Lessons from Central America
Robert White examines foreign policy by the US and its influence on Central American democracy.
Wall Street and the Criminalization of Immigrants
Hedge funds -- and members of the US Congress -- profit from the incarceration of a million immigrants.
Controlling Coca Cultivation Bolivian Style
"Social control" is the way forward for reducing cocaine trafficking, says the Bolivian government. Writer Linda Farthing reports.
Argentina: Remembering Kirchner
Former president Nestor Kirchner, who has died unexpectedly of a heart attack, is remembered for his leadership role in standing up to the USA
The Drug War: Towards a ‘Plan Central America’
The increasing intervention of the US in the region in the name of the war on drugs is raising questions over their longer term motives.
Peru: green light for extradition
A US appeals court okays the extradition to Peru of the 'Butcher of the Andes'. Ángel Páez reports.
WikiLeaks involve Paraguay
The US State department asked its embassy in Asuncion to investigate possible Islamic and Iranian terrorist groups.
Right-wing extremists set to take control of US House Foreign Affairs...
As a result of the Nov. 2 elections in the US, right-wing extremists are poised to re-set the legislative agenda on Latin America in the House of Representatives.
WikiLeaks involve Brazil
The Brazilian security forces cooperate closely with US intelligence and law enforcement agencies on counterterrorism, in spite of denials from the Brazilian government, show US embassy cables.
WikiLeaks involve Honduras
US embassy in Tegucigalpa concludes that there was no constitutional basis for ousting President Zelaya in July 2009.