CULTURE AND CONFLICT IN SOUTHERN PARA
LAB editor Francis McDonagh describes a visit to the south of the Brazilian state of Pará, starting in Belém and moving into deepest darkest rancher country.
ECUADOR: THE PRESS & THE PRESIDENT
Electoral law reforms adopted in 2012 have changed how the press could cover the 2013 presidential campaign.
LATIN AMERICA: WHOSE FREE PRESS?
At last the question all too rarely asked about 'free' press: who owns it?
Reconnecting with Recife
LAB's Francis McDonagh renews his links with Recife, and observes Brazil at a slant, outside the São Paulo-Brasília beltway.
CHILE: JUSTICE STALKS THOSE WHO MURDERED VICTOR JARA
In late December 2012, Judge Vazquez of the Santiago Appeals Court initiated a discovery process for the murder of the famous Chilean singer Victor Jara.
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is a Title VI National Resource Center in consortium with the University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
FILM: GAEL GARCIA BERNAL ON ‘NO’
The Mexican film actor discusses 'No', his film about Chile, and the relationship of politics and the cinema.
Election Day in Caracas
Rachael Boothroyd gives a lively account of election day in the capital.
Buenos Aires street art
Young street artists help to reclaim the public space of cities