A Voter’s Guide to Hillary Clinton’s Policies in Latin America A Voter’s Guide to Hillary Clinton’s Policies in Latin America
Support for coup regimes, militarization and privatization, trade deals that wreak economic havoc—they reveal the failure of Clintonism.
Apr 15, 2016 / Greg Grandin
Time for a US Apology to El Salvador Time for a US Apology to El Salvador
Obama recently expressed regret for US support of Argentina’s “dirty war.” It’s time Washington did the same regarding our active backing of right-wing butchery in El Salvador.
Apr 15, 2016 / Raymond Bonner
Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship Orwell in Puerto Rico: Congress ‘Promises’ a New Dictatorship
It says it’s going to resolve the island’s debt fairly, but the PROMESA bill establishes an authoritarian collection agency for hedge funders.
Apr 15, 2016 / Nelson Denis
How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras How Hillary Clinton Militarized US Policy in Honduras
She used a State Department office closely involved with counterinsurgency efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq to aid the coup regime in Honduras.
Apr 5, 2016 / Tim Shorrock
Chile’s Future: On the World Stage Chile’s Future: On the World Stage
What can Chile’s Santiago a Mil festival tell us about the country?
Mar 25, 2016 / Alisa Solomon
Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago Major League Baseball in Havana, 17 Years Ago
In 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played the Cuban National baseball team, helping lay the groundwork for this week’s remarkable events in Havana.
Mar 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin
How Obama’s ‘Declassified Diplomacy’ Could Aid the Cause of Justice in Argentina How Obama’s ‘Declassified Diplomacy’ Could Aid the Cause of Justice in Argentina
The publication of secret US documents should not only reveal evidence regarding the dictatorship’s unresolved crimes but expose further details about US complicity.
Mar 23, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh and Carlos Osorio
Barack Obama, Our Man in Havana Barack Obama, Our Man in Havana
In his historic visit to the island—the first by a US president in 88 years—Obama declared an end to the Cold War in the Americas.
Mar 22, 2016 / Peter Kornbluh
Millennials Are Taking to the Streets to Defend Democracy in Brazil Millennials Are Taking to the Streets to Defend Democracy in Brazil
You wouldn’t know it from reading the media, but huge numbers have turned out to preserve the rule of law and the gains of social democracy.
Mar 22, 2016 / StudentNation / Greg Grandin
How the Rio Olympics Could Cement a Brazilian Coup How the Rio Olympics Could Cement a Brazilian Coup
Scandals engulfing the country’s elite are not touching the 2016 Olympics. This could very well be by design.
Mar 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin