Guatemala: student protests continue
Despite police brutality, students continue protests over planned privatisation of education.
MEXICO: FROM THE “PERFECT DICTATORSHIP” TO THE IMPERFECT DEMOCRACY
Laura Carlsen, who has reported extensively on Mexico, looks at what was good and what was bad about the recent elections.
MEXICO: THE RETURN OF THE PRI
The PRI, which ruled Mexico for 70 years, has been voted back in power after 12 years out of government. LAB's Nick Caistor looks at what we can expect from the 'reformed' party.
HONDURAS: RESISTANCE LIVES ON
A powerful video documents the continued resitance to the government brought to power by the 2009 coup.
MEXICO: THE NEO-LIBERAL ‘DRUGS WAR’
A new book looks beyond the clichés to examine the causes of the violence associated with illegal drugs trafficking in Mexico. LAB talks to one of its authors, Peter Watt.
Bolivia: Second Protest March Against Tipnis Reaches La Paz
Protest against the government's proposed road continues as the promised negotiations are awaited.
BOLIVIA: LEVEL OF TENSION FALLS
With an end to the police strike and the arrival in La Paz of the TIPNIS march, the political situation has become calmer. The Bolivia Information Forum reports.
WHY ONLY LOPEZ OBRADOR CAN SAVE MEXICO
The next six years of Mexican history may be be critical for its long-term future, as there is much to repair and heal. For this reason, only AMLO can save Mexico, argues British journalist Matt Kennard.
MEXICO: CABO PULMO RESORT VICTORY
President Calderón's cancellation of a huge resort complex in Baja California is celebrated as a victory by Mexico's environmental groups
HONDURAS: THREE YEARS AFTER THE COUP
John Perry looks at the disastrous outcome of the 2009 coup in Honduras and the difficulties and dangers confronting all who resist the new government.