Civil Unrest

Violetta Grudina Brings Political Dissidence to Murmansk

Violetta Grudina Brings Political Dissidence to Murmansk Violetta Grudina Brings Political Dissidence to Murmansk

An ally of Alexey Navalny running for local office in northern Russia faces naked repression in an increasingly hostile political climate.

Aug 6, 2021 / Vadim Nikitin

“We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich

“We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich “We Will Live in a Completely Different World”: A Conversation With Svetlana Alexievich

The Nobel laureate on a new wave of repressions in Belarus, the role of women in revolution, and life after the pandemic.

Aug 2, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

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House Democrats Want to Know the Truth About the Bolivian Coup House Democrats Want to Know the Truth About the Bolivian Coup

The OAS’s false accusations led to the expulsion of Evo Morales. Now members of Congress want the State Department to investigate.

Jul 30, 2021 / Aída Chávez

We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine

We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine We Need to Scale Back America’s War Machine

Sixty years after Eisenhower warned the nation against the threat of the military-industrial complex, America continues to maintain a bloated, imperialistic military presence at ho...

Jul 30, 2021 / William Astore

The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry

The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry

…is that his administration will be a brief stage in a series of transitions to genuine democracy.

Jul 23, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

Cuba protests

How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba? How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba?

Lawmakers in both parties are divided on whether to mend troubled relations or escalate already aggressive foreign policy.

Jul 20, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Dilan Yesid Suárez

Colombia’s Strategy to Quell Protesters? Shoot at Their Eyes. Colombia’s Strategy to Quell Protesters? Shoot at Their Eyes.

Human rights groups estimate as many as 200 protesters have suffered eye injuries after being targeted by Colombia’s notorious anti-riot police.

Jul 16, 2021 / Peter Schurmann and Manuel Ortiz

Cuba Protests

Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time

A shrinking economy, frightening new rates of Covid infections, and growing discontent with the government are fueling once-in-a-generation protests.

Jul 13, 2021 / William M. LeoGrande

What Next for Haiti?

What Next for Haiti? What Next for Haiti?

The announced arrests didn’t solve the murder of Jovenel Moïse. Nor do they address the deeper problems of a country where the presidency has become a business, not a duty.

Jul 12, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World

Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World

Human rights activist Antoinette Duclaire’s murder is the latest for a country in chaos—where an obsession with elections obscures a complete absence of democracy or accountability...

Jul 6, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

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