Simeon TegelOctober 25, 2011 06:10

LIMA — First peoples would seem obvious allies of the left's social-justice agenda. Yet across Latin America, these governments are running into indigenous opposition.

Sarah ChildressSeptember 20, 2011 13:22

Chevron must pay for Amazon damage: court

The oil giant said it has already cleaned up its pollution in Ecuador

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Who made this mess? (Rodrigo Buendia/AFP/Getty Images)

Ecuadoreans should be allowed to collect $18.2 billion in damages from Chevron to clean up oil pollution in the Amazon rainforest, a U.S. court has ruled.

It’s the latest chapter in an ongoing fight between indigenous groups in this small Latin American country to seek damages related to oil pollution on their land.

Here’s the backstory.

Sarah ChildressSeptember 8, 2011 10:36

Ecuador: don't drink the booze

Homemade moonshine tastes like fruit, could kill you.

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Think before you drink in Ecuador. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)

Since mid-July, 50 people have died in Ecuador after drinking homemade booze chock-full of toxic methanol.

The stuff looks legitimate. Some is even sold as wine. It’s fruit-flavored and sold in paper cartons or plastic bags.

But its all made in a shady factory on the coast that doesn’t have a license to sell anything — and certainly not anything you should eat or drink.

Ecuador: to end corruption, police must take lie detector test

News DeskAugust 17, 2011 01:48

In April, Ecuador asked the U.S. Ambassador to leave the country after a cable exposed by WikiLeaks showed that she accused the former police chief of corruption and suggested he lose his American visa.

Left vs. indigenous of Latin America

Chevron must pay for Amazon damage: court

Ecuador: don't drink the booze

Ecuador: to end corruption, police must take lie detector test