The anti-Venezuela election campaign
The election is not until September but, says Mark Weisbrot, the international campaign to delegitimise the government has already begun.
VENEZUELA: The Beginning of the End for Chávez?
As opinion poll after opinion poll point to falling support for Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, this article examines the reasons behind the decline.
Venezuela: Crime in the Context of a Democratizing Process
Samuel Grove discusses the western media's demonization of Chavez in the context of violent crime in Venezuela.
Brazil: the ‘neoliberalisation’ of Embrapa
Horacio Martins de Carvalho, a leading rural analyst, laments the way Embrapa, the country's main agricultural research institute, has been turned into a tool of neoliberalism, even signing technical agreements with Monsanto. In Portuguese.
Pentagon Braces for an Offensive Against Venezuela
The Pentagon is determined to get rid of Hugo Chavez in 2010, say Nil Nikandrov from Global Research.
Venezuela: election results are a warning
The election results, which disappointed many Chavez supporters, show that this is the moment to return to the grass roots, to tackle the real problems, including corruption, and to rebuild from there, says Mike Gonzalez.
Haiti. As elections derail: US and UN at odds with the...
Following confirmation that the cholera epidemic began in a UN camp, anti-occupation feeling grows on the streets of Haiti. Manoeuvring behind the scenes between the US and current president Preval, recently exposed by wikileaks, does little to ease t
Brazil: dirty tricks against Dilma
As the second round of the elections approaches, the extreme right is waging a vicious campaign against Dilma Rousseff.
UNDP and OAS Present Second Report on Democracy in Latin America
The 'Our Democracy' report released by the OAS and UNDP this month highlights the challenges Latin America faces as it seeks to find its democratic identity.
Colombia: the Uribe legacy
Armen Kouyoumdjian, an analyst based in Chile, gives us his own, very personal perspective on Colombia.