LAB Newsletter March 2016
14/03/16
THE PRICE OF PROGRESS IN BRAZIL, THE U.S ELECTIONS AND NEWS ON UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend,
This month we have the first in...
Venezuela under Maduro
The mainstream media have repeatedly stressed Pope Francis’ humility, his simple lifestyle and his sympathy for the poor, but in her article, Ivone Gebara is quick to puncture this euphoria
Pope Francis
The mainstream media have repeatedly stressed Pope Francis’ humility, his simple lifestyle and his sympathy for the poor, but in her article, Ivone Gebara is quick to puncture this euphoria
Land in Brazil: PT abandoning land reform?
Indigenous groups and organisations of the landless in Brazil are becoming increasingly worried by the pro-agribusiness stance of the PT government and its minister of agriculture Kátia Abreu.
Ecuador Newsletter
An analysis of Rafael Correa's victory and what lies ahead. Plus LAB launches 'K', a moving account of the agonised search of a Brazilian father for his daughter, disappeared and murdered by the Brazilian armed forces during the military dictatorship
Venezuela, Paraguay and Brazil
While LAB editors examine the impact of dams and mining on communities in the Amazon, in the UK and elsewhere the 40th anniversary of the military coup in Chile has attracted lively interest.
Hugo Chávez: a commanding figure
In the wake of Hugo Chávez' dealth on 5th March, LAB draws together some of the many and varied responses to his Presidency and to the man himself.
“K” shortlisted for prestigious Irish literary award
A searing work that hovers between memoir and novel, ‘K’ describes the ordeal endured by the author’s father as he sought clues to the disappearance of his daughter in the 1970s at the hands of the country’s dictatorship.