Mexico: Displaced Zapatistas Return Home
Zapatistas return home after being violently forced from their homes after they stood up to the government over their wish for autonomous education. Davies discusses their fight for autonomy against a government they see as corrupt.
Chile: savvy media policy is not enough
Dr Cathy Collins, from Santiago, criticises the Guardian coverage of President Sebastian Piñera's visit to UK
Ecuador: why the coup failed
Effective social mobilisation, international solidarity and the courage of President Correa foiled the coup, says Atilio Boron.
Guatemala: officers must face trial
Amnesty International has called for Guatemalan officers, accused of extrajudicial executions, to be brought to trial. This follows the arrest this week of a former official in Switzerland.
Bolivia: anti-racism law stirs debate
A law against racism and discrimination, being debated in Congress, provokes protests from journalists.
Panama Awakes
José Alcoff discusses a new law brought into effect in Panama which circumvents worker rights and environmental considerations.
Lessons from Central America
Robert White examines foreign policy by the US and its influence on Central American democracy.
Economist interviews President Lula of Brazil
The Economist interviewed Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on September 9th, 2010. We reproduce the edited transcript of the conversation.
Colombia: anger at expulsion of senator
Messages of support from all over the world have been pouring in to the widely respected Colombian Senator, Piedad Cordoba, after the inspector-general's unexpected decision to kick her out of Congress.
Cubans in shock at Raul Casto’s warning of an end to...
Announcements that thousands of Cubans will need to look for work in the private sector as they are laid off from state employment has provoked many different reactions in Cuba.