A new beginning for US-Latin American relations?
Latin America is emerging as an ecological superpower that the United States needs to respect, argues Juan Gabriel Tokatlian, from the Universidad Di Tella in Buenos Aires.
ARGENTINA: MONSANTO IN THE DOCK
Monsanto and the government's 'soyalisation' programme threaten the health of thousands and have contributed to escalating violence, including four murders, according to respected Argentine human rights campaigners.
Argentina tries to combat a drier future
Argentina is suffering a terrible drought. Is climate change to blame?
GM soya “a death sentence” for Argentina
GM soya: a "death sentence" for Argentina. In a special article for LAB, Claire Robinson, the editor of GM Watch, reports on efforts to silence a scientist whose investigations suggest that the widespread spraying of glyphosate, a herb
Latin America Embraces Palestine
Since December, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay and Peru have all recognised Palestine as an independent state. This is another indication of the growing independence from the USA of much of Latin America.
Argentina: Remembering Kirchner
Former president Nestor Kirchner, who has died unexpectedly of a heart attack, is remembered for his leadership role in standing up to the USA
Argentina: Marcelo Giraud on mining in Mendoza
An interview with Marcelo Giraud, of the Asamblea Popular por el Agua, about the efforts of the mining companies to have Mendoza's Law...
Los registros de un secuestro familiar
Documents have emerged on the disappearance of political activists during the dark years of the military dictatorship in Argentina. Article in Spanish.
Land grab in Latin America
Meeting in Buenos Aires, social movements criticise a recent report on land-grabbing by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
Memoria Abierta: Dictatorship and Memory on the Big Screen
A catalogue of over 400 films about Argentina's military dictatorship has been compiled by 'Memoria Abierta'.