Mexico: the fight for rights
Aurelia Rivas, a young Tepuehan Indian, spends her days travelling from ranch to ranch to speak to local residents, especially women. It's all part of the struggle to break the traditional gender inequalities.
Amazon: Another way is possible
At a time of serious environmental setbacks in Brazil, a remarkable new documentary shows how hundreds of families are successfully working together to recuperate the forest.
Ecuador: the battle of the marches
An official march and a march of the social movements take each other on in Quito.
Brazil: MST attacks Dilma
In the wake of a series of actions undertaken by the landless movement (MST) across the country, João Pedro Stédile, one of the main leaders, has attacked President Dilma for allowing her government to be taken over by 'second-rate bureaucrats'.
The Citizens’ Revolution in Ecuador and its Enemies
Mario Ramos looks at the Citizens' Revolution in Ecuador and US attempts to undermine it.
Rio de Janeiro: the ‘pacification’ of the favelas
The idea is to put an end to the 'divided city' but, says Verena Brähler, the risk now is of creating a city with 'divided favelas'.
Paraguay’s Silent War
GM soya arrived later in Paraguay than in Brazil and Argentina. But the violence it has provoked has been more intense, as producers and campesinos battle for control over the land. Claudia Pompa reports.
The death of Domitila – an extraordinary leader
With remarkable courage, Domitila repeatedly defied Bolivia's dictatorships in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. LAB carries some of the tributes that have been paid to her.
Brazil: pressure for agrarian reform
A broad range of social movements are calling for a more ambitious programme of agrarian reform. LAB's Francis McDonagh reports from Sao Paulo.
Nicaragua: New law passed to protect women from violence
Through a national campaign, the Maria Elena Cuadra women's movement (MEC) has succeeded in getting a new law passed to protect women from violence.