JAVIER FARJE'S BLOG
LAB Editor Javier Farje blogs from his February 2013 journey to Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Argentina
Nicaragua: the never ending hope
14-05-2013
In this blog from Managua, LAB editor Javier Farje, writes about the trials and tribulation of the Sandinistas who are not prepared to lay down the weapon of hope.
VENEZUELA 4: CHAVEZ NO MORE
06-03-2013
Javier reflects on the death of Hugo Chávez, whose presence in Caracas had seemed so pervasive.
VENEZUELA 3: DON'T MESS WITH BOLIVAR
02-03-2013
This is a government obsessed with Simón Bolivar, writes Javier, in his last post from the country.
OIL, DAMNED OIL!
01-03-2013
Oil is both a blessing and a curse to Venezuela. The country's presidents mismanage it at their peril.
VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ IS EVERYWHERE
28-02-2013
In his first post from Venezuela, Javier Farje finds deep uncertainty: Is Chávez alive? Will he live? Whither the revolution?
PUERTO RICO: TO BE OR NOT TO BE
25-02-2013
Independence, statehood or status quo: Puerto Ricans cannot decide
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INTERVIEWS WITH SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Leaders and members of some of the social movements of the Region speak out about their hopes and challenges.
Guatemala: fighting for women's rights
Tue May 14, 2013
VENEZUELA: LUSBI PORTILLO, YUKPA PEOPLE, SIERRA DE PERIJA
Tue May 14, 2013
NAYANA FERNANDEZ'S BLOG
LAB Editor Nayana Fernandez focuses on image and video as it expresses cultural change
Brazil: Indigenous struggle moves into a new gear
Tue May 7, 2013
Aldeia Maracanã marks 513 years of Indigenous Evictions in Brazil
Tue Mar 19, 2013
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