PERU: MONTERRICO BUYS JUSTICE CHEAPLY
UK mining company Monterrico settles out of court at a very low price
ARTISANAL MINING IN PERU: BLESSING OR CURSE?
Small-scale mining is often portrayed as the worst exploiter, both of workers and the environment. The truth is more complex.
CENTRAL AMERICA: CANADIAN MINING COMPANIES RAMPANT
An interactive map of major mine projects by Environmental Campaign for Central America (ENCA)
COLOMBIA: COMMUNITIES MUST DECIDE
Key to avoiding conflict around mining is genuine and informed consultation with local communities
Mining in Latin America: deepening contradictions
Governments of right and left are welcoming large scale mining, but the social and environmental costs are mounting and communities are less inclined to suffer them
Venezuela: what now?
Hugo Chávez has won again, and has promised to consolidate his revolution. But this means better, more transparent governance and improvements to his policy-making capacity.
Chávez Election Not So Different from the Rest of South America
Hugo Chávez's latest victory is just one of several re-elections of left-wing governments in South America, says Mark Weisbrot.
Buenos Aires street art
Young street artists help to reclaim the public space of cities
Brazil: The World Cup damages people’s rights
Popular organizations from 12 cities that will host the 2014 World Cup say that the people's rights are being ignored as areas are 'beautified' for the visiting fans.
Buenos Aires – Stop the towers!
The traditional middle class neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires are being threatened by speculative development of high-rise buildings. The local communities have fought back with some success.