In Memoriam: Eduardo Galeano
“Now I feel more than ever proud of having been born in America, in this shit, in this marvel”: an... Read Article
Hugo Chavez
Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture by Justin McGuirk
The history of urban housing schemes in Latin America is wrought with failure. Informal communities on the edge of the... Read Article
S&C Podcast: Venezuela Special
In March this year I went to Venezuela in the wake of ex-President Hugo Chavez’s passing. While there I interviewed... Read Article
In Memoriam: A Hugo Chavez Playlist
Unless you’ve been living in a cupboard for the past week you will be well aware that Venezuela’s President Hugo... Read Article
Indigenous Movements: Upcoming Challenges for Re-elected Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
A green wave invaded the streets of Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, on Sunday, February 17th. Thousands of people, with Alianza... Read Article
Venezuela’s Oil Refinery Blaze: Seven Good Reasons to Suspect Sabotage
“You can’t exclude any hypothesis… It’s practically impossible that here in an [oil] installation like this which is fully automated... Read Article
The New El Dorado or a Commodity Bubble
Hal Weitzman’s Latin Lessons – How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering is a sane,... Read Article
Who Killed Simon Bolivar??
Take one international hero. The liberator of a continent. A man venerated to the point of deity. Add one populist... Read Article
Ollanta Humala’s Path to Peruvian President
In 2000, Ollanta Humala led an unsuccessful military rebellion against Peru’s then-President Alberto Fujimori. Six years later, the left-wing nationalist entered... Read Article
Caution, Left Turn Only: Peruvian Elections
I once heard a Sociologist at UC Berkeley say that the left is always the right way. Latin America seems... Read Article
Hermano – a review of the slums
Stephanie Kennedy, Sounds and Colours Venezuelan correspondent, takes a close look at life in Caracas’ slums, reacting to both the... Read Article
Venezuelan comic books find their place on the web
The comic in Venezuela is one of the genres that is generally underrated and ironically, treasured within the country’s culture.... Read Article