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
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
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, 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
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
Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters
The singular Cuban revolutionary’s correspondence reveals his struggles to merge ideology with praxis.
Aug 18, 2021 / Che Guevara
The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua
One of the beliefs that animated the Central American solidarity movement then was that we were not powerless. We are not powerless now, either.
Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Linda Mannheim
Why Brazil’s First Trans State Legislator Built a Refuge for Black Queer and Trans People Why Brazil’s First Trans State Legislator Built a Refuge for Black Queer and Trans People
Erica Malunguinho, an artist, educator, and politician, is fighting for an inclusive future.
Aug 3, 2021 / Q&A / Thomas Jean Lax
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
Democrats Are Sticking to Trump’s Cuba Policies Democrats Are Sticking to Trump’s Cuba Policies
Party leadership blocked an amendment to roll back restrictions on the amount of money people in the US can send to their families in Cuba.
Jul 28, 2021 / Aída Chávez