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'Harvest of Empire' Exposes the Reality of Immigration http://youtu.be/6Q896fYeNow

U.S. Invades Grenada - 1983 | Today in History | 25 Oct 16 http://youtu.be/F4aSfX47Mgo

Hurricane Mitch Hits Central America - 1998 | Today in History | 26 Oct 16 https://youtu.be/cBM3xUhMjrc

Chaplain who earned Medal of Honor in Vietnam returned it in protest of US policy in Central America. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/us/charlie-liteky-dead-returned-medal-of-honor.html

Earthquake Hits Managua - 1972 | Today in History | 23 Dec https://youtu.be/w3oZfEiGBh0

Cuban Revolution 1959 Today in History 1 January https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P846Xcyau1Y&feature=youtu.be

U.S. Invades Panama - 1989 | Today in History | 20 Dec 16 https://youtu.be/MDZMseL6G10

The Curse of Hypercorrection in Latin America http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/opinion/the-curse-of-hypercorrection-in-latin-america.html?mabReward=CTM&recp=7

In Honduras, a Spiritual and Political Awakening for Tim Kaine http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/us/politics/tim-kaine-honduras-jesuit.html

The Demise of a Guatemalan Prison Lord http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/opinion/the-demise-of-a-guatemalan-prison-lord.html?_r=0

It’s Children Against Federal Lawyers in Immigration Court http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/in-immigration-court-children-must-serve-as-their-own-lawyers.html

The many meanings of Rio’s massive Christ statue https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/08/09/the-many-meanings-of-rios-massive-christ-statue/?wpisrc=nl_faith&wpmm=1

Bittersweet Harvest: Bracero Program National Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/bracero/introduction

We're helping deport kids to die (Honduras) []

Body Count Points to a Mexican Military Out of Control http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/world/americas/mexican-militarys-high-kill-rate-raises- human-rights-fears.html


 * THURSDAY, 28 APRIL**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [today's the day we're finally through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**

a. Due date: Friday, 6 May

b. Hard copy please


 * III. Final Exam**

a. Thursday, 5 May, 9:35-11:25 am

b. Study Guide: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Final+Exam

c. You can use a 4x6 card.

d. Please write in pen.

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template
 * IV. In class today: Political Development template**


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

Confessions of a 'Contra' | The New Republic http://www.newrepublic.com/article/confessions-contra

Adolfo Calero, Contra Leader in Nicaragua, Is Dead at 80 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/world/americas/adolfo-calero-contra-leader-in-nicaragua-is-dead-at-80.html

In Central America, Reagan Remains A Polarizing Figure Page 1 [] Page 2 []

Brief summary of Nicaraguan history for our purposes:

1912-25 - US establishes military bases. 1927-33 - Guerrillas led by Augusto Cesar Sandino campaign against US military presence. 1934 - Sandino killed on the orders of the National Guard commander, General Anastasio Somoza 1937 - General Somoza elected president, heralding the start of a 44-year-long dictatorship by his family. Somoza family dictatorship [US relations with dictators] 1961 - Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) founded [named for Augusto Sandino] Revolution turns sour. Sandanista's got rid of a dictatorship - but civil war ensued. The US supported the Contra rebels while the Soviet Union backed the FSLN government of Daniel Ortega.

Daniel Ortega http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-15544315

Nicaragua's broken dreams http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3856843.stm


 * TUESDAY, 26 APRIL**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**

a. Due date: Friday, 6 May

b. Hard copy please


 * III. Final Exam**

a. Thursday, 5 May, 9:35-11:25 am

b. Study Guide:

I will have it ready by class on Thursday. It will be on the following link: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Final+Exam


 * IV. IDEA course evaluation--**at the end of class today.


 * V. Homework for Thursday, 28 April**

Confessions of a 'Contra' | The New Republic http://www.newrepublic.com/article/confessions-contra

Adolfo Calero, Contra Leader in Nicaragua, Is Dead at 80 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/world/americas/adolfo-calero-contra-leader-in-nicaragua-is-dead-at-80.html

In Central America, Reagan Remains A Polarizing Figure Page 1 [] Page 2 []

Brief summary of Nicaraguan history for our purposes:

1912-25 - US establishes military bases. 1927-33 - Guerrillas led by Augusto Cesar Sandino campaign against US military presence. 1934 - Sandino killed on the orders of the National Guard commander, General Anastasio Somoza 1937 - General Somoza elected president, heralding the start of a 44-year-long dictatorship by his family. Somoza family dictatorship [US relations with dictators] 1961 - Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) founded [named for Augusto Sandino] Revolution turns sour. Sandanista's got rid of a dictatorship - but civil war ensued. The US supported the Contra rebels while the Soviet Union backed the FSLN government of Daniel Ortega.

Daniel Ortega http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-15544315

Nicaragua's broken dreams http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3856843.stm

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template
 * VI. In class today and Thursday: Political Development template**


 * VII. In class today: reaction to homework**

Hot off the presses!! This recent article ties together a lot of what we have covered in our semester together. Investigators Say Mexico Has Thwarted Efforts to Solve Students’ Disappearance http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/world/americas/investigators-say-mexico-has-thwarted-efforts-to-solve-students-disappearance.html?_r=0

Central America and Nicaragua maps [] []

Nicaragua: BBC profile http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19735631

Nicaragua (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/nicaragua-organized-crime-news/nicaragua

Bill de Blasio's stand against Reagan's contra war on Nicaragua [He is the current mayor of New York City] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/25/bill-deblasio-reagan-nicaragua

The Counter-Revolutionaries (Contras) https://www.brown.edu/Research/Understanding_the_Iran_Contra_Affair/n-contrasus.php

President Jimmy Carter's approach to Nicaragua https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/central-america-carter

President Ronald Reagan's approach to Nicaragua https://history.state.gov/milestones/1981-1988/central-america

Few Nicaraguans among Central America's exodus to US http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-nicaragua-no-migrants-20140830-story.html


 * THURSDAY, 21 APRIL**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [1 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**

III. We will do the **IDEA course evaluation** on Tuesday, 26 April.


 * IV. Homework for Tuesday, 26 April**

Hot off the presses!! This recent article ties together a lot of what we have covered in our semester together. Investigators Say Mexico Has Thwarted Efforts to Solve Students’ Disappearance http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/world/americas/investigators-say-mexico-has-thwarted-efforts-to-solve-students-disappearance.html?_r=0

Central America and Nicaragua maps [] []

Nicaragua: BBC profile http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19735631

Nicaragua (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/nicaragua-organized-crime-news/nicaragua

Bill de Blasio's stand against Reagan's contra war on Nicaragua [He is the current mayor of New York City] http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/25/bill-deblasio-reagan-nicaragua

The Counter-Revolutionaries (Contras) https://www.brown.edu/Research/Understanding_the_Iran_Contra_Affair/n-contrasus.php

President Jimmy Carter's approach to Nicaragua https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/central-america-carter

President Ronald Reagan's approach to Nicaragua https://history.state.gov/milestones/1981-1988/central-america

Few Nicaraguans among Central America's exodus to US http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-nicaragua-no-migrants-20140830-story.html


 * V. In class today: item of interest**

El Salvador: the coffin industry is booming https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2016/04/20/in-the-newly-crowned-most-violent-country-in-the-world-the-coffin-industry-is-booming/


 * VI. In class today: items connected to homework**

Battalion 3-16 (Honduras) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battalion_3-16_%28Honduras%29

Operation Charly https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Charly

Dirty War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War

Operation Condor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor

The Negroponte file (National Security Archives) http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB151/index.htm


 * VII. In class today: reaction to homework**

Honduras becomes US military foothold in Central America https://nacla.org/news/honduras-becomes-us-military-foothold-central-america

US proxy war in Nicaragua [first half] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Ihf9w_KCU&feature=youtu.be

Honduras (Center for Justice and Accountability) http://www.cja.org/article.php?list=type&type=254

Cables Show Central Negroponte Role in 80's Covert War Against Nicaragua http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/13/politics/13contra.html?_r=0

Our Man in Honduras: John Negroponte http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2001/sep/20/our-man-in-honduras/

Contras https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras

1981- Honduras becomes embroiled in various regional conflicts. US-run camps for training Salvadorans in counterinsurgency are set up on Honduran territory. [why Salvadorans?]

Past vanishes in Honduras [Salvadoran refugee camps in Honduras] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3906977.stm

1982 - US-backed Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries, or Contras, launch operations to bring down Nicaragua's Sandinista government from Honduran territory.

1984 - US-run training camps for Salvadoran counter-revolutionaries are shut down, but the government continues to cooperate with the US administration's anti-Sandinista activities in return for substantial economic aid.


 * TUESDAY, 19 APRIL**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for our remaining class sessions**


 * a. Homework for Thursday, 21 April**

Honduras becomes US military foothold in Central America https://nacla.org/news/honduras-becomes-us-military-foothold-central-america

US proxy war in Nicaragua [first half] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Ihf9w_KCU&feature=youtu.be

Honduras (Center for Justice and Accountability) http://www.cja.org/article.php?list=type&type=254

Cables Show Central Negroponte Role in 80's Covert War Against Nicaragua http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/13/politics/13contra.html?_r=0

Our Man in Honduras: John Negroponte http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2001/sep/20/our-man-in-honduras/

Contras https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras

1981- Honduras becomes embroiled in various regional conflicts. US-run camps for training Salvadorans in counterinsurgency are set up on Honduran territory. [why Salvadorans?]

Past vanishes in Honduras [Salvadoran refugee camps in Honduras] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3906977.stm

1982 - US-backed Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries, or Contras, launch operations to bring down Nicaragua's Sandinista government from Honduran territory.

1984 - US-run training camps for Salvadoran counter-revolutionaries are shut down, but the government continues to cooperate with the US administration's anti-Sandinista activities in return for substantial economic aid.

Note to myself: To use in class on Thursday:

Battalion 3-16 (Honduras) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battalion_3-16_%28Honduras%29

Operation Charly https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Charly

Dirty War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_War

Operation Condor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Condor


 * IV. In class today: item of interest**

Guatemala former President Perez Molina took Spanish bribes http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36060524

Murder rate: Honduras versus Chicago https://newrepublic.com/article/118645/honduras-murder-rate-reason-enough-give-child-migrants-asylum


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

How One American Diplomat Solved the Case of the Murdered Churchwomen in El Salvador http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/02/el-salvador-churchwomen-murders/460320/

Spanish trial of soldiers who killed priests raises hopes of ending impunity in El Salvador http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/spanish-trial-of-soldiers-behind-uca-atrocity-raises-hopes-of-ending-impunity-in-el-salvador

The Deported: Uprooted from his life and family in the United States, a Honduran deportee returns to the country that he tried so hard to escape. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/magazine/the-deported.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FHonduras

Central America and Honduras maps [] http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/honduras-map.htm

Honduras Profile (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/honduras-organized-crime-news/honduras

5 facts about Honduras and immigration http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/08/11/5-facts-about-honduras-and-immigration/

Honduras: BBC profile http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18954311 Timeline http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1225471.stm

Natural Disaster Issue: Hurricane Mitch devastates Honduras.(October 1998) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/11/98/hurricane_mitch/202395.stm

Honduras struggles 10 years after Hurricane Mitch http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7682412.stm


 * THURSDAY, 14 APRIL**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [2 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for Tuesday, 19 April**

How One American Diplomat Solved the Case of the Murdered Churchwomen in El Salvador http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/02/el-salvador-churchwomen-murders/460320/

Spanish trial of soldiers who killed priests raises hopes of ending impunity in El Salvador http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/spanish-trial-of-soldiers-behind-uca-atrocity-raises-hopes-of-ending-impunity-in-el-salvador

The Deported: Uprooted from his life and family in the United States, a Honduran deportee returns to the country that he tried so hard to escape. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/magazine/the-deported.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FHonduras

Central America and Honduras maps [] http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/honduras-map.htm

Honduras Profile (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/honduras-organized-crime-news/honduras

5 facts about Honduras and immigration http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/08/11/5-facts-about-honduras-and-immigration/

Honduras: BBC profile http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18954311 Timeline http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1225471.stm

Natural Disaster Issue: Hurricane Mitch devastates Honduras.(October 1998) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/11/98/hurricane_mitch/202395.stm

Honduras struggles 10 years after Hurricane Mitch http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7682412.stm


 * IV. Items of interest**

Death Squad Was After The Jesuits In 1977, The White Warriors Union - A Right-wing Group - Ordered All Jesuits Out Of The Country Under Threat Of Death. http://articles.philly.com/1989-11-20/news/26140891_1_jesuits-father-ignacio-ellacuria-death-squad

Liberation theology issues relating to Archbishop Romero http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/02/05/archbishop-romero-will-be-beatified-within-the-year-says-archbishop/


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

Video: The 1980s in El Salvador https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bEpEK7uKzE&feature=youtu.be

Report of the Commission of the Truth for El Salvador http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/file/ElSalvador-Report.pdf

a. Murder of Jesuit Priests, 38-47 b. Murder of American churchwomen, 54-59 c. El Mozote massacre, 105-113 d. Murder of Archbishop Romero, 118-123 f. Death squad pattern, 124-130

Roberto d'Aubuisson, 48, Far-Rightist in Salvador http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/world/roberto-d-aubuisson-48-far-rightist-in-salvador.html

El Salvador marks Archbishop Oscar Romero's murder http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8580840.stm

Romero beatification opens old wounds in El Salvador http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/in-el-salvador-beatification-of-slain-archbishop-reopens-old-wounds/2015/05/21/2fad3e90-fd84-11e4-8c77-bf274685e1df_story.html

Allies, beware: the US is a fair-weather friend (Elliott Abrams) http://www.wsj.com/articles/allies-beware-the-u-s-is-a-fair-weather-friend-1433285681

U.S.-Funded War in El Salvador Casts Shadow over Romney/Ryan Campaign [Elliott Abrams again!] http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/08/11710/us-funded-war-el-salvador-casts-shadow-over-romneyryan-campaign#sthash.VZ6rgO7D.dpuf

U.S. Wants Former Salvadoran Ally to Face Justice in 1989 Jesuit Massacre http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/world/americas/us-wants-former-salvadoran-ally-to-face-justice-in-1989-massacre.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEl%20Salvador

El Salvador's suffering lingers on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3879373.stm

Review Political Development template http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template


 * TUESDAY, 12 APRIL**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for Thursday, 14 April**

Report of the Commission of the Truth for El Salvador http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/file/ElSalvador-Report.pdf

a. Murder of Jesuit Priests, 38-47 b. Murder of American churchwomen, 54-59 c. El Mozote massacre, 105-113 d. Murder of Archbishop Romero, 118-123 f. Death squad pattern, 124-130

Roberto d'Aubuisson, 48, Far-Rightist in Salvador http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/world/roberto-d-aubuisson-48-far-rightist-in-salvador.html

El Salvador marks Archbishop Oscar Romero's murder http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8580840.stm

Romero beatification opens old wounds in El Salvador http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/in-el-salvador-beatification-of-slain-archbishop-reopens-old-wounds/2015/05/21/2fad3e90-fd84-11e4-8c77-bf274685e1df_story.html

Allies, beware: the US is a fair-weather friend (Elliott Abrams) http://www.wsj.com/articles/allies-beware-the-u-s-is-a-fair-weather-friend-1433285681

U.S.-Funded War in El Salvador Casts Shadow over Romney/Ryan Campaign [Elliott Abrams again!] http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/08/11710/us-funded-war-el-salvador-casts-shadow-over-romneyryan-campaign#sthash.VZ6rgO7D.dpuf

U.S. Wants Former Salvadoran Ally to Face Justice in 1989 Jesuit Massacre http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/world/americas/us-wants-former-salvadoran-ally-to-face-justice-in-1989-massacre.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEl%20Salvador

El Salvador's suffering lingers on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3879373.stm

Review Political Development template http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template


 * IV. In class today: item of interest**

I trained to be a police officer, not a showgirl': Mexican cops claim attractiveness review https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/09/i-trained-to-be-a-police-officer-not-a-showgirl-mexican-cops-claim-attractiveness-review/


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

Christianity is growing rapidly in El Salvador — along with gang violence and murder rates https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/08/christianity-is-growing-rapidly-in-el-salvador-along-with-gang-violence-and-murder-rates/

El Salvador Civil War (Center for Justice and Accountability) []

Reagan's obsession with Central America http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/269619.stm

Dirty Hands (U.S. Policy in El Salvador) http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/12/dirty-hands/377364/

Farabundo Marti http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabundo_Mart%C3%AD

Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabundo_Mart%C3%AD_National_Liberation_Front


 * THURSDAY, 7 APRIL**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [3 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework**


 * a. Tuesday, 12 April**

Christianity is growing rapidly in El Salvador — along with gang violence and murder rates https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/08/christianity-is-growing-rapidly-in-el-salvador-along-with-gang-violence-and-murder-rates/

El Salvador Civil War (Center for Justice and Accountability) []

Reagan's obsession with Central America http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/269619.stm

Dirty Hands (U.S. Policy in El Salvador) http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/12/dirty-hands/377364/

Farabundo Marti http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabundo_Mart%C3%AD

Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabundo_Mart%C3%AD_National_Liberation_Front


 * b. Thursday, 14 April**

Roberto d'Aubuisson, 48, Far-Rightist in Salvador http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/world/roberto-d-aubuisson-48-far-rightist-in-salvador.html

El Salvador marks Archbishop Oscar Romero's murder http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8580840.stm

Romero beatification opens old wounds in El Salvador http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/in-el-salvador-beatification-of-slain-archbishop-reopens-old-wounds/2015/05/21/2fad3e90-fd84-11e4-8c77-bf274685e1df_story.html

Allies, beware: the US is a fair-weather friend (Elliott Abrams) http://www.wsj.com/articles/allies-beware-the-u-s-is-a-fair-weather-friend-1433285681

U.S.-Funded War in El Salvador Casts Shadow over Romney/Ryan Campaign [Elliott Abrams again!] http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/08/11710/us-funded-war-el-salvador-casts-shadow-over-romneyryan-campaign#sthash.VZ6rgO7D.dpuf

U.S. Wants Former Salvadoran Ally to Face Justice in 1989 Jesuit Massacre http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/world/americas/us-wants-former-salvadoran-ally-to-face-justice-in-1989-massacre.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEl%20Salvador

El Salvador's suffering lingers on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3879373.stm

Review Political Development template http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template

IV. In class today: reaction to homework

Christianity is growing rapidly in El Salvador — along with gang violence and murder rates https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/08/christianity-is-growing-rapidly-in-el-salvador-along-with-gang-violence-and-murder-rates/

El Salvador Civil War (Center for Justice and Accountability) []

Reagan's obsession with Central America http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/269619.stm

Dirty Hands (U.S. Policy in El Salvador) http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/12/dirty-hands/377364/

Farabundo Marti http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabundo_Mart%C3%AD

Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farabundo_Mart%C3%AD_National_Liberation_Front


 * IV. Items of interest**

Ten years later: the impact of dollarization in El Salvador https://voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/ten-years-later-the-impact-of-dollarization-in-el-salvador/

How El Salvador's Barrio 18 spends extortion money http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/el-salvador-barrio-18-spends-extortion-profits

Driving a bus is a ‘death sentence’ in El Salvador’s capital city https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/07/31/driving-a-bus-is-a-death-sentence-in-el-salvadors-capital-city/


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

El Salvador profile (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/el-salvador-organized-crime-news/el-salvador

At Salvadoran Factory, Helping Troubled Youth Makes Business Sense http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/world/americas/at-salvadoran-factory-helping-troubled-youth-makes-business-sense.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEl%20Salvador

El Salvador considers suspending some rights as crime spikes http://www.reuters.com/article/us-el-salvador-violence-idUSKCN0WA2SU

Two Salvadoran gangsters walk into a church https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/03/two-salvadoran-gangsters-walk-into-a-church/

El Salvador: Prison Lockdown http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/world/americas/el-salvador-prison-lockdown.html?_r=0

El Salvador's Gang Truce: Positives and Negatives []


 * TUESDAY, 5 APRIL**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for Thursday, 7 April**

El Salvador profile (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/el-salvador-organized-crime-news/el-salvador

At Salvadoran Factory, Helping Troubled Youth Makes Business Sense http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/world/americas/at-salvadoran-factory-helping-troubled-youth-makes-business-sense.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FEl%20Salvador

El Salvador considers suspending some rights as crime spikes http://www.reuters.com/article/us-el-salvador-violence-idUSKCN0WA2SU

Two Salvadoran gangsters walk into a church https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/03/two-salvadoran-gangsters-walk-into-a-church/

El Salvador: Prison Lockdown http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/world/americas/el-salvador-prison-lockdown.html?_r=0

How El Salvador's Barrio 18 spends extortion money http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/el-salvador-barrio-18-spends-extortion-profits

El Salvador's Gang Truce: Positives and Negatives []

Ten years later: the impact of dollarization in El Salvador https://voiceselsalvador.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/ten-years-later-the-impact-of-dollarization-in-el-salvador/


 * IV. In class today: catch up from last class session**

Central America and El Salvador maps http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/central_america_map2.htm http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/el_salvador_map.htm

El Salvador: BBC profile http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19401932

Historical timeline (BBC profile) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19402222


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

El Salvador President: Salvador Sánchez Cerén [former FMLN leader] []

El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations Congressional Research Service (4 February 2016) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43616.pdf

Driven by fear: the Salvadorean children sent on the perilous journey to the US http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/29/el-salvador-children-journey-us

Escalating violence in El Salvador Congressional Research Service Insight (January 2016) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10382.pdf

Peace Corps suspends operations in El Salvador as violence surges https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2016/01/14/peace-corps-suspends-el-salvador-program-as-violence-surges/


 * THURSDAY, 31 MARCH**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [4 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for Tuesday, 5 April**

El Salvador President: Salvador Sánchez Cerén [former FMLN leader] []

El Salvador: Background and U.S. Relations Congressional Research Service (4 February 2016) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R43616.pdf

Driven by fear: the Salvadorean children sent on the perilous journey to the US http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/29/el-salvador-children-journey-us

Escalating violence in El Salvador Congressional Research Service Insight (January 2016) http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10382.pdf

Peace Corps suspends operations in El Salvador as violence surges https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2016/01/14/peace-corps-suspends-el-salvador-program-as-violence-surges/


 * IV. In class today: discussion of the video**

Video (74 minutes): In the Name of the People: El Salvador's Civil War 1985 []


 * V. In class today: new material**

Central America and El Salvador maps http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/central_america_map2.htm http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/el_salvador_map.htm

El Salvador: BBC profile http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19401932

Historical timeline (BBC profile) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19402222


 * TUESDAY, 29 MARCH**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for Thursday, 31 March>>We will start our material on El Salvador**

Video (74 minutes): In the Name of the People: El Salvador's Civil War 1985 []


 * IV. In class today: reaction to homework**

Guatemala Guerrillas Drawing Indians Into Ranks for the First Time http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/guatemala/indians-ranks.htm

Guatemala: Rape sentences in landmark military trial http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35674893

Healing Guatemala's emotional scars from the civil war http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17313508

FYI: When was the term genocide first used https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide

CICIG: International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala [Outside pressure point in our development template] http://www.cicig.org/index.php?page=frequently-asked

U.S. 'interference' toppled me, ex-Guatemalan leader Perez says http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/10/us-guatemala-corruption-idUSKCN0RA0CL20150910

From President to Prison: Otto Pérez Molina and a Day for Hope in Guatemala http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-president-to-prison-otto-perez-molina-and-a-day-for-hope-in-guatemala

Guatemala profile (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/guatemala-organized-crime-news/guatemala

Review Development template http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template

Review this one: Guatemala: Political, Security, and Socio-Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Congressional Research Service Report R42580 (August 2014) https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42580.pdf


 * THURSDAY, 24 MARCH**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [5 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework**


 * a. Tuesday, 29 March**

Guatemala Guerrillas Drawing Indians Into Ranks for the First Time http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/guatemala/indians-ranks.htm

Guatemala: Rape sentences in landmark military trial http://www.bbc.com/news/world-35674893

Healing Guatemala's emotional scars from the civil war http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-17313508

FYI: When was the term genocide first used https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide

CICIG: International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala [Outside pressure point in our development template] http://www.cicig.org/index.php?page=frequently-asked

U.S. 'interference' toppled me, ex-Guatemalan leader Perez says http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/10/us-guatemala-corruption-idUSKCN0RA0CL20150910

From President to Prison: Otto Pérez Molina and a Day for Hope in Guatemala http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-president-to-prison-otto-perez-molina-and-a-day-for-hope-in-guatemala

Guatemala profile (Insight Crime) http://www.insightcrime.org/guatemala-organized-crime-news/guatemala

Review Development template http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template

Review this one: Guatemala: Political, Security, and Socio-Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Congressional Research Service Report R42580 (August 2014) https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42580.pdf


 * b. Thursday, 31 March>>We will start our material on El Salvador**

Video (74 minutes): In the Name of the People: El Salvador's Civil War 1985 []


 * IV. In class today: reaction to homework**

Guatemala [good on the civil wars] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/guatemala.htm

Room for Debate: start with the main page What guilt does the U.S. bear in Guatemala? [] From the main page, click on each of these four items: a. Guatemalan slaughter was part of Reagan's hard line b. Guatemala Suffered for U.S. Foreign Policy c. Blaming the U.S. for Guatemalan Deaths Is Easy Propaganda d. We Enabled Guatemalan Genocide, but the Elite Committed It

Assassination of Bishop Gerardi http://www.ghrc-usa.org/our-work/important-cases/assassination-of-bishop-gerardi/

Historical Overview of Pentecostalism in Guatemala http://www.pewforum.org/2006/10/05/historical-overview-of-pentecostalism-in-guatemala/

Church flourishes in Guatemala, but struggles to bridge cultural differences and train new priests http://www.csmonitor.com/1986/0625/oguat3.html

Liberation Theology http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/liberationtheology.shtml

Central America-4 Border Control Agreement. []

Guatemalan Migration in Times of Civil War and Post-War Challenges []

Waves of Guatemalan migrant children present unique language challenges []


 * TUESDAY, 22 MARCH**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for Thursday, 24 March**

Guatemala [good on the civil wars] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/guatemala.htm

Room for Debate: start with the main page What guilt does the U.S. bear in Guatemala? [] From the main page, click on each of these four items: a. Guatemalan slaughter was part of Reagan's hard line b. Guatemala Suffered for U.S. Foreign Policy c. Blaming the U.S. for Guatemalan Deaths Is Easy Propaganda d. We Enabled Guatemalan Genocide, but the Elite Committed It

Assassination of Bishop Gerardi http://www.ghrc-usa.org/our-work/important-cases/assassination-of-bishop-gerardi/

Historical Overview of Pentecostalism in Guatemala http://www.pewforum.org/2006/10/05/historical-overview-of-pentecostalism-in-guatemala/

Church flourishes in Guatemala, but struggles to bridge cultural differences and train new priests http://www.csmonitor.com/1986/0625/oguat3.html

Liberation Theology http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/liberationtheology.shtml

Central America-4 Border Control Agreement. []

Guatemalan Migration in Times of Civil War and Post-War Challenges []

Waves of Guatemalan migrant children present unique language challenges []


 * IV. Items of interest**

Cruz names foreign policy advisers [note Elliott Abrams!!] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKCN0WJ2IX

People vs. politicians: who can tackle Mexico's corruption http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35865948

Popol Vuh [Thanks to Albi] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popol_Vuh

Guatemala Impresionante [Thanks to Albi] https://www.facebook.com/Guatemalaimpresionante

As Rios Montt Trial Nears End, a Look Back at U.S. Role in Guatemala’s Civil War http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/from-the-vault-will-ending-an-embargo-in-guatemala-fuel-or-endorse-the-violence/

Israel and Guatemala http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Middle_East/Israel_Guatemala.html


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

Guatemala [Read the following sections:] Introductory paragraphs prior to table of contents Jorge Ubico regime (1931-1944) Guatemalan Revolution (1944-1954) Coup and Civil War (1954-1996) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala

Banana Republic []

Arbenz and the CIA in Guatemala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb7XaF1rs1E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Castro and Cuba [communism will really become a threat] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/p_castro.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/e_exiles.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/e_coldwar.html

Guatemala Civil War http://www.cja.org/article.php?list=type&type=294

Military rule threatans Mayans https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/guatemala/military-rule-threatens-guatemalas-highland-maya-

Model villages in the Ixil region []

Guatemala builds strategic hamlets https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/12/21/guatemala-builds-strategic-hamlets/06a25c75-54cd-442d-9eb4-29870afcc314/


 * THURSDAY, 17 MARCH**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [6 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Term Paper**


 * III. Homework for Tuesday, 22 March**

Guatemala [Read the following sections:] Introductory paragraphs prior to table of contents Jorge Ubico regime (1931-1944) Guatemalan Revolution (1944-1954) Coup and Civil War (1954-1996) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala

Banana Republic []

Arbenz and the CIA in Guatemala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb7XaF1rs1E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Castro and Cuba http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/p_castro.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/e_exiles.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/castro/peopleevents/e_coldwar.html

Guatemala Civil War http://www.cja.org/article.php?list=type&type=294

Military rule threatans Mayans https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/guatemala/military-rule-threatens-guatemalas-highland-maya-

Model villages in the Ixil region []

Guatemala builds strategic hamlets https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/12/21/guatemala-builds-strategic-hamlets/06a25c75-54cd-442d-9eb4-29870afcc314/


 * IV. Items related to last class session**

US Policy in Guatemala (National Security Archives) [Kate Doyle was the one on the video we watched last time] http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB11/docs/

Kate Doyle http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/news/20120203/

Clyde Snow obituary http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/17/us/clyde-snow-forensic-detective-who-found-clues-in-bones-dies-at-86.html?_r=0

Elliott Abrams https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Abrams


 * V. In class today: reaction to homework**

Guatemala overview []

[Note to myself: here are some links to articles about Chajchaay] http://guatemalanadventures.blogspot.com/2008/02/chajchaay-ancient-mayan-ball-game.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame http://www.mesoballgame.org/ballgame/

Guatemala Timeline http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19636725

Congressional Research Service Insight: Guatemala: One President resigns, another elected http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10354.pdf

Gangs in Central America (February 2014) Congressional Research Service Report #34112 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34112.pdf


 * TUESDAY, 15 MARCH**

Welcome back from Spring Break. I hope you had a good one!!


 * CLASS START TIME: 11:10 a.m.**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Mid-term exam**

My comments about the way I graded and tried to do the best for each of you.

Several exams had what I have called a "provisional grade."

Refer back to the study guide to assess for yourself what you actually included in your blue book. http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Mid-Term

III. Where we are heading for the14 class sessions remaining in the semester:

Guatemala: 5 El Salvador: 5 Honduras: 2 Nicaragua: 2

Total: 14


 * IV. Homework for Thursday, 17 March**

Guatemala overview [] Guatemala Timeline http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19636725

[Note to myself: here are some links to articles about Chajchaay] http://guatemalanadventures.blogspot.com/2008/02/chajchaay-ancient-mayan-ball-game.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_ballgame http://www.mesoballgame.org/ballgame/

Congressional Research Service Insight: Guatemala: One President resigns, another elected http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10354.pdf

Gangs in Central America (February 2014) Congressional Research Service Report #34112 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34112.pdf


 * IV. Term Paper**

a. 3x5 card: for your name and proposed topic

b. General guidelines:

Term paper (20% of your grade): 1,500 words (not counting the footnotes and bibliography), typed, double-spaced, with properly documented footnotes and bibliography (minimum of 15 quality sources). Paper is due on the day of our final exam

Grading Rubric http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Grading+Rubric

Term Paper process http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Term+Paper


 * V. In class today**

An American Genocide: Guatemala (25 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMRUXOgvyUI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Guatemala: Political, Security, and Socio-Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Congressional Research Service Report R42580 (August 2014) https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42580.pdf


 * THURSDAY, 3 MARCH**

Mid-term exam


 * TUESDAY, 1 MARCH**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Mid-term exam on Thursday**

Study Guide http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Mid-Term


 * III. Homework for after Spring break**

Guatemala: Political, Security, and Socio-Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations Congressional Research Service Report R42580 (August 2014) []


 * IV. In class today: reaction to homework**

Falling asleep to grenades: Mexicans tell Pope how they live http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/world/americas/mexico-pope-francis-visit.html

Widespread police corruption in Tijuana http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/report-indicates-widespread-police-corruption-tijuana-mexico

A Bus Takes a Local Route to Fighting Mexican Corruption http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/americas/a-bus-takes-a-local-route-to-fighting-mexican-corruption.html?_r=0

Crime and Corruption Top Problems in Emerging and Developing Countries http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/11/06/crime-and-corruption-top-problems-in-emerging-and-developing-countries/

Fighting corruption in the developing countries (OECD Observer) http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/archivestory.php/aid/291/Fighting_corruption_in_the_developing_countries.html

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Resources
 * V. In class today: Research sources:**

THURSDAY, 25 FEBRUARY

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [9 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Mid-Term Exam: Next Thursday, 3 March**

Study Guide http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Mid-Term


 * III. Homework for Tuesday, 1 March**

Falling asleep to grenades: Mexicans tell Pope how they live http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/world/americas/mexico-pope-francis-visit.html

Widespread police corruption in Tijuana http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/report-indicates-widespread-police-corruption-tijuana-mexico

A Bus Takes a Local Route to Fighting Mexican Corruption http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/americas/a-bus-takes-a-local-route-to-fighting-mexican-corruption.html?_r=0

Crime and Corruption Top Problems in Emerging and Developing Countries http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/11/06/crime-and-corruption-top-problems-in-emerging-and-developing-countries/

Fighting corruption in the developing countries (OECD Observer) http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/archivestory.php/aid/291/Fighting_corruption_in_the_developing_countries.html


 * IV. Example of my own approach to continuous learning: Spanish verbal phrases**

The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources Spanish Language http://www2.etown.edu/vl/spanish.html


 * V. In class today: reactions to homework**

Massacre en Tlatelolco [please watch this video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw2KsKXrF5o&feature=youtu.be

Profile of Zetas http://www.insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/zetas-profile

Why cartels are killing Mexico's mayors http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/opinion/sunday/why-cartels-are-killing-mexicos-mayors.html

Mexico most dangerous country for priests http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/mexico-pope-visit-most-dangerous-country-for-priests

Inside a mass for Mexico's "Santa Muerte" http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/inside-a-mass-for-mexico-s-santa-muerte

Deadly riot illustrates Mexico's prison woes http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/deadly-riot-illustrates-mexico-prison-woes

For reporters in Mexico, journalist's death underscores job's growing danger http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-city-safety-death-20150802-story.html

How they feel about El Chapo in his home state http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/11/world/americas/an-uncertain-new-chapter-in-sinaloa-el-chapos-home-state.html

How Mexico’s Most-Wanted Drug Lord Escaped From Prison (Again) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/13/world/americas/mexico-drug-kingpin-prison-escape.html

How El Chapo Was Finally Captured, Again http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/world/americas/mexico-el-chapo-sinaloa-sean-penn.html?_r=0

Silver or Lead: The drug cartel La Familia gives local officials a choice: Take a bribe or a bullet. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/05/31/silver-or-lead

Proven unfit, Mexican cops stay on the job http://www.eldailypost.com/news/2015/07/proven-unfit-cops-stay-on-their-job/

Mexico police reform: how might it work? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30267017

Policing in Mexico https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/policing-in-mexico/

Falling asleep to grenades: Mexicans tell Pope how they live http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/world/americas/mexico-pope-francis-visit.html

Widespread police corruption in Tijuana http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/report-indicates-widespread-police-corruption-tijuana-mexico

A Bus Takes a Local Route to Fighting Mexican Corruption http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/world/americas/a-bus-takes-a-local-route-to-fighting-mexican-corruption.html?_r=0

Crime and Corruption Top Problems in Emerging and Developing Countries http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/11/06/crime-and-corruption-top-problems-in-emerging-and-developing-countries/

Fighting corruption in the developing countries (OECD Observer) http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/archivestory.php/aid/291/Fighting_corruption_in_the_developing_countries.html


 * TUESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY**

No class: Common Day of Learning


 * THURSDAY, 18 FEBRUARY**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [10 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Reading schedule for the next several class sessions:**


 * a. Tuesday, 23 February: NO CLASS: COMMON DAY OF LEARNING**


 * b. Thursday, 25 February**

Massacre en Tlatelolco [please watch this video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw2KsKXrF5o&feature=youtu.be

Profile of Zetas http://www.insightcrime.org/mexico-organized-crime-news/zetas-profile

Why cartels are killing Mexico's mayors http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/opinion/sunday/why-cartels-are-killing-mexicos-mayors.html

Mexico most dangerous country for priests http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/mexico-pope-visit-most-dangerous-country-for-priests

Inside a mass for Mexico's "Santa Muerte" http://www.insightcrime.org/news-analysis/inside-a-mass-for-mexico-s-santa-muerte

Deadly riot illustrates Mexico's prison woes http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/deadly-riot-illustrates-mexico-prison-woes

For reporters in Mexico, journalist's death underscores job's growing danger http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-city-safety-death-20150802-story.html

How they feel about El Chapo in his home state http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/11/world/americas/an-uncertain-new-chapter-in-sinaloa-el-chapos-home-state.html

How Mexico’s Most-Wanted Drug Lord Escaped From Prison (Again) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/13/world/americas/mexico-drug-kingpin-prison-escape.html

How El Chapo Was Finally Captured, Again http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/world/americas/mexico-el-chapo-sinaloa-sean-penn.html?_r=0

Silver or Lead: The drug cartel La Familia gives local officials a choice: Take a bribe or a bullet. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/05/31/silver-or-lead

Proven unfit, Mexican cops stay on the job http://www.eldailypost.com/news/2015/07/proven-unfit-cops-stay-on-their-job/

Mexico police reform: how might it work? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30267017

Policing in Mexico https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/policing-in-mexico/


 * c. Thursday, 3 March: MID-TERM EXAM**


 * III. In class today: reactions to homework**

a. Zapatistas

The Zapatista's Mysterious Leader http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1214676.stm

Struggling on: Zapatistas 20 years after the uprising http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-25550654

Rebellion in Chiapas and the Mexican Military http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB109/

b. Tlateloloco (1968)

Mexico Digs at Last for Truth About 1968 Massacre - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/07/world/mexico-digs-at-last-for-truth-about-1968-massacre.html

The Tlatelolco Massacre http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB99/

c. Ayotzinapan

Ayotzinapa--Mexico’s Missing Forty-Three: One Year, Many Lies, and a Theory That Might Make Sense http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/mexicos-missing-forty-three-one-year-many-lies-and-a-theory-that-might-make-sense

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Resources
 * IV. In class today: Research sources:**


 * TUESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Reading schedule for the next class sessions:**


 * a. Thursday, 18 February**

Zapatistas

The Zapatista's Mysterious Leader http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1214676.stm

Struggling on: Zapatistas 20 years after the uprising http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-25550654

Rebellion in Chiapas and the Mexican Military http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB109/

Tlateloloco (1968)

Mexico Digs at Last for Truth About 1968 Massacre - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/07/world/mexico-digs-at-last-for-truth-about-1968-massacre.html

The Tlatelolco Massacre http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB99/

Ayotzinapan

Ayotzinapa--Mexico’s Missing Forty-Three: One Year, Many Lies, and a Theory That Might Make Sense http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/mexicos-missing-forty-three-one-year-many-lies-and-a-theory-that-might-make-sense


 * III. In class today: Items of interest since our last class session**

Locals are using the US-Mexico fence as a gigantic volleyball net [thanks to Melanie for this!] http://qz.com/484342/locals-are-using-the-us-mexico-border-fence-as-a-giant-volleyball-net/

Mexico: The US Border Patrol’s newest hire http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/10/mexico-us-borderpatrolsecurityimmigrants.html

One goal, two struggles: confronting violence in Columbia and Mexico https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Colombia_Mexico_Final.pdf

A snapshot of Catholics in Mexico (Pew Research Center) http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/10/a-snapshot-of-catholics-in-mexico-pope-francis-next-stop/

5 facts about Mexico and immigration to the United States (Pew Research Center) http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/02/11/mexico-and-immigration-to-us/

Pope's visit to Mexico comes as the country struggles with many ills http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/world/americas/franciss-visit-to-mexico-comes-as-country-struggles-with-many-ills.html?_r=0

Tensions simmer as Cubans breeze across US border http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/us/as-cubans-and-central-americans-enter-us-the-welcomes-vary.html

In Myanmar, the political mood sours as transition talks hit a snag [transition from military to democracy] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-idUSKCN0VL16I


 * IV. In class today: reaction to homework**

Mexico Smuggler Interview | PBS FRONTLINE http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/mexico704/interview/smuggler.html

Factors that influence migration: Coyotes and Alien Smuggling https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/uscir/binpapers/v3a-6lopez.pdf

Central American Migrants and “La Bestia”: The Route, Dangers, and Government Responses http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-american-migrants-and-la-bestia-route-dangers-and-government-responses

Step by step on a desperate trek by migrants through Mexico http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/world/americas/mexico-migrants-central-america.html?ref=nyt-es

A Smuggled Girl’s Odyssey of False Promises and Fear http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/world/americas/a-smuggled-girls-odyssey-guatemala-migration-abduction.html?_r=0

The Refugees at our door http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/opinion/sunday/the-refugees-at-our-door.html?_r=0

Mexico steps up deportation of Central American migrants https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/mexico-steps-up-deportations-of-central-american-migrants/

As immigration resurges, U.S. public schools help children find their footing https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/as-immigration-resurges-us-public-schools-help-children-find-their-footing/2016/02/07/6855f652-cb55-11e5-ae11-57b6aeab993f_story.html


 * V. In class today: new material**

Remittances Remittances to Latin America Recover—but Not to Mexico []

Mexico got more revenue from remittances than from oil https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/mexico-got-more-money-from-remittances-than-from-oil-revenues-in-2015/

From Germany to Mexico: How America’s source of immigrants has changed over a century []

Unauthorized Immigrants: How Pew Research Counts Them and What We Know About Them []

Unauthorized Immigrants in the U.S., 2012 []

Hispanics of Mexican Origin in the United States, 2011 []

How Mexicans Became Americans []

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Resources
 * VI. In class today: Research sources:**


 * Thursday, 11 February**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [11 more week and we'll be through]


 * REMINDER: OUR CLASS BEGINS AT 11:10 a.m. Please get here on time.**


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Homework for next week:**


 * a. Tuesday, 16 February**

Mexico Smuggler Interview | PBS FRONTLINE http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/mexico704/interview/smuggler.html

Factors that influence migration: Coyotes and Alien Smuggling https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/uscir/binpapers/v3a-6lopez.pdf

Central American Migrants and “La Bestia”: The Route, Dangers, and Government Responses http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-american-migrants-and-la-bestia-route-dangers-and-government-responses

Step by step on a desperate trek by migrants through Mexico http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/world/americas/mexico-migrants-central-america.html?ref=nyt-es

A Smuggled Girl’s Odyssey of False Promises and Fear http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/world/americas/a-smuggled-girls-odyssey-guatemala-migration-abduction.html?_r=0

The Refugees at our door http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/opinion/sunday/the-refugees-at-our-door.html?_r=0

Mexico steps up deportation of Central American migrants https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/mexico-steps-up-deportations-of-central-american-migrants/

As immigration resurges, U.S. public schools help children find their footing https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/as-immigration-resurges-us-public-schools-help-children-find-their-footing/2016/02/07/6855f652-cb55-11e5-ae11-57b6aeab993f_story.html


 * b. Thursday, 18 February**

Zapatistas

The Zapatista's Mysterious Leader http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1214676.stm

Struggling on: Zapatistas 20 years after the uprising http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-25550654

Rebellion in Chiapas and the Mexican Military http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB109/

Tlateloloco (1968)

Mexico Digs at Last for Truth About 1968 Massacre - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/07/world/mexico-digs-at-last-for-truth-about-1968-massacre.html

The Tlatelolco Massacre http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB99/

Ayotzinapan

Ayotzinapa--Mexico’s Missing Forty-Three: One Year, Many Lies, and a Theory That Might Make Sense http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/mexicos-missing-forty-three-one-year-many-lies-and-a-theory-that-might-make-sense


 * III. In class today: reaction to homework**

The Story of the Conquistadors (BBC History) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/conquistadors_01.shtml

Mexican history timeline http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19828041

Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire New Spain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Spain

The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845–1848 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation

Five myths about Mexico http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22373654


 * IV. In class today: new material**

Research sources: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Resources


 * Tuesday, 9 February**

I am so glad to be back. Thank you for your prayers; they were effective.


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Mexico
 * II. Where we are and where we are heading.**


 * Thursday, 21 January**

http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Friday+Songs
 * Friday Songs** on Thursday [14 more week and we'll be through]


 * I. Prayer/Attendance**


 * II. Syllabus**:

I haven't quite finished up the schedule section of the syllabus, but will have it done by this weekend.


 * III. Homework for Tuesday, 26 January**

Congressional Research Service President Obama's $1 Billion Foreign Aid Request for Central America http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10237.pdf

Congressional Research Service U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation After "El Chapo" Guzmán's January 2016 Recapture http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10326.pdf

Congressional Research Service Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42917.pdf


 * IV. In class today: reaction to homework**

Admiral Stavridis: What I Read http://www.thewire.com/global/2012/08/natos-supreme-allied-commander-europe-james-stavridis-what-i-read/55626/

Why cartels are killing Mexico's mayors http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/opinion/sunday/why-cartels-are-killing-mexicos-mayors.html

How the street gangs took Central America http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/60803/ana-arana/how-the-street-gangs-took-central-america


 * V. In class today: Research sources**

Mexico Institute (Woodrow Wilson Center) http://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/mexico-institute

Woodrow Wilson Center Latin American Program []

Congressional Research Service master list http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/

In Sight Crime []

Council on Foreign Relations: Mexico []

Mexico: New York Times topics page http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/mexico/index.html

CIA World Factbook (home page) []

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA World Factbook) []

Migration Policy Institute []

Corruption Perceptions Index (Transparency International) []

Pew Center [if other than an Hispanic country] []

Pew Hispanic Trends Project []

Washington Office on Latin America []

Center for Justice and Accountability []

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) []

US Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets (US Department of State) home page []

US Embassies home []

US Agency for International Development (USAID) [search by country] []

UN Global Issues []

UN Human Development Reports [] []

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Select from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the top right. []

The National Security Archive home page http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/


 * WELCOME TO SPRING SEMESTER 2016**

I'm Dave Lambert. This is POLI 385 POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS

I hope you had a great break.

We are going to have fun together this semester--while learning a whole lot in the process.

SORRY, NO CRASHING

I won't be able to add anyone who is not already registered.

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

1. PRAYER

2. LAPTOP REQUIRED

You must bring a laptop to class every period.

3. MY "THORN IN THE FLESH" http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Thorn+in+the+Flesh

4. INFORMATION CARD http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Info+Card

5. SYLLABUS (mid-term, final, paper, participation, less excess absences) http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Syllabus

6. HOME WIKI: THE LEARNING PROFESSOR http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/

Let's take a quick tour of what is on it.

This wiki is public, but only I can make changes to it. You do not need to "join" it or ask to be a member.

7. OUR MAIN CLASS PAGE ON THIS WIKI http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/Today+POLI+385

We will use the material contained on our class page of this wiki during every class period:

8. HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY, 21 JANUARY

Admiral Stavridis: What I Read http://www.thewire.com/global/2012/08/natos-supreme-allied-commander-europe-james-stavridis-what-i-read/55626/

Why cartels are killing Mexico's mayors http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/opinion/sunday/why-cartels-are-killing-mexicos-mayors.html

How the street gangs took Central America http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/60803/ana-arana/how-the-street-gangs-took-central-america

9. IN CLASS TODAY


 * I. What I bring to this course.**

My international and political science background.

College/Grad school courses/term papers Vietnam: to see how a developing nation works With this course I have come full circle

Why I have chosen to specialize in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

Migration from those countries is a key political issue today in US.

My own research leads me in this direction. I want to role model for you how I approach a new subject.

My continuous effort to improve my Spanish-language fluency has me in church with people from these countries.


 * II. General thrust of our semester**

A. Context:

1. US history versus Mexico and Central America (in brief)

2. International and Regional Organizations (in brief)

3. Mexico and Central American history (in brief)

History affects the present. We will select highlights in each country.

B. Individual countries (generally 2 weeks each)

I want you to get off the plane and feel you are prepared to operate there.

What similar problems/obstacles to development within and across developing nations?

Jesus observed that the poor we will have with us always. Likewise with developing nations.

Most of the problems cannot be easily solved.

[Need to think of development issues in other parts of world beyond our course's focus on Mexico and Central America.]

Let's turn to the Template page on our wiki: http://thelearningprofessor.wikispaces.com/POLI+385+Template