Latin America

Drought

The End of Our World Order Is Imminent The End of Our World Order Is Imminent

At least 200 empires have risen and fallen over the course of history, and the United States will be no exception.

Feb 28, 2019 / Alfred McCoy

Venezuelan Crisis

Trump’s Other ‘National Emergency’: Sanctions That Kill Venezuelans Trump’s Other ‘National Emergency’: Sanctions That Kill Venezuelans

The humanitarian crisis will get rapidly worse if the most recent sanctions continue.

Feb 28, 2019 / Mark Weisbrot

Allende and Maduro

Salvador Allende le ofrece una salida a Maduro Salvador Allende le ofrece una salida a Maduro

El fallecido presidente chileno comparte algunos consejos desde más allá de la tumba.  

Feb 27, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure Trump’s Time-Travel Adventure

One man’s incompetence is another man’s principled discipline.

Feb 26, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

Maduro

Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military

Trump may be an awful president, but the military has no more right to overthrow him in a coup than he does to overthrow Maduro.

Feb 25, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman

How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism

How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism How the Failure of Our Foreign Wars Fueled Nativist Fanaticism

For nearly two centuries, US politicians have channeled extremism outward. But the frontier is gone, the empire is faltering, and the chickens are coming home to roost.

Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Greg Grandin

Allende and Maduro

Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro

Chile’s dead president has some advice from beyond the grave.

Feb 11, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman

Venezuela's Opposition

How Washington Funded the Counterrevolution in Venezuela How Washington Funded the Counterrevolution in Venezuela

Self-declared president Juan Guaidó comes from the right-wing, US-backed student movement that tried to subvert Hugo Chávez’s government.

Feb 8, 2019 / Tim Gill and Rebecca Hanson

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Will Migrants Stay in Mexico? Will Migrants Stay in Mexico?

Thanks to controversial new policies on both sides of the border, Mexico has become more than just a pitstop for asylum seekers heading north.

Feb 7, 2019 / Feature / Annette Lin

Honduran Refugees in Guatemala

Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity Trump’s War on Migrants Is an Affront to Humanity

His policies are endangering families facing violence, displacement, and persecution.

Feb 7, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs

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