The Salvadoran leader tolerates no dissent.
Bukele: Does the Strongman Show Weakness When Imprisoning Critics?
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Latin America & Caribbean
Musk’s Deadliest Legacy
Gutting USAID will cause millions of deaths from disease and starvation. But it’s not too late to change course.
The Conquest Never Ends
Then (the New World) and now (Israel).
Bukele’s Black Box
Thanks to outside pressure, Kilmar Abrego García got a rare chance to talk with the outside world. But thousands of Salvadoran prisoners remain cut off.
Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many
The two authoritarian leaders are joining hands to assault human rights and democratic norms.
How to Stop an Autocrat
The citizens of Brazil, Poland, and South Korea defeated the dragons threatening their democracies. What can Americans learn from their examples?
Trump Pushes Geopolitics of Oil on Caribbean
Ignoring the environmental dangers, the United States is trying to lock the Caribbean into dependence on fossil fuels.
Highway Heist in Honduras: How Corporations Fleece Regular People in Impoverished Countries
Extraordinary corporate privileges in U.S. foreign and trade policy are designed to help companies win even when their investments fail.
Crypto and the Far Right
Crypto helps loot the public sector and enrich the already rich.
Trump’s Imperial Delusions Endanger Panama
The greatest threat to the Panama Canal isn’t China. It’s climate change.