Newsletters
LAB sends out regular e-mail newsletters. Many of these are dedicated to a particular theme such as 'Microfinance' or 'Inequality'. Each newsletter provides a very brief analysis and includes links to articles on the subject recently posted on the website. To subscribe to the newsletter, click here.
The list below shows the most recent newsletters. Each can be read in full by clicking on the Read more link.
Guatemala: Ríos Montt’s conviction is only a beginning
Thu May 16, 2013
The conviction on May 10 of former military dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity is an historic advance for Guatemala.
Paraguay: Anything but a ‘new direction’
Thu May 16, 2013
Does Horacio Cartes have a sense of humour? The candidate for the Colorado Party who was elected president of Paraguay on 21 April campaigned on the slogan Un Nuevo Rumbo para el Paraguay, ‘A New Direction for Paraguay’.
Venezuela under Maduro
Fri Apr 26, 2013
The mainstream media have repeatedly stressed Pope Francis’ humility, his simple lifestyle and his sympathy for the poor, but in her article, Ivone Gebara is quick to puncture this euphoria
Pope Francis
Tue Apr 2, 2013
The mainstream media have repeatedly stressed Pope Francis’ humility, his simple lifestyle and his sympathy for the poor, but in her article, Ivone Gebara is quick to puncture this euphoria
The War Against Women
Wed Mar 27, 2013
A Special Newsletter featuring key contributions from CAWN (Central American Women's Network) and with a focus on their history, mission and current activities.
Hugo Chávez: a commanding figure
Tue Mar 12, 2013
In the wake of Hugo Chávez' dealth on 5th March, LAB draws together some of the many and varied responses to his Presidency and to the man himself.
Ecuador Newsletter
Wed Feb 27, 2013
An analysis of Rafael Correa's victory and what lies ahead. Plus LAB launches 'K', a moving account of the agonised search of a Brazilian father for his daughter, disappeared and murdered by the Brazilian armed forces during the military dictatorship
Honduras: a state on the brink of failure
Wed Feb 6, 2013
Honduras continues to be the weakest state in Central America. The government of Porfirio Lobo has been unable to pay public sector salaries since November 2012 and is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
Brazil and Venesuela - Worrying times
Sat Jan 12, 2013
Many supporters of social progress in Brazil are deeply worried by the extent to which first President Lula and now his successor, President Dilma Rousseff, have been prepared to sacrifice the interests of local people...
Brazil: the ‘B’ in BRICSAM
Fri Dec 14, 2012
Brazil, more than any other Latin American country, is attracting the attention of the world and LAB finds itself providing increasing coverage of developments in the country.
If you have stored versions of previous LAB newsletters on your computer (prior to September 27 2012), you will find that the 'Read more' article links no longer take you to the correct article on our new website. Don't despair! You can view all our old newsletters here.
Newsletter list
- Guatemala: Ríos Montt’s conviction is only a beginning
- Paraguay: Anything but a ‘new direction’
- Venezuela under Maduro
- Pope Francis
- The War Against Women
- Hugo Chávez: a commanding figure
- Ecuador Newsletter
- Honduras: a state on the brink of failure
- Brazil and Venesuela - Worrying times
- Brazil: the ‘B’ in BRICSAM
- Climate Change Newsletter
- Mining and Social Conflict
- Latin American Cities
- Inequality – the civil society view
- LAB's new website goes live
- Inequality 1 — The Institutional View
- Microfinance 2
- Latin American London
- Microfinance
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Rio+20 and climate change (continued, Part 2)
- Rio+20 and climate change
- Culture
- Communities in the Brazilian Amazon
- Latin America’s land grab
- The drugs trade
- Land occupations
- Land in Latin America
- Haiti
- Relations between Latin America and the United States
- GM crops in Latin America
- Women in Latin America – II
- Carbon credits
- Women in Latin America – 1