Honduras' massive class divide

[IndianaGreen]

A relatively balanced report from CNN:

Honduras' massive class divide 3:51

The massive divide between rich and poor may be at the root of Honduras' political conflict. CNN's Karl Penhaul reports.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/07/09/penhaul.hond.class.divide.cnn

[dipsydoodle]

1. Thanks for posting.

Some more detail here :

After coming to power, however, Zelaya initiated populist measures and developed a close relationship with Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez. This policy alienated the country’s wealthy elite and political establishment, including leading figures in Zelaya’s own party. Since he was elected, Zelaya has come into periodic conflict with the corporate elite, which is the principal social force behind the military.

In January, Zelaya increased the country’s minimum wage from 157 to 280 dollars, excluding special export zones. Corporations responded angrily and initiated mass layoffs. Honduras is an impoverished country, with a poverty rate of about 70 percent.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/jun2009/hond-j29.shtml

The coup is all about the minority haves screwing the majority have nots.x(

[raccoon]

2. Happy to send this to Greatest!

"The massive divide between rich and poor may be at the root of Honduras' political conflict."

No shit, Sherlock. I've been there and the poverty there haunts me.