Latin America

Cuba Window

The Latest Round of Protests in Cuba Are a Bust—for Now The Latest Round of Protests in Cuba Are a Bust—for Now

But US sanctions and Covid have kept the island in a vise only made worse by a dysfunctional economy and long overdue reforms.

Nov 18, 2021 / Ed Augustin

Central American migrant caravan

How Climate Change and Gang Violence Intersect in Honduras How Climate Change and Gang Violence Intersect in Honduras

As climate impacts worsen in this struggling country, migration increases and that puts many in danger of gang violence.

Oct 27, 2021 / Mark Scialla

Steven Donziger

Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to Be Silenced

The environmentalist lawyer says Chevron has “to try and destroy what I represent.”

Oct 25, 2021 / James North

Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both?

Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both? Were the Recent Haiti Kidnappings Business, Politics—or Both?

Both the assassination of Jovenel Moïse and the recent kidnapping of the Christian missionaries should be seen as a kind of blowback—blowback that has exposed our deplorable and fa...

Oct 21, 2021 / Column / Amy Wilentz

Rio Grande Border Agents

America’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants America’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants

Recent images of Border Patrol agents chasing down Haitians have sparked outrage, but the US has been rounding up, detaining, and deporting asylum seekers from Haiti for decades.

Oct 12, 2021 / Column / Ibrahim Hirsi

Steven Donziger faces sentencing in Chevron case

Is Chevron’s Vendetta Against Steven Donziger Finally Backfiring? Is Chevron’s Vendetta Against Steven Donziger Finally Backfiring?

A judge sentenced the human rights lawyer to six months in prison—but the calls for environmental justice are only growing.

Oct 4, 2021 / James North

Political Turmoil in Nicaragua

Why the Media No Longer Cares About Nicaragua Why the Media No Longer Cares About Nicaragua

Elite fixations often determine press coverage, and no one in power wants to talk about Daniel Ortega anymore.

Sep 28, 2021 / Eric Alterman

Mexico Border Migrant Camp

Daniel Foote’s Resignation Resounds Like Thunder Daniel Foote’s Resignation Resounds Like Thunder

The departing special envoy to Haiti undiplomatically tells the truth about US policy.

Sep 24, 2021 / Column / Amy Wilentz

Ed Asner

Ed Asner, American Socialist Ed Asner, American Socialist

The actor, who died Sunday, championed democratic socialism long before Bernie Sanders ran for president.

Aug 31, 2021 / John Nichols

The Groundbreaking Decision That Just Struck a Blow to Our Racist Immigration Laws

The Groundbreaking Decision That Just Struck a Blow to Our Racist Immigration Laws The Groundbreaking Decision That Just Struck a Blow to Our Racist Immigration Laws

Nearly 100 years ago, Congress passed a law making it a felony to reenter the US after being deported. Now a judge has found it too racist to be allowed.

Aug 20, 2021 / Elie Mystal

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