Jared Olson

@jolson321

is an independent journalist and a former Pulitzer grantee. His essays and reportage on social justice in the United States and Honduras have appeared in Vice, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The New Humanitarian, NACLA, and El Faro English.

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The Spectacular Fall of Honduras’s Juan Orlando Hernandez The Spectacular Fall of Honduras’s Juan Orlando Hernandez

The former president will face drug charges in a US court, but it was the US that empowered him.

Feb 28, 2022 / Jared Olson

Xiomara Castro

Honduras Elects a Socialist—but Will She Be Allowed to Govern? Honduras Elects a Socialist—but Will She Be Allowed to Govern?

Xiomara Castro’s administration won’t have it easy: Corrupt networks permeate every branch of government.

Dec 6, 2021 / Jared Olson

Military special forces

In Honduras, US Efforts to Deter Migrants Add Danger, Costs In Honduras, US Efforts to Deter Migrants Add Danger, Costs

Critics warn that increasing militarization of the border here just means more bribe money, more corruption—and pushing more migrants into the arms of traffickers.

Jun 8, 2021 / Back Page / Jared Olson with photographs by Seth Berry

Brendan O'Connor

How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement

Brendan O’Connor, author of Blood Red Lines, discusses a dangerous new strain of far-right nationalism.

Apr 23, 2021 / Q&A / Jared Olson

Proud Boys

Florida Man Goes Fascist: An Encounter With Enrique Tarrio Florida Man Goes Fascist: An Encounter With Enrique Tarrio

The Proud Boys and their leader came to CPAC in a show of loyalty to Trump. And they have no plans to go away.

Mar 4, 2021 / Jared Olson

Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars

Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars

In the lush Bajo Aguán valley, successive land and water conflicts have left over 150 people dead. And the fight is not over yet.

Mar 24, 2020 / Jared Olson

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