The anniversary of the 1973 military coup underlines that Chile is still a divided country, while a congressman is arrested for his role in the process, and the nation moves to repeal its amnesty law.  

The president of Colombia’s Congress issued a formal apology over lawmakers’ ties to a paramilitary group, victims of Colombia’s armed conflict urge bilateral ceasefire, and FARC says it is satisfied with the dynamics of the peace process. 

With seminars and research, a new program aims to explore the philosophy and politics of Ernesto Laclau, who died earlier this year. 

To those in Brazil who cling to the need for large coalitions of parties as the only way to govern effectively, recent events in Mexico provide an essential counterpoint. 

He wants to facilitate the revival of dialogue in Venezuela. 

A Peruvian mobilization seeking to cross the border between Chile and Peru, and reach the so-called “terrestrial triangle,” ended without incident after the Peruvian police prevented entry into Chile. 

Union and peasant organizations harshly criticized two deputies on the left for their vote on the controversial Ley de Obtención de Vegetales, also known as the “Monsanto Law.” 

Leonel says he will be a candidate for president in 2016.

The Latin American left faces three key presidential votes during October in Brazil, Uruguay, and Bolivia. 

In a wide-ranging interview with journalist Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto reacted to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s decision to deploy Texas National Guard troops along the Texas-Mexico border.