El Chapo: Debunking Myths to Interrogate the Drug War
"I want the reader to understand that this is bigger than El Chapo and it's bigger than drugs," says Noah Hurowitz of his new book.
José de Echave on the Future of the Left in Peru
The 2021 vice presidential candidate for Juntos por el Perú (Together for Peru) discusses what we can expect from the Castillo government and possible alliances with other sectors of the Left.
Where is the State of Emergency?
In Puerto Rico, two recent femicides sparked renewed feminist organizing to demand concrete action on gender violence.
“I Am the Darker Brother”: Michèle Stephenson’s “Stateless” Documentary...
In an interview, lawyer-advocate Rosa Iris Diendome discusses her work defending the citizenship status of Dominicans of Haitian descent, which filmmaker Michèle Stephenson chronicles in her recent documentary Stateless.
Gahela Cari: “In Peru, People are Questioning the System”
In an interview, Gahela Cari, the first trans candidate for Congress in Peru, discusses the country's political situation, the feminist struggle, and challenges facing the Left.
Remembering Guatemala’s Martyr of Justice: An Interview with Francisco Goldman
Out now in documentary form, The Art of Political Murder presents a riveting narrative reconstruction of one of Latin America's most controversial and bizarre criminal cases: the killing of Guatemala's great human rights champion, Bishop Juan Gerardi.
The War on Cuba Documentary Tells the Story of the U.S. Embargo
The Belly of the Beast collective explains how they are creating responsible media about Cuba and depicting the impacts of U.S. policy.
Racism and State Violence in Venezuela (Interview, disponible en español)
Professor Keymer Ávila of the Institute of Criminal Sciences at the Central University of Venezuela discusses lethal state violence. Venezuelan security forces kill thousands of racialized and impoverished young people every year.
For Murdered Honduran Organizer Berta Cáceres, “Any Injustice Was Her Battle”
Honduran activist Berta Cáceres was murdered in 2016 during a fight against a hydroelectric megaproject. In the corrupt narcostate of post-coup Honduras, the killing was the grand finale of a campaign of terror.
State Violence in Áñez’s Bolivia: Interview with Human Rights Lawyer David Inca Apaza
Bolivian human rights lawyer David Inca Apaza on the demands of the protests in November and the brutality of the government's response.
Crisis post-electoral en República Dominicana (entrevista)
Una entrevista con Ana F. Lafontaine, profesora de historia dominicana y latinoamericana, sobre la crisis electoral en la República Dominicana.
Post-Electoral Crisis in the Dominican Republic (Interview)
An interview with Ana L. Lafontaine, professor of Dominican and Latin American history, to discuss the electoral crisis in the Dominican Republic.
