Latin America

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, in Washington.

Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem Marco Rubio’s Cuba Fantasies Are More Dangerous Than They Seem

Little Marco is a modern-day Joe McCarthy, brandishing a list of supposed Cuban influence agents.

Jul 23, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A monument to Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt, who were killed by agents of the Chilean secret police in 1976, in Washington, DC.

A Modicum of Justice for Ronni Karpen Moffitt A Modicum of Justice for Ronni Karpen Moffitt

Fifty years after Pinochet’s henchmen assassinated her and Orlando Letelier, finally a judicial reckoning.

Jul 16, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

An old car drives past debris from a demolished house occupying part of the seaside promenade in the Centro Habana neighborhood, in Havana on June 9, 2026.

Cuba Moves Toward Market Socialism Amid the US Assault Cuba Moves Toward Market Socialism Amid the US Assault

As unprecedented US sanctions push Cuba deeper into crisis, Havana is embracing sweeping market reforms while insisting it is not abandoning socialism.

Jul 13, 2026 / Marc Frank

The Rubio Cable on Cuba

The Rubio Cable on Cuba The Rubio Cable on Cuba

Inside US efforts to shut down debate at the United Nations on Washington’s economic warfare.

Jul 2, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake

Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake Before Simón Bolívar Could Liberate a Continent, He Had to Fight an Earthquake

How the aftershocks of an 1812 quake that hit Venezuela changed the world.

Jun 30, 2026 / Greg Grandin

Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country

Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country

In eastern Honduras, Indigenous guardians are risking their lives to protect the famous red parrot.

Jun 27, 2026 / Roberto Lovato

Avenida 23 or La Rampa in Havana, Cuba, circa 1959.

The American Fantasy of Cuba The American Fantasy of Cuba

We want to see Cuba as the pleasure colony of the past. Today, it’s more of a country on the brink of collapse.

Jun 20, 2026 / Jafari Sinclaire Allen

Senator Iván Cepeda, presidential candidate for the Pacto Histórico, speaks during a closing campaign rally in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

The Man Who Could Keep Colombia’s Left in Power The Man Who Could Keep Colombia’s Left in Power

Presidential candidate Iván Cepeda talks to The Nation about US interference, his far-right opponent’s narco-paramilitary ties, and the unfinished business of the Petro government...

Jun 18, 2026 / Alex Caring-Lobel and Micah Uetricht

A man searches through trash in the dark in Havana, Cuba, on June 11, 2026, as widespread shortages affect daily life.

Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis: The United Nations’ Response Cuba’s Humanitarian Crisis: The United Nations’ Response

The UN confronts a “perfect storm” of US-sponsored deprivation on the island.

Jun 16, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

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

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