Honduras

Hillary Clinton’s Honduran Disgrace »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 5, 2010

Her shameless embrace of Honduran President Pepe Lobo puts the United States on the side of human rights abusers again.read more

Obama’s response to Honduran presidential election is disappointing »

By Ana C. Perez, December 3, 2009

This looks and smells like traditional U.S. policy toward Latin America. It is a policy that traditionally supports power-hungry elites that control most of the wealth at the expense of the majority of the population.read more

Obama shouldn’t cave in to the far right on Honduras »

By Dana Frank, October 24, 2009

As the original date for the Honduran elections, November 29, approaches rapidly, it’s clear that a free and fair election is impossible: The legitimate president, Manuel Zelaya, remains a near-captive in the Brazilian Embassy in the Honduran capital, military repression rages throughout the country and a leftist candidate, Carlos Reyes, is still recovering from a brutal beating by the coup government’s minions.read more

The State Department Scolds Zelaya Again »

By Matthew Rothschild, September 29, 2009

Obama has let the Honduran coup continue by letting the State Department heap scorn on Zelaya.read more

Is Obama in charge of U.S. foreign policy? »

By Juan Blanco Prada, July 24, 2009

President Obama needs to assert control of U.S. policy toward Honduras.read more

Obama administration needs to maintain tough stance against Honduran coup »

By Teo Ballve, July 2, 2009

The Obama administration deserves praise for its response to the coup in Honduras. It sends a hopeful signal that Washington’s traditional support for such undemocratic power grabs has ended.read more

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