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Monsanto Soy Herbicide Could Pose Health Risks Americas Program, Center for International Policy (CIP)Argentina has seen an explosion in genetically modified (GM) soy bean production with soy exports topping $16.5 billion in 2008. The fertile South American nation is now the world's third largest producer of soy, trailing behind the United States and Brazil. However, this lucrative industrial

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Listen to full reportIn Argentina, the capital city of Buenos Aires declared a Swine Flu health emergency as deaths from the H1N1 flu virus continue to rise. More than 17 provinces in Argentina have declared health emergencies in an attempt to slow down the spread of the swine flu pandemic. FSRN´s Marie Trigona has more from Buenos Aires.http://www.fsrn.org/audio/argentina%C2%

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What's next for Argentina?Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner faced a major test in the recent mid-term election in which she lost considerable power and her party's congressional majority vanished. The June 28 mid-term election could be better described as a referendum on Fernandez. As the first woman president elect her party fed the fire, turning the elections into a poll on

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Listen to storyNew research released by Argentina’s top medical school has found that a chemical used in soy farming could be harmful to human health. The study has alarmed policy makers in the South American nation which is one of the world’s largest producers of soy beans. FSRN’s Marie Trigona reports from Buenos Aires.

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Read full article In response to misinformation and lack of access in the mass media, citizens have created alternative media networks that play a fundamental role in today's Latin America. Together, these community television stations are transforming the media landscape throughout the Americas. This redefined space for independent media has three vital functions: disseminating alternative

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ZnetWe all know the childhood tale of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory best emulated in the psychedelic inspired 1971 film. Charlie a poor, well intentioned boy wins the Willy Wonka chocolate factory in a stroke of good fortune - every child's fantasy and utopia. But would what happen if Charlie grew older and greedy against the advice of Willy Wonka? If he ran the chocolate factory into ruins,

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Written by Marie Trigona Wednesday, 27 May 2009Upsidedownworld.org Photo Courtesy of Prensa Obreros ZanonWhile many workers around the world are worried about downsizing, lay-offs and how to protect their jobs, workers in Argentina have come up with their own solution to business closures – Occupy, Resist and Produce. Many factories, like

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By Trigona, Mariehttp://www.zcommunications.org/zspace/commentaries/3850May 1, 1909. Police kill thirty workers in a South American city. The workers are gunned down and violently beaten during a protest to demand an eight hour work day and remember the Hay Market Martyrs. Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, was the scene of this massacre targeting the anarchist-labor movement which proliferated

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DIY TVfor Radi0 Netherlands - The State We're InIn this global age, we are bombarded by media messages - over the radio, internet, and of course TV. Argentina is no different from the rest of the world in this respect. Only three media conglomerates own over 80 percent of the country's media which has resulted in television programming that lacks diversity and creativity, but yet is full of

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Radio ReportFree Speech Radio Newsby Marie TrigonaIn Buenos Aires, attractions like tango, quaint cafes and soccer matches bring millions of tourists to the South American city each year. But the boom in tourism and real estate values in Argentina's capitol and largest city, has also brought a housing crisis in which thousands have been evicted. FSRN's Marie Trigona reports.http://www.fsrn.org/

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RADIO REPORT on actions in Buenos AiresFree Speech Radio NewsAround the world communities are calling for an end to the Israeli attacks against occupied Gaza. FSRN's Marie Trigona reports from actions in Buenos Aires.http://www.fsrn.org/audio/dec-30-2008/argentina-protests-israeli-offensive/3874

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December, 10 2008 Znet CommentaryBy Trigona, MarieFor many the worker occupation of the Chicago Republic Windows and Doors plant on December 5 may have come as a surprise. But for US workers who are facing a very bleak economic horizon - the Chicago sit-down strike has ignited a spark amongst workers fed up with corporate bailouts and job losses. In the midst of an overwhelming financial crisis,

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B.A.U.E.N.: cultura, lucha y trabajodel 4 al 12 de noviembrePor la Ley Nacional de Expropiación para el B.A.U.E.N. cooperativa de trabajoactividades en Hotel B.A.U.E.N. cooperativa de trabajoCallao 360, ciudad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLunes 1018 hs. Conferencia de prensa: proyecto de ley nacional de expropiación del Hotel B.A.U.E.N. / Presentación del B.A.U.E.N. ROCK FESTIVAL por la EXPROPIACIÓN

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By Florian Zollmann at Oct 3, 2008FASINPAT - Another world is possibleFor six years the workers of the ceramics plant Zanon have run their factory. They call it FASINPAT - "Factory Without a Boss". The worker cooperative is part of the movement of Argentine's worker-run factories consisting of about 180 recuperated enterprises that provide jobs for more than 10,000 Argentine workers. The 470

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I will be teaching a course this summer for Z communication's online school -- ZEOToday in Latin America hundreds of worker run businesses are up and running. This course will overview the central experiences of worker controlled factories and enterprises in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela. It will give students an orientation of the phenomenon of worker takeovers and the development of

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Lucio UrtubiaLucio Urtubia could be described as a modern day Robin Hood, a man who stole from the rich to give to the poor. Lucio, a 76-year old Spanish anarchist and retired bricklayer carried out bank robberies, forgeries and endless actions against capitalism. His actions helped to fund liberation movements in Europe, the US and Latin America.Outspoken and charismatic, Lucio speaks like a

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Written by Marie Trigona Wednesday, 07 May 2008Juan Puthod, a human rights activist was kidnapped in Argentina; his disappearance prompted an intense manhunt and concern from rights groups. This is the third case in as many years of a human rights witness going missing since Argentina opened up Dirty War trials investigating rights violations.

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May Day special coverage:Tomorrow there is an FSRN May Day special. Just go to www.fsrn.org to download the program or play off of the KU Satellite feed during normal FSRN broadcasts.Thursday, May 1, 2008: May Day Documentary SpecialOn a special May Day 2008 broadcast, we'll hear from worker's struggles around the world. We go to New York, where Abdulai Bah introduces us to domestic workers and

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Written by Marie Trigona Friday, 18 April 2008Argentina has often been described as the bread basket of the Southern Cone, with plenty of fertile land for grains and cattle. In fact, the economy is based on agro-exports. But with soy production taking over massive tracks of land, producing food crops for domestic consumption has become an increasing challenge

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By Marie TrigonRadio Netherlands WorldwideFor some, it may come as a surprise that Buenos Aires's fashion industry relies on slave labor. Even with Argentina's miraculous economic revival, the practice of using undocumented immigrants as slave laborers in sweat shops continues. An estimated 400 clandestine shops operate in Buenos Aires. And tens of thousands of undocumented Bolivians work in

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Written by Marie Trigona Thursday, 27 March 2008 Argentina marked the 32nd anniversary of the nation’s 1976 military coup on March 24. An estimated 30,000 were disappeared during the so called dirty war. Thirty two years later, the bodies of the disappeared still remain to be found and identified. Since 1984, a team of anthropologists, The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, has investigated

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Argentina marks the 32nd anniversary of the start of the nation's 1976 military coup today. An estimated 30,000 people were disappeared during the so-called dirty war. More than three decades later, the bodies of many of the disappeared have yet to be found and identified. FSRN's Marie Trigona reports from Buenos Aires on the work of a team of anthropologists that investigate human rights

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Film is an incredible medium, one that over a century at work continues to inspire and amaze humanity. This year I have relied a lot on film. Moments when I needed to escape from my day to day happenings, moments when I needed to feel anguished, and moments when I needed inspiration. I thought it would be fun to inaugurate my blog with a list of the best films of 2007. These are not all new films

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Buy a DVD and support Grupo Alavío! Grupo Alavío would like to send a special holiday greeting and give a special fund raising appeal. Keep the group’s video production and website Ágora TV up and running by purchasing a DVD. We are completely viewer-funded and volunteer based: your contributions help us to produce ground breaking videos from the Third World. Ágora TV provides a radical

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