WOLA vs. Honduran Democracy
The author takes a critical approach towards a widely respected human rights organisation
Chomsky: Militarising Latin America
Noam Chomsky: Recent US drive to restore Washington's capacity for military intervention in Latin America.
Repression and Resistance in Honduras
Susan Fitzpatrick-Behrens, from NACLA, reports on the emergence of increased resistance, as repression intensifies.
Latin America: integration without the USA?
LAB's news writer Javier Farje analyses the new Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
The Challenges of 21st Century Socialism in Venezuela
An interview with William Robinson, Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara
Bulletin 2 March 2010
Chile: international aid arrives – people and authorities organise against looting ♦ Argentina: welcome US mediation ♦ Chile: earthquake will not stop economic growth ♦ Bolivia: Rains destroy communities
Bulletin 23 February 2010
Argentina: President criticises the UK and expects regional support ♦ Latin America Summit: Colombia and Venezuela clash, again ♦ Latin America: An OAS without the Americans? ♦ Colombia: local currency in good health ♦ Brazil:
Bulletin 18 February 2010
Haiti: US missionaries to go home ♦ Oil exploration to go ahead despite Argentinean obstacles ♦ Mexico: Calderón returns to Ciudad Juarez and promises more help ♦ Peru: oil sector will grow in 2010 ♦ Venezuela: calls to declare
US interference in Haiti
The US has a long history of political meddling in Haiti and many other Latin American countries. Mark Weisbrot reports.
Bulletin 25 January 2010
Haiti: relief operations criticised ♦ Women are still dying in Haiti ♦ Dominican Republic praised for emergency help ♦ Venezuela: closure of TV stations causes unrest ♦ Brazil: Real set to get strong again ♦ Chile: water i