The War Against Women
A Special Newsletter featuring key contributions from CAWN (Central American Women's Network) and with a focus on their history, mission and current activities.
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
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
Paraguay: Anything but a ‘new direction’
Does Horacio Cartes have a sense of humour? The candidate for the Colorado Party who was elected president of Paraguay on 21 April campaigned on the slogan Un Nuevo Rumbo para el Paraguay, ‘A New Direction for Paraguay’.
Guatemala: Ríos Montt’s conviction is only a beginning
The conviction on May 10 of former military dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity is an historic advance for Guatemala.
GMOs in Latin America
Latin America is key to the future of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) and it is an issue over which the region is deeply divided.
Brazil protests: they are working!
The wave of street demonstrations in Brazil is having an extraordinary effect. Protest is working!
Nobody’s Backyard
The arbitrary detention of the Bolivian President's plane has proved to be a diplomatic disaster for the US. In Brazil, the Pope gave backing to social movements and demands for change. Across the Region the spirit of independence is growing.
Brazil and Chile
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.
Colombia and Ecuador
Newsletter on the social conflicts in two Andean countries -- Colombia and Ecuador