Dilma Rousseff: In Lula’s Shadow Dilma Rousseff: In Lula’s Shadow
The first female president of Brazil will likely build on her predecessor's legacy.
Dec 29, 2010 / Benjamin Dangl
Bolivia’s Next Steps Bolivia’s Next Steps
Following an overwhelming re-election victory, President Evo Morales intends to "accelerate the process of change."
Dec 16, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun
Barack Obama encounters Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez for the first time at the Summit of the Americas, and the future of US-Latin America relations takes a new turn.
Apr 17, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Lessons From Latin America Lessons From Latin America
The region's social movements are a useful model for US leftists wanting to influence Obama.
Mar 5, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Vermont Students Join May 1 War Protests Vermont Students Join May 1 War Protests
As West Coast dockworkers stopped work at twenty-nine ports on May Day, students in Vermont took antiwar protests to the offices of a General Dynamics plant.
May 3, 2008 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Bolivia’s Dance with Evo Morales Bolivia’s Dance with Evo Morales
More than a year into President Evo Morales's first term, Bolivia remains in a labyrinth, somewhere between reform, revolution and national crisis.
Mar 29, 2007 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl and April Howard
The US Military Descends on Paraguay The US Military Descends on Paraguay
The US "war on terror" now extends to an unlikely frontier in Paraguay, where farmers are caught in the crossfire and human rights groups are skeptical of the threat posed by Islam...
Jul 12, 2006 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl