Articles by Kevin Coleman
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A CHANCE FOR REAL DEMOCRACY IN HONDURAS
Kevin Coleman,
29 Jul 2009
Honduras is changing. In 1981, Ronald Reagan imposed democracy from the outside, yielding a constitution that minimized the participation of the citizenry in the decisions of their government and a process that repressed and decapitated the social movements—led by workers, peasants, and students—who sought to have their voices heard. Nearly three decades later, as President […]
→ read full articleA COUP IS NOT A COUP. A NOT-COUP IS A COUP
Kevin Coleman,
8 Jul 2009
On Sunday June 28th, the Honduran military kidnapped their president, Manuel “Mel” Zelaya, and flew him to Costa Rica in his pajamas. In doing so, the military enforced an unconstitutional and undemocratic transfer of power from the Honduran left to the right. The international community immediately and unanimously condemned the coup d’état. Meanwhile, there is […]
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