The view from the lobby of the University of International Relations "Raul Roa García." (Nathan Sommer)

Cuba’s Students and Teachers are Paying the Price

Nathan Sommer July 28, 2026

In the face of unprecedented hardships caused by a crippling U.S. oil blockade, Cuba’s students and teachers fight to carry forward the revolution’s long-running commitment to high-quality education ...

Los familiares buscan a sus seres queridos entre los escombros del complejo de apartamentos de Belo Horizonte en Playa Grande, Catia La Mar, La Guaira. (Alex Bartsch)

Venezuela: un terremoto entre tantas tormentas

Ociel Alí López July 27, 2026

Mientras la comunidad internacional se enfoca en la reconstrucción de Venezuela, no queda claro quién dentro de la población se beneficiará ...

Un helicóptero de los Marines estadounidenses sobrevuela las casas derrumbadas en Caraballeda, La Guaira. (Alex Bartsch)

Venezuela Dealt Another Blow

Ociel Alí López July 24, 2026

As the international community focuses on the reconstruction of Venezuela, the state finds itself in a historically weak position ...

One of the areas formerly controlled by gangs and now heavily patrolled by police and soldiers. Comunidad Nueva Israel, San Salvador. October, 2023. (Anne Ruelle)

Life Sentences Threaten Women and Youth in El Salvador

Anne Ruelle July 22, 2026

Four years into a crackdown on alleged gang members that has discarded civil liberties, recent constitutional reforms create opportunities for further abuse ...

Nicaragua: El derrumbe de un sueño

Linda Farthing July 21, 2026

Ante la proximidad del 47º aniversario de la victoria sandinista en Nicaragua, la excomandante Dora María Téllez detalla cómo el movimiento perdió el rumbo y cómo se puede recuperar el futuro ...

Nicaragua: The Undoing of a Dream

Linda Farthing July 17, 2026

Ahead of the 47th anniversary of the Sandinista victory in Nicaragua, former comandante Dora María Téllez details how the movement lost its way—and how the future can be reclaimed ...

Radical Sovereignty: Debating Race, Nation, and Empire in Interwar Latin America (Review)

Frances Peace Sullivan July 17, 2026

Tony Wood’s book looks at how Latin American radicals debated race, nation, sovereignty, and imperialism during a crucial period of the region’s history, with attendant lessons for today ...

Poema dispuesto

Juan Afanador, Carolina Dávila y Jennifer Vega July 17, 2026

Un poema sin permiso, pero a la escucha de un lugar ...

Reviews

Leonardo Padura’s Like Dust in the Wind and the Afterlife of a Generation

Ella Fernández May 29, 2026

Padura's novel traces the dreams, disappointments, and dispersal of a generation shaped by the Cuban Revolution ...

Music and Political Imprisonment in Pinochet’s Chile (Review)

Ramona Wadi May 22, 2026

Katia Chornik's book details how music was used as a form of torture and resistance during the Pinochet dictatorship ...

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