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