A Dream Made of Stars: Popular Poetry from the New Nicaragua

In English and Spanish. Despite the current ongoing war of the US against Nicaragua Sandino's dream of national independence and sovereignty will survive. These poems, as the reader will discover, reveal an indomitable spirit that will never be destroyed, the spirit of the Nicaraguan people who are now free to create their own national culture, history and to determine the course of their future. In this victorious spirit we offer these poems truly written by Nicaragua's greatest poets, the people themselves.

Ambush

Poem about an ambush of U.S. troops by Nicaraguan Independence fighters. Reprinted from A Dream Made of Stars, a 144 page anthology of Nicaraguan poetry.

Back from Nicaragua [DVD]

Documentary featuring Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Holly Near and the Looters.

Dangerous Liaisons: The U.S. in Guatemala

This article talks about US involvement in Guatemala

El Salvador No. 4 [In English]

Riding with Duarte to another Viet-Nam

El Salvador Platform for the Democratic Revolutionary Government

FSLN leaflet (in Spanish)

A communiqué from the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) calls for the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship and protests the assassination of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro, the editor of La Prensa, the primary opposition newspaper. In 1978, he was shot to death, one of the precipitating events of the overthrow of the Somoza regime in 1979. He married Violeta Barrios de Chamorro who later went on to become President of Nicaragua (1990–1996).

Idiana Fernandez Quote and Image

Black and white photo of two women and young child with overlayed text from excerpt of a letter from Idiana Fernandez to her daughter.

National Network in Solidarity with the Nicaraguan People

A collection of articles titled: Government and Politics in Nicaragua; Women in Nicaragua; Nicaragua Rebuilds Its Economy; Nicaragua's Agrarian Reform; The Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua; Religion in Nicaragua; U.S. Covert Action Against Nicaragua; Nicaragua Rebuilds Its Economy.

Nicaragua: A Look at the Reality

Introduction / Sandinista Philosophy of Government / The Nicaraguan Elections / National Government Structures / The US War Against Nicaragua / A Chronology of Hostility / The Cost of War / Who Are the Contras / The Economy / The Contadora Process / Achievements of the Revolution / Women's Rights / Health Care / Agrarian Reform / Education / Religion in Nicaragua / The Visit of the Pope / Political Struggles in Religious Language / Human Rights: Nicaragua and El Salvador Compared / The Miskito Indians / Excerpts from the CIA's Practical Guide for Contras / The Time to Act is Now