Argentina: explosion in land conflicts
Almost a quarter of the country's farming families are involved in a land dispute, largely because of the massive takeover of land by the soy plantations.
Uki Goñi: racism persists in Argentina
Interviewed by CLACS Newton International fellow Gabriel Bayarri, Argentine author Uki Goñi provides insight into Argentina’s intricate history. As a witness to the erasure...
Brazil: when the dream becomes a nightmare
It was ranked alongside Russia, India and China as an emerging global economic powerhouse but now the pillaging of Brazil’s natural resources, corruption at its highest levels and a crippling drought is threatening that status.
Argentina: human rights trials
Eight judical investigations into human rights abuses committed under the dictatorship are under way. In Spanish.
Argentina: ‘vulture fund’ unchallenged
Nick Dearden, of the Jubilee Debt Campaign, feels angry that the BBC's flagship news programme, the Today progrmame, failed to grill the representative of a vulture fund on its claim for full repayment of the Argentine debt.
Argentina: Xenophobia and urban land takeovers
Resentment against foreigners is growing in Argentina, as many poor migrants from Bolivia and Paraguay have been involved in the takeover of land in Buenos Aires.
VENEZUELA: ENTRY TO MERCOSUR WORRIES LOCAL PRODUCERS
The Venezuelan government is celebrating its membership of Mercosur, but not everybody is joining the party.
Bulletin 17 February 2010
Argentina: President revives the ghost of the Falklands ♦ Brazil: Presidential candidate proposes radical programme ♦ Venezuela to reconsider offer of electricity supplies from Colombia ♦ Argentina: local currency sinks ♦ Guatem
POPE FRANCIS WILL FOLLOW A CONSERVATIVE AGENDA
Argentine sociologist Fortunato Malliacci says that the new Pope will create an impression of renovation but, in fact, his role is to block the expansion of the left-wing Church.
EVITA ON BROADWAY
A new production of the musical Evita in New York raises hackles in Argentina. In Spanish.