Venezuela — a view from the grassroots part 3
Media ideologies, capitalist complicities and the myth of a coup.
Venezuela — a view from the grassroots part 2
Police and military violence during the protests.
Peru: Green light for Marañon dams?
Bad news: the government has approved the energy companies' environmental impact report.
Paraguay: Can the deforestation be stopped?
The Chaco region is under imminent threat of total deforestation
Brazil’s prisons: A fate worse than death?
'I would rather die than spend a long time in one of our prisons' --Minister of Justice Cardozo.
Is Mexico an emerging economic superpower?
The BBC recently depicted Mexico as one of the next generation of economic superpowers. Mexican sociologist Luis Vazquez expresses a certain scepticism.
Alvaro Garcia Linera — The Way Forward for the Left
Speaking in Madrid, Bolivia's Vice-President puts forwards his compelling vision for the left across the world
Machine guns and development
Minguarana Producciones, the latest LAB Partner, have submitted their first blog, which tells the story of the Amazonian hamlet of Mangabal, which is the subject of a documentary film they are working on.
El Salvador: ALBA support for farm co-operatives
A video prepared by a UK support group shows how ALBA is supporting farm co-operatives.