Leading Democrats and Republicans are scrambling to look “tough” on immigration.
The Foreign Policy Issue that Could Decide the U.S. Presidential Election
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Latin America & Caribbean
How to Deal with an Insurrectionist
Brazilian authorities are going after Jair Bolsonaro and his top supporters for their failed attempt to overthrow the country’s democracy.
Protecting Democracy — Beyond Who Wins
Of the 60-some countries holding elections this year, many confront serious authoritarian threats that go beyond the names on the ballot.
Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement Turns Forty
Rural land concentration compounds inequality and threatens democracy. Through grassroots land reform, this movement offers hope.
Labor and Green Colonialism in the Global South
What will happen to workers in the transition to clean energy?
Guatemala and El Salvador: Contradictions of International Support
In stark contrast to the international response to defend the democratic process in Guatemala, there is a deafening silence regarding the erosion of democracy and human rights in El Salvador.
Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another
In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this.
Could the U.S. Become Involved in a War Between Venezuela and Guyana?
Oil is at the heart of the dispute.
The Return of the Far Right
The recent electoral victories of Javier Milei in Argentina and Geert Wilders in the Netherlands suggest that the world has not yet reached peak populism.
Remembering Salvador Allende and the Chilean Counterrevolution
It wasn’t only the United States that overthrew the Chilean leader.