In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach
The runoff this Sunday will determine not only who will be president—Andrés Arauz or Guillermo Lasso—but also whether Ecuador will continue to lead the fight against elite financia...
Apr 9, 2021 / Greg Grandin
Biden’s Plan for Central America Is a Smokescreen Biden’s Plan for Central America Is a Smokescreen
The US government looks to continue militarizing borders in Mexico and Central America, effectively kettling migrants looking to escape poverty and violence.
Apr 1, 2021 / Aviva Chomsky
In the Depths of the Pandemic, Tracing My Family’s Contact In the Depths of the Pandemic, Tracing My Family’s Contact
A family grapples with disappearance, loneliness, and angst during a pandemic.
Mar 31, 2021 / Joël Díaz
The Ongoing Persecution of Steven Donziger The Ongoing Persecution of Steven Donziger
The environmentalist lawyer marks 600 days under house arrest—with no end in sight.
Mar 30, 2021 / James North
What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions What Salvadoran Activists Can Teach Us About Building Coalitions
The water defenders recognized the fight was less a contest of right versus left than right versus wrong.
Mar 23, 2021 / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh
The Return of Lula The Return of Lula
The restoration of political rights to Brazil’s leftist former president makes him a front-runner for the elections in 2022—and has already upended the country’s politics.
Mar 17, 2021 / Natália Scarabotto
Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies
How can the United States focus on new threats while sustaining endless wars and obsolete postures?
Mar 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide This International Women’s Day Rise Up Against Capitalism and Femicide
Across Latin America, women are protesting economic as well as gender-based violence.
Mar 8, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell
Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True
In the US, 500,000 people are dead, but the toll is higher and Covid is but one measure of public health.
Mar 3, 2021 / Matt Nelson
Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World Mexico Could Soon Become the Largest Legal Marijuana Market in the World
But activists say the law fails to address the widespread pain that decades of militarized enforcement have caused.
Feb 25, 2021 / Photo Essay / Maya Averbuch