Latin America

Bolsonaro Brazil

The Brazilian Elite’s Plan to Destroy the Workers’ Party Has Failed The Brazilian Elite’s Plan to Destroy the Workers’ Party Has Failed

The party’s Fernando Haddad is rising in the polls, but the neofascist—and front-runner—Jair Bolsonaro is gaining elite support.

Sep 21, 2018 / Andy Robinson

Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It

Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It Tropical Forests Are Flipping From Storing Carbon to Releasing It

Illegal logging and land seizures are driving this ominous yet overlooked scientific trend.

Aug 30, 2018 / Feature / Sam Eaton

Cuba Market

Getting a Taste of Cuba Getting a Taste of Cuba

An enticing new cookbook captures the island’s people, places, and recipes.

Aug 29, 2018 / Peter Kornbluh

Mexico Airport Protest

What Does the Mexican Left Think of Mexico’s ‘Leftist’ President-Elect? What Does the Mexican Left Think of Mexico’s ‘Leftist’ President-Elect?

Indigenous movements and longtime organizers are wary as they wait to see how much action will follow AMLO’s campaign promises.

Aug 23, 2018 / Madeleine Wattenbarger

Nicaraguan Demonstrators

‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown ‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown

Despite mass killings and newly authoritarian laws, a diverse opposition says the movement to oust Ortega is far from over.

Aug 17, 2018 / Maia Hibbett

The World of Eduardo Galeano

The World of Eduardo Galeano The World of Eduardo Galeano

The writer's radical commitments made him an intimate witness to many of the major turning points in Latin American politics over the last 75 years.

Aug 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Mark Engler

Elderly woman walks past a mural celebrating Bolivian president Evo Morales

How Evo Morales Stays in Power How Evo Morales Stays in Power

Given the return of a neoliberal right across the region, Morales sees himself as Bolivia’s best defense against the counterrevolutionary trend in Latin America.

Aug 3, 2018 / Hervé Do Alto

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Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue Letters From the August 27-September 3, 2018, Issue

In-justice… America’s war habit… Editors’ note… Nicaragua: where the truth lies (web only)…

Aug 2, 2018 / Our Readers and John Perry

July 1 election Mexico

Heroes of Their Own Story: Notes on the Mexican Election Heroes of Their Own Story: Notes on the Mexican Election

July 1 was not the ultimate victory, only the animating first step.

Jul 26, 2018 / Margaret Cerullo and JoAnn Wypijewski

Hyroponic Farm in Puerto Rico

This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future

Puerto Rican movements are rebuilding their island in a way that not only enhances climate resilience, but also reclaims their political power.

Jul 13, 2018 / Celia Bottger

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