The Rebirth of Omar García Harfuch

Mexico City’s former chief of police is believed to have participated in the forced disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students in 2014. A decade later, president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is poised to make him Mexico’s most powerful policeman.

Spectacles of Crisis and Political Power Plays in Bolivia

A general and his troops stormed the seat of government in an apparent coup attempt. Three theories have emerged in a context of economic turmoil and political infighting within the ruling party.

The New Colonialism of Milei’s Investment Plan

Approved amid harsh repression of protesters, the economic scheme at the heart of the Argentine government’s flagship legislation hands big perks to multinationals at the expense of territories, peoples, and the environment.

Chomsky on U.S. Intervention in Central America | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 2

Under the Shadow looks back on Chomsky’s 1983 lecture at the University of Colorado, as some of the worst aspects of the Reagan administration’s Cold War-era foreign policy ravaged Central America.

Breaking Barriers: The Political Empowerment of Bolivia’s Indigenous Women

The political inclusion of one of Latin America’s most marginalized groups reflects an unprecedented change, but many challenges remain.

Venezuela’s D-Day: Between Civic Celebration and Worsening Conflict

After years of boycotting elections, Venezuela’s opposition has united behind a presidential candidate. The result of the July 28 vote could give way to stability—or still deeper polarization.

A Boricua in Gaza: “There Is a Direct Connection with Our Struggle”

A conversation with Libre Sankara, a Puerto Rican aid worker providing humanitarian assistance in Gaza. Sankara discusses the situation in Rafah and the parallels between the Puerto Rican and Palestinian liberation struggles.

The Mexico of Claudia Sheinbaum

Sheinbaum’s triumph marks a profound reconfiguration of the political system that has shaped Mexican public life since the 1990s, and a powerful bulwark against the rise of the far right.

Controversial Maya Train Up and Running as Mexicans Cast Their Ballots

Mexico’s new tourist train has been hailed as the Yucatán’s salvation, but experts and activists warn of the potentially devastating environmental and cultural consequences of the outgoing president’s flagship megaproject.

Mexico Heads to Polls Amid Record Violence

On June 2, Mexicans will vote in the most violent elections in the country's history. Fears of reprisal from criminal groups, and the lack of an effective state response, weaken the democratic process.

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What Future for Haiti? An Interview with Patrick Elie

Reed Lindsay

August 24, 2007

In February 2004, U.S. Marines whisked away then-President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from Haiti amid an armed rebellion led by disgruntled former soldiers and paramilitary actors. Despite the presence of a United Nations peacekeeping force, violence and poverty increased under the U.S.-backed interim government led by Interim Prime Minister Gérard Latortue, which courted the elite and its international backers while alienating Haiti’s overwhelming poor majority. The crisis hit a low point last December and January, with daily shootings in the poor neighborhood of Cité Soleil and an outbreak of kidnappings.

Oaxaca Teachers’ Strike Sparks Democracy Movement

Gerardo Renique

August 24, 2007

Thousands of teachers and citizens marched silently through the streets of the city of Oaxaca, Mexico on August 13, mourning the recent death of a protester during a peaceful demonstration and demanding the release of six people who were recently detained or disappeared by state authorities. Schoolteacher Elia Silva, wife of disappeared teacher and former union leader Erangelio Mendoza, told the crowd that the illegal detention of her husband and others “will not intimidate the struggle.”

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