Bolivia: after the vote
A further decisive win for Evo Morales should settle debate about Bolivia's new constitution. But the divisions the campaign exposed ensure a bumpy ride ahead, says John Crabtree.
Zibechi on New Latin American Governments
Raul Zibechi, a Uruguayan journalist and one of Latin Amerca's leading political analysts, looks at the relationship between the new progressive governments in Latin America and social movements.
The Landless Workers’ Movement
Now and then there emerges somewhere in the world a social movement that is really exceptional for its integrity, astuteness and mass appeal. For me one of those rare movements is Brazil's Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST)/the Landles
BULLETIN 2 DECEMBER 2009
NO AGREEMENT AMONG LATIN AMERICAN LEADERS ON HONDURAN CRISIS ♦ ARGENTINA: ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATORS TAKE OVER CENTRAL BUENOS AIRES ♦ BOLIVIA: EVO MORALES REMAINS FAVOURITE FOR RELECTION ♦ MEXICO: FAST GROWTH OF TELECOMMUNICATION
Out of the Past, a New Honduran Culture of Resistance
The author talks about the emergence of a powerful and dynamic popular movement in Honduras.
Brazil: violence against rural workers increases
The Catholic Church's Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) says rural organisations are under siege.
Church’s Mediation Marks Start of “New Time” for Cuba
Dalia Acosta, from IPS, interviews Cuban dissident MANUEL CUESTA MORÚA
Guatemala’s New Civil Conflict: The Case of Ramiro Choc
Indigenous people mobilize to protect their land rights in Guatemala whilst the government fights to protect the interests of international investment.
Americas Social Forum in Paraguay: Grassroots Organizations Are Still in Charge
Social movements across Latin America unite to fight for their rights and control of their own resources.
Over one million Hondurans demand change
Over the last few months the FNRP has collected 1.2 million signatures from all over the country for a petition demanding a new constitution