Cuba Finally Embraces Solar Cuba Finally Embraces Solar
China to the rescue—as the US imposes more sanctions.
May 21, 2025 / Marc Frank
The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past
Javier Milei’s right-wing government is racking up new debt with the IMF. It’s part of a vicious cycle the country seems unable to break.
May 9, 2025 / Jacob Sugarman
Chile in Our Hearts Chile in Our Hearts
John Dinges’s revisionist account of Missing.
Apr 29, 2025 / Steven Volk
Trump’s Deranged Land Grabs Would Make Sense to Big Brother Trump’s Deranged Land Grabs Would Make Sense to Big Brother
His desire for ultimate continental hegemony is leading us on a path eerily reminiscent of 1984.
Apr 17, 2025 / Alfred McCoy
The Deadly Seriousness Behind Trump and Bukele’s “Joke” The Deadly Seriousness Behind Trump and Bukele’s “Joke”
The Trump administration is learning dangerous lessons from El Salvador’s president, but there’s also much that the US left can learn from Salvadoran antifascists.
Apr 14, 2025 / Roberto Lovato
The Power and Symbolism of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement The Power and Symbolism of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement
After mobilizing to defend democracy and meet people’s immediate needs, the radical Marxist organization emerged from the Bolsonaro regime stronger than ever.
Apr 8, 2025 / Feature / Vincent Bevins
Life in Cuba Under Sanctions Life in Cuba Under Sanctions
Ordinary Cubans are trapped in a vicious circle of government mismanagement exacerbated by the US embargo.
Mar 17, 2025 / Feature / David Montgomery
Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution
With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.
Mar 13, 2025 / Feature / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First
Eviscerating the public sector? Javier Milei showed Trump and Musk how it’s done.
Mar 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
Oaxaca, Mexico, Street Art Oaxaca, Mexico, Street Art
Art collectives connect past and present.
Feb 27, 2025 / OppArt / Subterráneos and Peter Kuper