* Argentina: Factories are still being occupied and roads blockaded as the struggle against the IMF and economic disaster continues.

* Colombia: Union leaders are being murdered with impunity; Right-wing paramilitaries cross into Panama. ZNet's Colombia Watch

* El Salvador: Activists in New York and San Francisco shut down Salvadoran Consulates on 2/6, demanding an end to privatization and to negotiations for the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA.) The action was in support of striking doctors and healthcare workers and coincided with an anti-privatization march of tens of thousands in San Salvador. Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador: Nat'l - Bay Area

* Venezuela: The middle- and upper-class strike has mostly stopped, with opponents of Hugo Chavez turning toward petitions to try to oust the president. Still afraid of the poor and social justice, rich people seem to be readying for a continued class war. Anti-Chavez All the Time | The politics of Venezuela's media | Narconews