http://dir.salon.com/topics/guatemala/?source=rss&aim=guatemala en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST By Greg Grandin Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/unholy_trinity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/unholy_trinity/index.html?source=rss The network of U.S.-sponsored terrorism now on global display relies on death squads, disappearances and torture. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/25/guatemalan_nutrition/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/25/guatemalan_nutrition/index.html?source=rss Protein shakes doled out 35 years ago pay economic dividends down the line. Somewhere, Adam Smith is pleased By Aimee Molloy Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/27/ice_raid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/27/ice_raid/index.html?source=rss Whether or not the Bush administration's stepped-up immigration raids are a political stunt to soothe angry Republican voters, they still carry a human price tag. By Lydia Chávez Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/08/ortega/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/08/ortega/index.html?source=rss Former Sandinista revolutionary Ortega is back on top in Nicaragua. Will his alliance with Venezuela -- complete with subsidized oil -- be a model for the rest of Central America? By Carol Lloyd Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/16/trade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/16/trade/index.html?source=rss The U.S. provides trade incentives for countries with fair labor practices. Will it offer incentives for guaranteeing women's rights, too? By Roberto Lovato Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/19/latino_new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/19/latino_new_orleans/index.html?source=rss Latinos confront strained resources and tense race relations as they help clean up New Orleans and other hurricane-ravaged cities. By Adam Graham-Silverman Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/12/cafta_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/12/cafta_drugs/index.html?source=rss Pharmaceutical companies are using free-trade deals like CAFTA to eliminate global competition -- and deny poor patients access to cheaper generic drugs. By Martin Sieff Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/05/28/negroponte/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/05/28/negroponte/index.html?source=rss John Negroponte, the new ambassador to Iraq, proved usefully blind to the horrors perpetrated by the Honduran government in the '80s. But after Abu Ghraib, he won't be able to cover up this dirty war. By Donna Minkowitz Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/11/19/ortiz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2002/11/19/ortiz/index.html?source=rss An American nun who survived the torture chambers of Guatemala describes her ordeal and the fear and guilt that still haunt her. By Suzy Hansen Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/10/16/wilkinson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/10/16/wilkinson/index.html?source=rss An author and activist talks about the atrocities committed in Guatemala, the people too frightened to speak of it and America's shameful support of the perpetrators. By Donald D. Groff Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/02/17/immigrants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/2000/02/17/immigrants/index.html?source=rss Our travel expert offers advice for immigrants heading home, tips for finding lodging in Guatemala and discouragement on the Madrid-Bilbao drive. By Frank Smyth Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/03/05/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/03/05/news/index.html?source=rss The Guatemalan military's war against the Mayans has finally been documented, but the story of its role in the cocaine trade has yet to be fully told. By James Poniewozik Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/02/12/newsa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/02/12/newsa/index.html?source=rss Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchú, accused of misrepresenting her life, tries to simultaneously argue that she didn't lie and that if she did, it doesn't matter. By David Horowitz Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/col/horo/1999/01/11/nc_11horo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/horo/1999/01/11/nc_11horo/index.html?source=rss How left-wing propagandists, a fellow-traveling Nobel committee and a corrupt media perpetrated a monstrous hoax. By Steve Kettmann Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/04/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/04/feature/index.html?source=rss When tragedy strikes his host family in Guatemala, Steve Kettmann confronts the painful dilemma of travelers who briefly intersect locals' lives. By Rigoberta Menchz Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/08/03/03feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/08/03/03feature/index.html?source=rss The famed Mayan activist whose mother and brother were tortured and killed reflects on the family -- and village -- she lost in Guatemala. By Doug Fine Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/15/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/04/15/feature/index.html?source=rss Ensconced in an idyllic village, Doug Fine describes the characters and concerns of daily life on Guatemala's Gringo Circuit. By Don George Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/04/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/12/04/feature/index.html?source=rss A portfolio of images from Jeffrey Becom's extraordinary new photo book, celebrating the colorful world of the Maya, past and present.