Norman Stockwell, AlterNet. November 18, 2009. In 1989, six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter, were brutally murdered in El Salvador. Two decades later, the extent of U.S. complicity remains largely unspoken.
Roberto Lovato, Josue Rojas, New America Media. March 18, 2009. Mauricio Funes, the first leftist elected president El Salvador, discusses his hope for strong ties with the U.S. and key issues his country faces.
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 16, 2009. Journalist Roberto Lovato on the historic win of FMLN candidate Mauricio Funes, whose victory ends two decades of conservative rule.
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. March 15, 2009. Big media power presents a major obstacle to the Salvadorean left, but the digital age has also provided them with new means to fight back.
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. March 14, 2009. Bush-era policies like CAFTA and the Iraq War have turned Salvadorans against the U.S. and its allies in the ARENA government.
Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 13, 2009. Washington's past policies in El Salvador have been deadly. With Salvadorians poised to vote for change, the U.S. should embrace it.