Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around Residente Says the United States Owes Puerto Rico, Not the Other Way Around
The Puerto Rican rapper talks to The Nation about colonialism, Bernie Sanders, and the path to recovery after Hurricane Maria.
Jan 29, 2018 / Miguel Salazar
A Progressive Reformist Is Leading Mexico’s Presidential Polls—and Washington Is Freaking Out A Progressive Reformist Is Leading Mexico’s Presidential Polls—and Washington Is Freaking Out
The rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador has sparked hysterical fears of anti-US populism and claims of Russian “interference.”
Jan 25, 2018 / John M. Ackerman
Trump to 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants: Drop Dead Trump to 200,000 Salvadoran Immigrants: Drop Dead
The end of Temporary Protected Status will be catastrophic for people who have made their homes here for nearly two decades.
Jan 8, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win) Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win)
In one Havana neighborhood, they’re doing exactly that.
Dec 28, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes
How Trump Is Sabotaging Cuba’s New Private Sector How Trump Is Sabotaging Cuba’s New Private Sector
His policy is hurting Cuban entrepreneurs—the very private-sector small businesses that US officials claim to support.
Dec 21, 2017 / Benito Albisa Novo
The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out
Border walls are being erected left and right as natural disasters become more frequent, leaving victims with nowhere to go.
Dec 7, 2017 / Todd Miller
The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election
It’s increasingly clear that a majority of voters have had enough of US-backed President Juan Orlando Hernández.
Dec 6, 2017 / Miguel Salazar
Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time
In her new photo-memoir, the photographer returns to the origin of her career to reflect on all she’s remembered, and why it’s worth remembering.
Dec 5, 2017 / Ratik Asokan
These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America
They’re bringing limelight to women-led movements resisting land grabs and destruction from mining companies, hydroelectric plants, and monoculture plantations.
Nov 17, 2017 / Laura Carlsen
Trump’s Cold-War Politics Are Hurting Ordinary Cubans Trump’s Cold-War Politics Are Hurting Ordinary Cubans
Recent US measures have compounded daily insecurities and hardships.
Nov 15, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes