Colombia: human rights, a casualty of the war
Latin America Bureau interviews Eduardo Carreño, a prominent Colombian lawyer, on human rights, political violence and Venezuela.
The anti-Venezuela election campaign
The election is not until September but, says Mark Weisbrot, the international campaign to delegitimise the government has already begun.
VENEZUELA: The Beginning of the End for Chávez?
As opinion poll after opinion poll point to falling support for Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, this article examines the reasons behind the decline.
Venezuela: Crime in the Context of a Democratizing Process
Samuel Grove discusses the western media's demonization of Chavez in the context of violent crime in Venezuela.
Pentagon Braces for an Offensive Against Venezuela
The Pentagon is determined to get rid of Hugo Chavez in 2010, say Nil Nikandrov from Global Research.
Venezuela: election results are a warning
The election results, which disappointed many Chavez supporters, show that this is the moment to return to the grass roots, to tackle the real problems, including corruption, and to rebuild from there, says Mike Gonzalez.
Venezuela: protest letter in the Guardian
Leading activists and thinkers criticise the Guardian newspaper for failing to report on a 10,000-person march in Caracas to demand justice for the hundreds of peasant activists assassinated by wealthy landowners.
Oil-rich Venezuela gripped by economic crisis
Juan Forero, from the Washington Post, argues that the country is paralysed by the crisis.
WikiLeaks’ lesson on Haiti
What the US embassy cables reveal about Washington's malign influence should make Latin American nations quit the UN force.
Venezuela: Can Chavez pull it off a third time?
Whether or not President Hugo Chávez recovers from his latest bout of cancer, the elections in October are likely to be the government's toughest challenge to date, says Julia Buxton in a special analysis for LAB.