Greg Grandin teaches history at New York University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His most recent book, Fordlandia, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history.
The Pentagon has a new Monroe Doctrine.
Roberto Micheletti has agreed to a plan to end the country's political impasse. But the coup government is already looking for loopholes.
Those who seized power in June have polarized society, delegitimized political institutions and empowered social movements.
Hugo Chávez talks about his relationship with Barack Obama, the Honduran crisis, plans to extend the Pentagon's presence in Colombia, and domestic successes and challenges.
The coup has encouraged those who want to halt the advance of the Latin American left.
Honduras's deposed president, Manuel Zelaya, camps out at the border while the military detains hundreds of protesters. Meanwhile, in an echo of the cold war, several political activists have been killed or disappeared in the past month.
William Appleman Williams and the tragedy of American diplomacy.
The military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has drawn strong condemnation from President Obama and the world. But will the US government offer its unconditional support for his return to power?


