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April 21, 2014
Mexico’s energy reform is a historical rupture with its nationalist past. In spite of popular opposition, it has been pushed through by a powerful elite consensus in the United States and Mexico and by an alliance among all three major political parties.
April 18, 2014
If the U.S. wants Cuba to release USAID contractor Alan Gross, it should give up its own political prisoners from Cuba.
Rebel Currents
April 17, 2014
In a setback for local democracy, political rights, and the struggle for a sustainable, inclusive city, President Santos ratified the dismissal of leftist Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro, defying a ruling by the IACHR.
April 16, 2014
As the World Cup approaches, Rio's favelas experience new versions of neoliberal development, complete with gentrification, private security, and failed public transportation.
Red Hot Burning Peace
April 16, 2014
A judge rules seven years later on a case of the Colombian State against trade unionists. In the middle of an election race, President Santos will have to publicly apologize for crimes his main rival committed.
April 14, 2014
The Associated Press' story on the U.S.-backed Cuban Twitter program is only part of a long history of secret programs in Cuba and around the world. I have been filing FOIA requests on USAID for the past decade, to be met each time with minimal response, if at all.
April 11, 2014
In his latest release written for NACLA's Spring 2014 issue, pioneer of Mexican hip-hop Bocafloja raps about the contradictions within Mexican nationalism and the complex psychological process migrants endure in their journey to the United States.
Mexico, Bewildered and Contested
April 10, 2014
Violence in Mexico is the result of a climate of impunity in which violent crime goes largely unpunished.
April 10, 2014
Since Honduras' 2009 military coup, the United States has been increasing its military presence in Honduras.
April 10, 2014
Outside the Washington beltway, a loose network of groups is opposing most "comprehensive immigration reform" bills and their provisions, fighting back against increased enforcement and repression directed against immigrant communities.