Venezuela’s Social-Based Democratic Model: Innovations and Limitations
Venezuela's Social-Based Democratic Model: Innovations and Limitations: The author explores the achievements and flaws of the country's political process.
Venezuela: protest letter in the Guardian
Leading activists and thinkers criticise the Guardian newspaper for failing to report on a 10,000-person march in Caracas to demand justice for the hundreds of peasant activists assassinated by wealthy landowners.
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.
Cochabamba Still Thirsty
The author analyses the serious shortage of drinnking water in one of Bolivia's biggest cities.
“Haiti Needs a Social Policy for Housing”
As many, many people are still living in tents following last year's earthquake Ronal Thelusmond discusses the need for a clear social housing policy to allow everyone to work together in securing a future for Haiti's people.
Haitian Renaissance: Youth Paint a New Country
Despite the earthquake and extreme physical poverty Haiti's youth express themselves richly through art, promoting human rights, aided by organisation APROSIFA.
Mexico: Zapatistas: The war with no breath?
Arsenault looks back at the acheivements of the Zapatista rebellion 17 years on.
Dominican Republic Confirms First Cholera Death
As cholera sweeps neighbouring Haiti, the Dominican Republic confirms that they have had their first death from the disease.
Four Dead in Honduras Rains
After a heavier than usual rainy season throughout Central America in 2010, Honduras deals with further heavy rainfall over the weekend.
COLOMBIA: Afro-Colombian communities under attack again
Afro-Colombian communities in the Chocó suffer land invasions once again. Read more for an English summary followed by original in Spanish.