The confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union in 1962 holds important lessons for addressing the potential for nuclear escalation today in Ukraine.
Cuba 1962 and Ukraine 2022
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Latin America & Caribbean
El Salvador’s Dangerous Democratic Backslide
The world’s “coolest dictator” is imprisoning innocents at rates not seen since the country’s dictatorship and civil war. Solidarity activists are fighting back.
Greenwashing ExxonMobil’s Oil Boom in Guyana
U.S. officials are portraying recent deals as wins for Guyana’s environment.
Retire This Dehumanizing Language About Immigrants
Human beings fleeing persecution are not a “flood” or “surge.” And it’s not “illegal” when they cross the border to seek asylum.
A Conflict in Chile Over Minerals Needed for Clean Energy
The world needs rare earth elements. But this mine threatens the ecosystem and well-being of the people of this Chilean community.
Does Cuba Have a Future?
Young people were the country’s biggest export last year.
20 Years Ago, the World Said No to War
A look back at the history-making mobilization against the Iraq War that turned ordinary people into a “second superpower” — one we badly need today.
Is Mining Money Behind the Arrest of Salvadoran Water Defenders?
The five detainees include leaders of the campaign that won the world’s first metals mining ban in 2017 — a ban the cash-strapped government may be moving to overturn.
Democracy Is on the Line in Peru
Peru’s deepening crisis is a cautionary tale about democracies that fail to deliver for ordinary people.
Is a Winning Solution in Sight in Haiti?
Military intervention is not what Haiti needs. But other countries can help Haitians help themselves.