Civil Unrest

The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry

The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry The Best Haitians Can Expect From Prime Minister Ariel Henry

…is that his administration will be a brief stage in a series of transitions to genuine democracy.

Jul 23, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

Cuba protests

How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba? How Far Will the US Take Intervention in Cuba?

Lawmakers in both parties are divided on whether to mend troubled relations or escalate already aggressive foreign policy.

Jul 20, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Dilan Yesid Suárez

Colombia’s Strategy to Quell Protesters? Shoot at Their Eyes. Colombia’s Strategy to Quell Protesters? Shoot at Their Eyes.

Human rights groups estimate as many as 200 protesters have suffered eye injuries after being targeted by Colombia’s notorious anti-riot police.

Jul 16, 2021 / Peter Schurmann and Manuel Ortiz

Cuba Protests

Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time Cuba’s Protests Are Different This Time

A shrinking economy, frightening new rates of Covid infections, and growing discontent with the government are fueling once-in-a-generation protests.

Jul 13, 2021 / William M. LeoGrande

What Next for Haiti?

What Next for Haiti? What Next for Haiti?

The announced arrests didn’t solve the murder of Jovenel Moïse. Nor do they address the deeper problems of a country where the presidency has become a business, not a duty.

Jul 12, 2021 / Highlights / Amy Wilentz

Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World

Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World Haiti Has Been Abandoned—by the Media, the US, and the World

Human rights activist Antoinette Duclaire’s murder is the latest for a country in chaos—where an obsession with elections obscures a complete absence of democracy or accountability...

Jul 6, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Amy Wilentz

Protest Palestine San Francisco

The Kids Are Reimagining International Solidarity The Kids Are Reimagining International Solidarity

Millennial and Gen Z activists are connecting their struggles at home to the workings of US empire in Palestine, Haiti, Colombia, and other countries.

Jun 9, 2021 / Roberto Lovato

DAM—Palestinian hip hop group

‘We Don’t Want What Happened in 1948 to Happen to Us Again’ ‘We Don’t Want What Happened in 1948 to Happen to Us Again’

An interview with members of the iconic Palestinian hip-hop group DAM, after surviving days of terror in their home town of Lydd.

May 26, 2021 / Mahmood Jrere, Tamer Nafar, and Udi Aloni

Israel arrests Palestinian

The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests

Israel says the campaign of mass arrests is about “law and order,” but Palestinians know it is about quashing dissent inside the state.

May 25, 2021 / Abir Kopty

Andreas Malm

What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism. What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism.

A conversation with Andreas Malm about his new book, White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism.

May 25, 2021 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson

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