Puerto Rico’s Political and Economic Crisis Deepens Puerto Rico’s Political and Economic Crisis Deepens
This month has seen massive protests against austerity, bankruptcy proceedings, and the return of a prodigal hero.
May 24, 2017 / Ed Morales
Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government
Washington-backed military and economic initiatives have fueled a perfect machine of perpetual war.
May 10, 2017 / Greg Grandin
What Is to Be Done in Venezuela? What Is to Be Done in Venezuela?
An ad-hoc Committee to Save Venezuela offers observations and recommendations that differ from those found in our missionary mainstream media.
May 1, 2017 / Greg Grandin
Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico
Some $40 billion of the island’s debt could be illegal—so why is the government shutting down the audit commission?
Apr 27, 2017 / StudentNation / Ed Morales
An Olympic-Sized Bribery Scandal Crashes Down on Rio’s Former Mayor Eduardo Paes An Olympic-Sized Bribery Scandal Crashes Down on Rio’s Former Mayor Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes was supposed to be the future of Brazilian politics. Not anymore.
Apr 13, 2017 / Dave Zirin
El Salvador Votes for Water Over Gold El Salvador Votes for Water Over Gold
Against overwhelming odds, an international grassroots campaign has won the world’s first comprehensive ban on metals mining.
Apr 4, 2017 / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
The Salvadoran Town That Can’t Forget The Salvadoran Town That Can’t Forget
Will exhumations bring the survivors of the El Mozote massacre together, or tear them apart once again?
Mar 30, 2017 / Feature / Sarah Esther Maslin
Has Trump Opened the Door to the Mexican Left? Has Trump Opened the Door to the Mexican Left?
Resistance to his bigotry and deportations is converging with growing opposition to NAFTA and neoliberalism.
Mar 29, 2017 / Andy Robinson
Lenin Lives! (in Latin America) Lenin Lives! (in Latin America)
Lenín Moreno, expected to win Ecuador’s presidential election runoff, practically vibrates Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”
Mar 17, 2017 / Greg Grandin
About Those Islamist Sleeper Cells in South America… About Those Islamist Sleeper Cells in South America…
The Trump administration is huffing and puffing about the danger, but after 15 years and counting, the sleeper cells are still sleeping.
Mar 6, 2017 / Greg Grandin