Chile: what next?
When
students jumped the turnstiles at the Baquedano metro station in Santiago on 18
October 2019 in protest at the 30-peso fare hike, nobody could have...
Chile: student uprising against market forces which marked a generation
A British documentary film about the student demonstrations in Chile in 2011.
Chile: why was the new constitution rejected?
Why did such a large majority of Chileans (62%) reject the new draft constitution in the plebiscite on 4 September? Emily Gregg analyses the salient reasons and asks, if not like this, then how is change to be effected?
Chile: una revolución de hembras
Gabriel Boric, elected President of Chile with a sound majority in December, took office on 11 March, swearing in a cabinet with 14 women and 10 men. To Imogen Mark this felt like a real revolution.
Honduras Memoria Creativa
An introduction to the music, art, illustration and literature of Honduras, where artists struggle to reach broader recognition and audiences, both within the country and internationally.
Amazon fires — LAB Newsletter September 2019
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend,
11 September 2019
Amazon fires caused by land-grabbing on an industrial scale
In addition to our website, LAB’s Facebook page provides a...
Environmental hazards in Chile’s mines
Afshin Rattansi goes underground on how the mining of its resources are linked to environmental disaster, and the London Stock Exchange. ...
La Población: an album for a shanty town
Victor Jara's 1982 album told the story of the población Herminda de la Victoria. It will be celebrated at this year's El Sueño Existe festival (on Zoom from Machynlleth, Wales). Malcolm Boorer tells the story behind the album.
Chile: the remnants of dictatorship are slow to fade
Younger Chileans seem remarkably unbothered by the continuation of a constitution framed under the dictatorship.
Chile: Challenging broadcasting laws to defend community radio
Chile's broadcasting laws criminalise broadcasting without a licence. For six years Radio Aukan has been unable to get a broadcasting licence.
Radio Aukan is a...