Byard Duncan, AlterNet. September 2, 2009. Over the past 28 years, the oil giant has polluted rivers, poisoned the atmosphere and caused immeasurable damage to children.
Adam Elenbaas, Reality Sandwich. April 8, 2009. Margaret De Wys's cancer battle led to a life-altering romantic relationship with the shaman who healed her.
Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. November 26, 2008. A special debt audit commission released a report charging that much of Ecuador's foreign debt was illegitimate or illegal.
Daniel Denvir, NACLA. May 31, 2008. The pix suggest an intelligence agency -- either Colombia's or that of an "allied" government -- operating in Ecuador.
Kintto Lucas, IPS News. March 26, 2008. Sources: the Manta air base played a role in locating, and carrying out reconnaissance of, the FARC camp in Ecuador.
Mark Weisbrot, The Guardian. July 26, 2007. In Latin America, a monopolized corporate media represent a much larger share of the news that people receive and are even more shamelessly manipulated for political purposes.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet: The Mix. October 12, 2006. Plus: Latin America round-up! A bloody battle in Bolivia, elections in Ecuador and Brazil and Argentina's version of Bill and Hil.
Kelly Hearn, AlterNet. January 17, 2006. In the midst of an Amazonian oil boom, classified documents reveal deep links between oil companies and Ecuador's military.