Latin America

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Brazil, 1964

Brazil, 1964

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1964 military coup in Brazil, focusing on the overthrow of President João Goulart and the roles of the United States and Canada. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Brazil, 2016

Brazil, 2016

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 2016 impeachment of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, the Lava Jato corruption investigation, and Jair Bolsonaro’s 2018 election. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Chile, 1973

Chile, 1973

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine Canada’s role in opposing Chile’s elected President Salvador Allende and its rapid support of General Pinochet’s dictatorship … ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Columbia, 1953

Columbia, 1953

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk explores General Rojas Pinilla’s 1953 military coup in Colombia and Canada’s commercial entanglement with his dictatorial regime. ; 3 $0.30 Add
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Conclusion
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Conclusion

Visions of a Way Forward

From: Testimonio

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Confronting Goldcorp at Every Step of the Destruction and Repression
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Confronting Goldcorp at Every Step of the Destruction and Repression

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Is Canada to Blame for Human Rights Abuses in Guatemala? – Diodora Hernandez and Goldcorp Inc.: A Stark Contrast – Goldcorp Inc.’s Marlin Mine—A … ; 33 $3.30 Add
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Facing and Resisting KCA / Radius Gold and Tahoe Resources on the Ground
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Facing and Resisting KCA / Radius Gold and Tahoe Resources on the Ground

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Interview: Yuri Melini, ILO 169 and Community Defence – Tahoe Resources’ Violent Mining Operation – The Peaceful Encampment at La Puya – Guatemalan … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Forward and Preface
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Forward and Preface

From: Testimonio

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Genocide’s Legacy on the Land and Dominant Economic Model
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Genocide’s Legacy on the Land and Dominant Economic Model

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Profiting from Genocide: The World Bank and IDB’s Bloody History in Guatemala – The Genocidal Chixoy Dam Project – Testimonio: Sebastian Iboy Osorio … ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Guatemala, 1954

Guatemala, 1954

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1954 CIA-backed overthrow of Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz, exploring how United Fruit Company interests and Cold War paranoia shaped the … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Guatemala: They Flattened Our Milpa
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Guatemala: They Flattened Our Milpa

From: Tiny Engines of Abundance

Chapter 4 examines Guatemala during the mid-20th century, as various governments sought to “modernize” Mayan traditional milpa agriculture, resulting in a genocide directed at Mayan … 23 $2.30 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

Canadian Mining in a Time of Violence, Corruption, and Impunity in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala

From: Testimonio

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Mining in the Wake of Genocides
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Mining in the Wake of Genocides

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Mining in the Guatemalan Mafia State – When You Benefit from Destruction: United Church of Canada Pension Fund and Goldcorp ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Q’eqchi’ People Fight Back against Hudbay Minerals, in Their Own Words
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Q’eqchi’ People Fight Back against Hudbay Minerals, in Their Own Words

From: Testimonio

Essays in this section: Formal Human Rights Violation Complaint – Testimonio: Maria Magdalena Cuc Choc, Taking Claims to Canadian Courts – Mynor Padilla, Hudbay Mineral’s Former … ; 28 $2.80 Add
Testimonio
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Testimonio

Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala

What is land? A resource to be exploited? A commodity to be traded? A home to cherish? In Guatemala, a country still reeling from thirty-six years of US-backed state repression and genocides, … ; 268 View
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The Dominican Republic, 1963

The Dominican Republic, 1963

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1963 military coup against elected President Juan Bosch in the Dominican Republic and the 1965 US invasion that followed. ; 7 $0.70 Add