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July 31, 2019
NACLA is thrilled to introduce Heather Gies and Leo Schwartz as the newest additions to our editorial team.
July 30, 2019
A recent court ruling demonstrated the extent of Canadian complicity in mining deaths worldwide—and how far the country still has to go in recognizing its role.
July 24, 2019
Faced with pressure from the U.S. to reduce immigration, the López Obrador administration has started to do the dirty work they vowed to avoid
July 18, 2019
The ongoing protests in Puerto Rico are not just about profane chat messages—they are a response to a broader context of violence, degradation, and exploitation.
July 16, 2019
In The Edge of Democracy, a Netflix documentary, Petra Costa recounts the rise and fall of Brazilian democracy and the human costs of lost hope. While there is much to praise about the film, it sometimes sacrifices nuance for the sake of clarity.
July 11, 2019
Despite government opposition, community radio stations help Indigenous communities in Guatemala share their stories.
July 10, 2019
A three-month strike shutting down one of Mexico’s top universities lays bare class schisms, the López Obrador government’s tepid response to inequality, and organized labor’s limitations in building solidarity across class divides.
July 9, 2019
Worthington, Minnesota, home to a major meatpacking plant with a majority immigrant workforce, is a microcosm of an expanding border regime where a power struggle unfolds between longtime residents and newcomers.
July 5, 2019
How the right-wing Brazilian government’s attack on the social sciences and its myth of “racial democracy” perpetuates racism in the country
Border Wars
July 3, 2019
In the name of “sparking a reaction” from an indifferent public, images of migrant deaths decontextualize their reasons for fleeing and gloss over the impact of decades of prevention through deterrence policy.
