Washington’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Free Trade Agenda

Washington’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Free Trade Agenda

From the defeat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas in 2005, to Washington’s sub-regional free-trade showdowns, to now, the biggest threat, the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Indigenous Women’s Struggles for Justice in Latin America (sidebar)

Indigenous Women’s Struggles for Justice in Latin America (sidebar)

Today's indigenous women's organizations are proposing alternatives to the hegemonic language of “gender equality” of the global feminist movement.
Indigenous Women’s Struggles for Justice in Latin America (sidebar)

Indigenous Women’s Struggles for Justice in Latin America (sidebar)

Today's indigenous women's organizations are proposing alternatives to the hegemonic language of “gender equality” of the global feminist movement.
Conceiving While Poor, Imprisoned for Murder

Conceiving While Poor, Imprisoned for Murder

Although a rallying cry for the global abortion rights movement, these 17 Salvadoran women did not purposefully end their own pregnancies. Instead, they suffered a combination of obstetrical complications and poverty.
Sex Workers Outsmart Quito Police

Sex Workers Outsmart Quito Police

Without clear legislation governing street prostitution in Ecuador, sex workers band together to battle frequent and arbitrary police crackdowns—and win.
Definitions of Horizontalism and Autonomy

Definitions of Horizontalism and Autonomy

Horizontalidad, often translated as horizontality or horizontalism, was first used by the movements that emerged in Argentina in the wake
Cuba’s Customs Crackdown

Cuba’s Customs Crackdown

New import restrictions strain the transnational people-to-people flow of goods on which government economic reforms unofficially depend.
Venezuela Before and After the Protests (An Interview with María Pilar García-Guadilla)

Venezuela Before and After the Protests (An Interview with María Pilar García-Guadilla)

María Pilar García-Guadilla discusses the violent protests that shook Venezuela this year, and their impact on the legacy and policy goals of Chavismo today.
Only the Pilgrim Knows

Only the Pilgrim Knows

Trans migrants claim visibility and demand dialogue in Mexico.
Don’t Blame Central American Newspapers for Influx of Undocumented Children

Don’t Blame Central American Newspapers for Influx of Undocumented Children

A new conservative talking point holds that regional newspapers are inaccurately reporting on U.S. immigration policy, creating a stampede of undocumented minors over the U.S.-Mexico border.
Definitions of Horizontalism and Autonomy

Definitions of Horizontalism and Autonomy

Horizontalidad, often translated as horizontality or horizontalism, was first used by the movements that emerged in Argentina in the wake
Panama’s Stolen Archive

Panama’s Stolen Archive

Panamanians may be able to see Noriega’s secret files—and to reclaim their troubled past.