Abstract: While the delapidated economies of the so called “first world” strongly beat the European and North American youth, Brazil, by means of an historical inversion, moves forward with safe steps towards the consolidation of a strong neoliberal model, reflecting lower unemployment rates since 2002, and generously opening its frontiers to […]

The ongoing trial of several high-ranking public officials in Brazil involved in the mensalão scandal – a widespread corruption scheme – has caught the attention of the Brazilian and international media. In particular, The Economist has covered this issue in pieces that provide a balanced background for the non-Brazilian reader, while […]

On Wednesday, November 7th, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook the San Marcos Department along the Guatemalan Pacific Coast. The largest such quake in Guatemala since 1976, the tremors were felt from Mexico D.F.  down to San Salvador. International news sources report the death toll at nearly fifty, while hundreds have been […]

Abstract: On October 15th 2012 president Evo Morales  enacted the Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development to Live Well. The aim of the law is to protect natural resources, finding a balance between progress and preservation  and also to enable the development of diverse forms of production in Bolivian […]

Abstract: To talk about “green culture” in recent times, and in some of the largest Latin American cities, has become part of fashion. A wide range of strategies such as the adaptation of roads for non motorized vehicles, the incursion of the construction sector in ecological technologies successfully implemented in other cities […]