Truthout
Latin America
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Campaign Against Glyphosate Steps Up in Latin America
After the World Health Organisation declared glyphosate a probable carcinogen, the campaign has intensified in Latin America to ban the herbicide.
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Fighting a Low-Intensity War, Indigenous Tupinamba Recover Their Land in Brazil
Indigenous peoples did something the Brazilian government had refused.
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Eduardo Galeano, a Chronicler of His Time, Has Died
The Uruguayan writer and journalist, author of emblematic books such as Open Veins of Latin America died at 74 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Solar Energy Lights Up in Latin America
The movement towards solar energy is sweeping throughout Latin America.
What the Rest of the Western Hemisphere Thinks About the Conflict Between the US and Venezuela
The New York Times article contains this very succinct and eloquent comment on the new US sanctions against Venezuela from Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa.
What Europe’s Hopeful Left Can Learn From Latin America
After years of austerity and economic turmoil, mass movements based on hope are finally taking root in Europe - and not just on the streets.
Escaping Economic Orthodoxy in Latin America
An interview with Ha-Joon Chang on the region's alternatives to the Washington Consensus.
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Indigenous Storytelling in the Limelight
At the Berlinale's NATIVe Storytelling-Slam, indigenous perspectives were centre stage.
Will Biden’s Billion-Dollar Plan Help Central America?
Militarizing security, deregulating markets, and dismantling labor rights isn't the solution.
Can the Violence in Honduras Be Stopped?
Community development, not militarization, is the answer.