Argentina: Milei promises to ‘take a chainsaw’ to the economy
Javier Milei's won a landslide victory in Argentina's presidential elections. He has promised to 'take a chainsaw' to the country's economy -- in dire trouble with inflation this year already at 143%. But can he convert a massive protest vote into real policies?
Amazon: indigenous summit denounces hypocrisy of global powers
Indigenous groups from nine Amazon countries say that, while the climate crisis gets worse ever year, the global powers are still pushing ahead with so-called 'green deals' that, in practice, threaten the survival of mankind.
WIKILEAKS: Latin America doesn’t trust China
New cables revealed in El Pais, a Madrid daily, show how Latin American countries are increasingly wary of China's growing presence in the region.
Colombia: US$12.5bn a year on defence
Nazih Richani argues that military expenditure has become a leviathan which is hampering the country's social, economic and political development.
Venezuela is not Greece
Mark Weisbrot replies to Juan Forero, arguing that the scale of Venezuela's economic crisis has been wildly exaggerated.
Will Lulismo illuminate Peru?
President Ollanta Humala has made no secret of his admiration for the model employed by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil.
Tobacco companies accused of intimidatory practices
The Pan American Health Organization denounces the continued interference by the tobacco industry in the passing of antismoking laws in the countries of the Americas.
Latin America: Lessons of the Debt Crisis
On 20 February 2012, the Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) brought together prominent economists and government officials from Latin America and elsewhere for a one-day conference on the region's experience of debt crises.
Latin America: What comes after the back-yard
Latin America is forging a new identity, demanding to be treated as an equal by the USA, argues Raul Zibechi.
Mexico’s Credit Line at IMF Expanded to Record $72 Billion for...
Mexico requests extension of it's credit with the IMF as precautionary measure during the current economic crisis.