allen Hines, along with our friends at the B Media Collective, helped put together the following videos which explain the current security situation in El Salvador and its roots.
FMLN Swept from Public Security Cabinet, Replaced by Officials and Military Officers Close to the US
This cabinet change has been extremely controversial. The PNC is a civilian institution that was created by the 1992 Peace Accord negotiations that ended the Salvadoran Civil War with the intention of removing the Armed Forces from any role in public security, specifically because of the long history of human rights violations by the military.
Transnational Movement “Encachimbados” Brings Occupy Protests to El Salvador
The privileges granted to foreign companies through the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), has recently yielded a torrid legal battle in El Salvador. The Salvadoran government faces two lawsuits for a total of almost $200 million for refusing to grant permissions to companies to carry out open-pit metallic mining in several regions throughout the country.
Appeal for Support: Allen Hines
Allen is a journalist whose work has appeared in several newspapers and magazines, as well as NPR affiliate WKSU. He is a member of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee. He has also worked with veterans’ rights and antiwar groups for five years. Oh yeah – he was born with cerebral palsy.
Set Obama straight on Oscar Romero
You can bet that Obama won’t make mention of the fact that the the individuals who planned and executed this hero’s murder were trained at the School of the Americas, which is still in operation.