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Still No Justice for Priests in Notorious El Salvador Massacre 20 Years Later

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.

Exclusive Interview with El Salvador's New President on Ending 130 Years of Oligarchy and Military Rule

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.

"This is the Defeat of Ronald Reagan": Leftist Candidate Wins in El Salvador

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.

Media War Heats Up Around El Salvador's Elections

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.

In El Salvador, Cautious Optimism On What a Progressive Win Would Mean for U.S. Relations

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.

El Salvador is Poised to Break With the Past; Is the U.S. Ready to Change its Policy Toward Latin America?

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.

Is the U.S. Planting Evidence to Help Fight the Left in Latin America?

Revolter, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. July 28, 2008.

US intervention, laptop accusations, and a right-wing media frenzy.