Latin America

Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit

Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit

Mayors at the Urban 20 Summit worked across borders to confront the climate crisis at the local level.

Sep 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

Flowers adorn the memorial plaque at the site where Orlandlo Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt were killed in Washington, DC, by agents of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Pinochet: The Verdict of History in the Letelier-Moffitt Case Pinochet: The Verdict of History in the Letelier-Moffitt Case

An act of international terrorism on the streets of Washington, DC, still reverberates 50 years later.

Sep 22, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

Cuba: The “Pandora’s Box” of US Humanitarian Assistance

Cuba: The “Pandora’s Box” of US Humanitarian Assistance Cuba: The “Pandora’s Box” of US Humanitarian Assistance

As the US strangles Cuba economically, Marco Rubio is running a $100 million “hearts and minds” program on the island.

Sep 10, 2026 / David Montgomery

A portrait of the late Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, on August 10, 2026. During his life, the United States devised numerous unsuccessful plans to assassinate the Cuban leader.

The CIA Targets Cuba… Again The CIA Targets Cuba… Again

Covert operations add to Trump’s ruthless regime change efforts.

Aug 13, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

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

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