COVID-19 Emergency
Brazil: politicians distribute fake Covid-19 cures
Inspired by the far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian mayors have been distributing chloroquine and ivermectin to treat Covid-19 ahead of municipal elections...
Mexico: the president is doing well, but the country is not
This article was translated for LAB by Fuschia Fowke. You can read the original in Spanish here.
Covid-19 in Latin America – Update 14, 22 October
Covid-19 in Latin America update 14: Argentina reaches 800,000 cases, Brazil agrees to test Russia’s ‘Sputnik’ vaccine, Chileans vote 'Apruebo' with social distancing in place, Colombia sees increase in violence against LGBTQ+, Cuba reopens 13/15 provinces to tourists.
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Central America awaits second hurricane
Nicaragua and Honduras brace themselves, as Christian Aid continues its response to the ongoing emergency
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Latest Videos
LAB interviews Bernardo Kucinski, author of ‘The Past Is An Imperfect...
For LAB's online book launch event, Journalist Sue Branford and writer and translator, Tom Gatehouse, interview Bernardo Kucinski about his recent novel 'The Past Is An Imperfect Tense' and read extracts from the book, translated into English by Tom Gatehouse and published by Practical Action Publishing.
Chile: Are you really not going to vote?
Splendidly Chilean video from #ganadecambiarestepaisculiao and EstoNoParaNo, urging young people to vote in the 25 October plebiscite to determine whether a new...
Lula and Alberto Fernández in discussion
The Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires organized a virtual dialogue 'Thinking about Latin America After the Pandemic'...
Podcasts
Inspired by Jara – a three-part podcast
This three-part podcast by the Manics' James Dean Bradfield looks at the lasting influence which Chilean musician and revolutionary singer, Victor Jara, has had on modern music.
Amazonia in 5 minutes
This June 5th, World Environment Day, we're releasing "Amazonia in Five Minutes." We're excited to present, on this important date, the first...
PODCAST: what is happening to migrant children at the US border
A podcast from The Guardian. Published in the 'Today In Focus' series, 11 July 2019. To download or listen, click...
LAB Publications
LAB interviews Bernardo Kucinski, author of ‘The Past Is An Imperfect...
For LAB's online book launch event, Journalist Sue Branford and writer and translator, Tom Gatehouse, interview Bernardo Kucinski about his recent novel 'The Past Is An Imperfect Tense' and read extracts from the book, translated into English by Tom Gatehouse and published by Practical Action Publishing.
The Past is an Imperfect Tense
A well-to-do white couple living in São Paulo, Brazil, adopt a black baby. The Past is an Imperfect Tense tells the...
Voices of Latin America – social movements and the new activism
This is a book of many voices (more than 70 of them, from 14 different countries): of anthropologists and archaeologists; urban planners and architects;...