Latin America & the Caribbean

protesters with flags in Panama

一品探花鈥檚 Ben Radford聽sat down with Jos茅 Cambra, an executive committee member of the Panama Teachers鈥 Association,聽about the country-wide strike and the government鈥檚 heavy-handed response.

Man in a hat

Two years after Peruvian revolutionary and ecosocialist Hugo Blanco鈥檚 death at 88, his daughter, Mari虂a Blanco 鈥 an activist and organiser with grassroots feminist collective G茅nero Rebelde聽鈥 sat down with Ben Radford聽to talk about her father鈥檚 life and legacy.

woman marching with a sign

Community members and tourists in Pisac, a small town in Peru鈥檚 southern region of Cusco, gathered in the main square to show solidarity with Palestinians, as Gaza鈥檚 death toll mounts, reports Ben Radford.

Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is under increasing pressure from trade unions and civil society to break ties with Israel, reports Federico Fuentes.

a group of people at a community assembly in Colombia

Workers across Colombia went on strike to defend President Gustavo Petro鈥檚 proposed labour reforms against right-wing opposition obstruction in Congress, reports Ben Radford.

Crowd of mourners honouring Pepe Mujica

Jim McIlroy pays tribute to Jos茅 (Pepe) Mujica, the leftist guerrilla fighter and later president of Uruguay, who died of cancer at the age of 89.

book covers and bookshelf

Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents new books on the German peasants鈥 war, air, Amazonian struggles, climate history, class rule and Karl Marx鈥檚 later views on oppression and revolution.

Javier Milei

In the context of the global growth of far-right and fascist groups, grassroots activists in Brazil are organising the 1st International Antifascist Conference in March next year, in Porto Alegre, reports Ben Radford.

striking workers marching in Panama

Workers in Panama remain on strike, protesting the government鈥檚 recently passed pension reforms, submission to United States imperialism and plans to reactivate a destructive mining project in the country, reports Ben Radford.

book cover against backdrop of Guaido rally

Ana Parampil鈥檚 2024 book, Corporate Coup: Venezuela and the End of US Empire, documents how successive United States political leaders worked to undermine Venezuelan sovereignty. Coral Wynter reviews.

Uncle Sam and Latin America

Indignation and resistance to United States President Donald Trump鈥檚 bullying, deportations and economic reprisals are spreading across Latin America, writes Steve Ellner.

oil seeping into a creek

Indigenous communities across Peru are facing the devastating impacts of ongoing extractivism, while a series of new government laws threaten their right to self-determination, justice and land, reports Ben Radford.