Latin America

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,

The Return of Lula The Return of Lula

The restoration of political rights to Brazil’s leftist former president makes him a front-runner for the elections in 2022—and has already upended the country’s politics.

Mar 17, 2021 / Natália Scarabotto

Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies

Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies

How can the United States focus on new threats while sustaining endless wars and obsolete postures?

Mar 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide

This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide

Across Latin America, women are protesting economic as well as gender-based violence.

Mar 8, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell

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Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True

In the US, 500,000 people are dead, but the toll is higher and Covid is but one measure of public health.

Mar 3, 2021 / Matt Nelson

Mexico marijuana legalization

Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World

But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.

Feb 25, 2021 / Photo Essay / Maya Averbuch

Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support

Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support Guatemala Takes a Hard Line Against Migrants—With US Support

Long before Trump, Washington was exporting control of migratory routes, along with repressive policing, to Mexico and Central America.

Feb 16, 2021 / Jeff Abbott

Haiti: Too Many Presidents, Too Little of Everything Else

Haiti: Too Many Presidents, Too Little of Everything Else Haiti: Too Many Presidents, Too Little of Everything Else

President Jovenel Moïse’s claims that his opponents were plotting a coup was a joke—but his counter-coup is deadly serious.

Feb 9, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

Biden Must Reverse Pompeo’s ‘Terrorist’ Move Against Cuba

Biden Must Reverse Pompeo’s ‘Terrorist’ Move Against Cuba Biden Must Reverse Pompeo’s ‘Terrorist’ Move Against Cuba

Far from being a “state sponsor of terrorism,” as the Trump administration claimed, Cuba has been an ally in fighting it.

Jan 22, 2021 / Peter Kornbluh

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Argentina’s Decades-Long Fight to Legalize Abortion Ends in Victory Argentina’s Decades-Long Fight to Legalize Abortion Ends in Victory

The campaign to legalize abortion began sometime in the late 1970s, when the “grandmothers” of the green wave were living in exile across Europe.

Jan 1, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell

Jose Alfredo stands between an American flag and a Cuban flag

Can Biden Finish What Obama Started With Cuba? Can Biden Finish What Obama Started With Cuba?

Here’s a smart blueprint for returning to normalized relations.

Dec 21, 2020 / Peter Kornbluh

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