Latin America & the Caribbean

Isaac Nellist spoke with 麻豆传媒's Latin American correspondent Ben Radford about various grassroots struggles against mining and climate destruction, for workers' rights and access to education.

crowd of supporters of Alianza de Pais in Puerto Rico

The New Progressive Party, Puerto Rico鈥檚 right-wing pro-statehood faction, has entrenched itself as a major political force, creating a system that increasingly resembles a one-party state, argues Javier A Hern谩ndez.

media conference

Speculation of more privatisations by the Nicol谩s Maduro government is growing amid fears incoming United States president Donald Trump may tighten sanctions on Venezuela, reports Federico Fuentes.

Coral Wynter聽reviews The Eyes of the Earth, a magical realist novel that follows the life of a Honduran refugee eking out an existence in Mexico City.聽

Nicolas Maduro and Edmundo Gonzales

There are fears in Venezuela that the situation approaching inauguration day could trigger a new round of political violence and state repression, reports Federico Fuentes.

Nicolas Maduro and Venezuelan flag

麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes sat down with Malfred Gerig, a sociologist from the Central University of Venezuela, to discuss what he calls Maduro鈥檚 鈥渘eoliberalism with patrimonialist characteristics鈥. This is the final in a three-part interview.

protesters with signs

Thousands protested across Peru against rising violence against women, police culpability and government inaction, reports Ben Radford. The marches were organised as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is marked on November 25.

Venezuelan flag and economic graph

In the second of a three-part interview, 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes sat down with聽sociologist Malfred Gerig to discuss Venezuelan president Nicol谩s聽Maduro鈥檚 economic policy response to what he terms the country鈥檚 鈥淟ong Depression鈥.

Frente Amplio candidates

Uruguayans chose to return the centre-left Frente Amplio (Broad Front) coalition to government, by electing its candidate Yamand煤 Orsi in the run-off presidential election, reports Pablo Meriguet.

Donald Trump

While incoming United States President Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration is still a month-and-a-half away, he is preparing the ground for his second term, reports Barry Sheppard.

book cover and Cuban doctors in Italy

Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad鈥檚 On Cuba will inspire new readers about the achievements of this small country standing up to United States imperialism and providing a beacon of internationalism and solidarity, writes Stephen Langford.

person speaking to media

Federico Fuentes speaks to constitutional lawyer and human rights activist Mar铆a Alejandra D铆az about why, as she puts it, the rule of law in Venezuela is 鈥渋n frank deterioration鈥 since the July 28 presidential elections.