Despite U.S.-backed violence against them, indigenous communities are fighting back as multinational corporations encroach on their lands.
One Year of Resistance in Rio Blanco
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Latin America & Caribbean
More Cuba Hypocrisy in the U.S. Senate
The Senate’s leading Cuba hawks place the island–which they have never visited–at the center of every U.S. policy question on Latin America.
American Media Distorts Venezuelan Protests
Anti-government protests are being conducted by wealthier, right-wing Venezuelans, who have caused more deaths than security officials.
A Precarious Victory in El Salvador
Washington is threatening to withhold development aid unless El Salvador adopts economic policies that Salvadorans just voted against.
Who Are the People?
In a society in upheaval, just who are “the People”?
Harkening Back to Dark Days in Haiti
The president of Haiti—a country with no external threats, a history of military repression, and an abundance of more pressing problems—is rebuilding the once-banished Haitian military.
The Long Road to Immigration Reform
Change won’t come to America’s broken immigration system from policymakers. It will come from organizers.
Saving Our Blue Future
The human race and our planet need a new water ethic.
A New World Order?
Where exactly is power located on this planet of ours right now?
Venezuela Protests: The View from West Caracas
Many working-class residents of West Caracas see Venezuela’s protests as part of a power grab by the country’s elites.