Finally — Pride of Place for Drug Policy at the OAS General Assembly Meeting
Drug policy reforms in Latin America will come from below.
Latin America Rises Up
Join IPS Associate Fellow, Manuel Pérez-Rocha as he presents at Left Forum 2013 on resistance to mega mining across the Americas.
Our Stake in Guatemala’s Genocide Trial
Thirty years after Rios Montt’s atrocities, U.S. military policy in Latin America remains a human rights disaster.
Venezuela’s Presidential Elections: The Battle Continues
Capriles calls for a recount, but it’s really his claims that need the audit.
Film: Venezuela Rising
Join us for a documentary film illustrating the impact of the Bolivarian revolution on poor and working people in this Latin American country and the established system of democracy.
Chavez: Washington Nemesis, Latin American Hero
What scared Washington most about Chavez was not his failures or idiosyncrasies. It was his success.
Militarizing Latin America: Four More Years
Washington should recognize that Latin America is experimenting with new political and economic models to reduce the region’s traditional poverty and inequality.
The Latin American Gorilla
Latin America itself got scarcely a mention in the U.S. presidential campaign, but a new generation of voters has put it on the agenda.
Venezuelan Citizens Vote!
Join us for this debriefing and discussion with observers about what Venezuela’s October presidential elections mean for Venezuela, and for the U.S.
Free Trade and the Erosion of Sovereignty
Join this session at the Together for Justice: 2012 International Gathering, where IPS Associate Fellow Manuel Pérez-Rocha will discuss the efforts being waged by the grassroots and experts in solidarity to restore a balance in investment rules, and how several countries are responding to this challenge.
Washington’s Democratic Double-Standard
Uncle Sam isn’t making much fuss over Latin America’s law-breaking lawmakers.
The War on Drugs Is the Dumbest of Them All
We went through this exercise once before with Prohibition.
Rocky Road to Gender Equality in Latin America
Women leaders do not by definition implement policies promoting women’s rights.
FTAs, Afro-Colombians and The African World
Ajamu Baraka, Annette Dickerson, joined by Charo Mina-Rojas will present a multi-media report back on the situation of Afro-Colombians.
Latin America Delivers a Good, Swift Kick to the U.S.
The Latin American countries are forging a multi-polar world in which the U.S. looks increasingly out of touch.