| Newsbriefs | 1 |
| Open Forum: The Tyrant in the Dock | 4 |
| Schneider, Cathy | |
| Taking Note | 5 |
| JMB | |
| Perils of Nationalism: The Peru-Ecuador Conflict | 6 |
| Manrique, Nelson | |
| A Drought Ravages Northeast Brazil | 11 |
| Bond, Kathleen | |
| TOUGH TIMES: LABOR IN THE AMERICAS | 14 |
| The Decline of the Steady Job in Latin America | 15 |
| Vilas, Carlos | |
| The Assault on Benefits in Venezuela | 18 |
| Ellner, Steve | |
| Child Workers of the Americas | 21 |
| Green, Duncan | |
| The Growth of Working-Class Feminism in Brazil | 28 |
| Castro, Mary Garcia | |
| After the Wars: Cross-Border Organizing in Central America | 32 |
| Brooks, Ethel & Tate, Winifred | |
| In the Shadow of NAFTA: A Budding Cross-Border Resistance | 37 |
| Rosen, Fred | |
| Reviews | 48 |
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