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Latin America is locked in a struggle between those leaders seeking economic alternatives to the Washington Consensus and others who resist change. This tension is not only responsible for the region's instability; its outcome could also define a postneoliberal order. By Emir Sader.

The recent successful elections in Bolivia and Venezuela are being heralded as an important step forward for Latin America, signalling the increasing decline of US influence and a further triumph in the region for economic independence, social equality and redistributive policies.

50 Years on, the Cuban Revolution is still an ongoing reality and maintains populist support. Cuban principles of locally-rooted social democracy, universal welfare, and it's international humanitarianism have set it apart from China, The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, writes Diana Raby.

For the first time in half a millennium, South America is beginning to take its fate into its own hands. The problems which persist have to be addressed through regional and global solidarity along with internal struggle, writes Noam Chomsky.

Latin America is defined by a series of paradoxes that befuddle commentators, from the economy and popular support for leftist movements, to profits, growth and hunger, writes James Petras.

The western media call it "Chavez Bank",  says Mark Weisbrot -- but what are they really afraid of?