Sexual and reproductive rights are not optional — even or especially when countries experience systemic collapse.
The U.S. Is Exacerbating Haiti’s Gender Violence Crisis
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Latin America & Caribbean
Remembering Susan George, a Shining Light of “Alter-Globalization”
The late Susan George was a pillar in unraveling the obscure mechanisms of economic domination through so-called “free trade.”
The Court, the Crab, and Cuba
What does the Trump administration want with Cuba?
Venezuela After Maduro: The Temporary Protection Trap
Millions of Venezuelans fled the country over the last two decades. Do they want to return, or are they being forced to return?
Costa Rica Election Reflects Expanded Right-Wing Movement Abroad
Widespread mistrust highlighted Laura Fernández’s path to victory as the small country joins a right-leaning trend in Latin America.
What Do Minnesota and Venezuela Have in Common?
The governing logic of the Trump administration increasingly treats both Democratic-controlled U.S. states and neighboring countries as spaces requiring imperial pacification rather than democratic self-rule.
Venezuela and the Revival of Regime Change
Trump’s doubling down on imperialism in Latin America is a formula for decline.
Why Cuba Is Back on Washington’s Regime-Change Agenda
The Trump administration is plotting its next move after Venezuela.
“The Scent of Fraud”: The Door Opens for a New Corporate Assault on Honduras
While invading Venezuela over the pretense of drug trafficking, Donald Trump pardoned a Honduran leader actually convicted of trafficking and intervened to install a successor from his party.
Why the Capture of Maduro Should Make Washington Worry About the Dollar
The dollar’s future will be shaped in part by whether American leadership is exercised with restraint, confidence, and a sense of shared responsibility.