A Decade of Refounding Honduras
As we enter a new decade Gerardo Torres Zelaya looks at the path of the left in Latin America and the roots of popular resistance which have grown in the last 10 years.
Zapatistas: 18 Years of Rebellion and Resistance
At the end of 2011, activists and academics gathered in Chiapas in Mexico to celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising.
Venezuela’s Social-Based Democratic Model: Innovations and Limitations
Venezuela's Social-Based Democratic Model: Innovations and Limitations: The author explores the achievements and flaws of the country's political process.
As the climate dries, Mexico’s milk region faces arsenic threat
Climate change is destroying the dairy industry in some regions of Mexico.
COLOMBIA: OBAMA LOOK-ALIKE COMPETITION
When President Obama visits Cartagena in mid-April, he may have a few surprises.
Colombia: human rights
UK development agencies publish letter in the Guardian newspaper calling on the British govenrment to put human rights at the heart of its relationship with Colombia.
Ecuador: Indigenous Group Rejects Ivanhoe’s Rainforest Oil Project
The President of the Kichwa people of Rukullakta in Ecuador protests against Canadian oil company Ivanhoe Energy's plans for the Pungarayacu oil field.
Haiti: The Stakes of the Post-Quake Elections
Haiti prepares to go to the polls later this month in perhaps the most important elections in its history, as the country seeks post-disaster stability.
Women’s Lives and Women’s Struggles
Women's lives and women's struggles. While the daily lives of millions of women in Mexico and Central American continue to be marked by poverty and exploitation.
Brazil: environment on the agenda
Greenpeace in Brazil believes that the electoral results show that voters are finally waking up to the seriousness of the environmental crisis. We publish their press release, in Portuguese (and in English).