Latin America

Smoke is rising from a fire lit in the street as protesters with flags call for the resignation of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz after weeks of protests and blockades in La Paz, Bolivia, on June 10, 2026.

Bolivia’s Streets Have Erupted. Here’s Why. Bolivia’s Streets Have Erupted. Here’s Why.

Ordinary people are rising up against neoliberal orthodoxy.

Jun 12, 2026 / Andrés Arauz

A Russian tourist wearing a shirt with the face of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara prepares to board a return flight at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, on February 16, 2026.

Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba Trump Is Weaponizing Long-Standing Restrictions on Freedom to Travel to Cuba

The administration is targeting travelers who criticize US policy.

Jun 1, 2026 / David Montgomery

Demonstrators set fire in Havana, Cuba, in protest against the lack of energy and blackouts in their neighborhoods hit with widespread power cuts on May 14, 2026.

The CIA Goes to Cuba The CIA Goes to Cuba

After decades of covert operations, the CIA director has given the Cubans an overt ultimatum for change on the island.

May 18, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

Violence Escalates in Colombia

Violence Escalates in Colombia Violence Escalates in Colombia

Deadly bombings targeting civilians expose a surge in violence ahead of elections.

May 5, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks to reporters as she arrives at a “Meeting in Defense of Democracy” in Barcelona on April 18, 2026, a gathering of leftist leaders seeking to rally against the far-right threat to democracy.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy

“I am a woman of peace.”

Apr 21, 2026 / Claudia Sheinbaum

Lessons of the Bay of Pigs

Lessons of the Bay of Pigs Lessons of the Bay of Pigs

The infamous paramilitary assault remains a cautionary Cold War history.

Apr 17, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

Cubans and international solidarity organizers look on as one of the two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid arrive in Havana, Cuba, on March 28, 2026.

Solidarity Under Siege Solidarity Under Siege

Humanitarian aid convoy members returning from Cuba stopped, searched, and questioned by US Customs and Border Protection officers.

Apr 2, 2026 / David Montgomery

Activists from the Nuestra América Convoy prepare to load boxes of humanitarian aid onto a conveyor belt at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on March 20, 2026. 

Dispatch From Cuba Dispatch From Cuba

The Nuestra América Convoy delivers humanitarian aid as US sanctions deepen a humanitarian crisis.

Mar 23, 2026 / David Montgomery

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to veterans of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in the East Room of the White House, on September 23, 2020.

Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba

“I can do anything I want with it,” the president says. Can he?

Mar 20, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande

Motorcyclist and passenger riding in the streets of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on February 27, 2025. Although gang violence is omnipresent in the capital, daily life continues as usual.

Haiti Doesn’t Need War. It Needs Peace. Haiti Doesn’t Need War. It Needs Peace.

As Haiti confronts deepening violence and political collapse, calls for military intervention risk repeating a long history of foreign policies that have destabilized the country....

Mar 13, 2026 / Jake Johnston

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