Greg Grandin

Greg Grandin teaches at New York University and is the author of Empire's Workshop and, most recently, of Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City, a 2009 National Book Award finalist.

Muscling Latin America

January 21, 2010

The Pentagon has a new Monroe Doctrine.

2009

Honduras: Solution or Stall?

October 30, 2009

Roberto Micheletti has agreed to a plan to end the country's political impasse. But the coup government is already looking for loopholes.
Honduran Coup Regime in Crisis

October 8, 2009

Those who seized power in June have polarized society, delegitimized political institutions and empowered social movements.
There Is Much to Do: An Interview With Hugo Chávez

September 27, 2009

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.
Letters

September 16, 2009
Battle for Honduras--and the Region

August 12, 2009

The coup has encouraged those who want to halt the advance of the Latin American left.
Waiting for Zelaya

July 28, 2009

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.
Off Dead Center

July 1, 2009

William Appleman Williams and the tragedy of American diplomacy.
Democracy Derailed in Honduras

June 30, 2009

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?
Touring Empire's Ruins: From Detroit to the Amazon

June 23, 2009

The empire ends with a pullout. Not from Iraq, but from Detroit.
Obama & Latin America

April 22, 2009

At the Summit of the Americas, Obama went far toward repairing the damage done by two decades of disastrous economic policy.
What Can Obama Do in Latin America?

April 15, 2009

On nearly every issue that could either relieve the suffering of Latin Americans or help the US to win back allies, domestic politics will hinder Obama's range of action.
Green Acres

March 26, 2009

Percy Harrison Fawcett went to the Amazon looking for paradise. He never returned.

2008

Speak Again, Memory

July 8, 2008

Readers of Fidel Castro's My Life will find explanations of the Cuban Revolution, but no apologies for its suppression of dissent.
Fidel Castro, the First Superdelegate

March 10, 2008

The retired Cuban dictator has played a vital role in every U.S. presidential election for the last fifty years.

2007

Chavismo and Democracy

December 6, 2007

An honest account of the referendum cuts through neoliberal propaganda and looks at what's really at stake.
Chávez: 'Galbraithiano'

September 27, 2007

As Venezuela and the rest of Latin America repair the damage of two decades of free-market orthodoxy, John Kenneth Galbraith is a major inspiration.