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As Colombia Resumes Negotiations with the ELN, the Path Towards Peace Lies through Venezuela

The centerpiece of Petro’s "total peace," talks with the ELN will require considerable cooperation between Bogotá and Caracas.

After Apruebo’s Defeat

Read the editor's introduction to the Winter 2022 issue of the NACLA Report, "Apruebo por Chile: Charting a Future in the Aftermath of Defeat."

Anti-Mining Networks Support Land Defense Movements in Central America

In Guatemala and Honduras, regional anti-mining networks have become key players in struggles to combat extractivism and the criminalization of activists.

Hurricane Ian Highlights the Devastating Effects of the U.S. Blockade on Cuba

As Cuba reels from the ongoing effects of Hurricane Ian, a Havana-based Cuban scholar explains how the U.S. blockade has hampered Cuba’s recovery from Hurricane Ian and fuels ongoing mass emigration.

Cuba’s New Family Code is a Window into the Political Ecosystem

After intense public debate the new Code was approved in a September referendum, placing sexual and gender politics at the center of the social and political fabric.

Unsettled Borders: The Militarized Science of Surveillance on Sacred Indigenous Land (Review)

Felicity Amaya Schaeffer’s book effectively centers Indigenous struggles within the discourse of the border, but her efforts to assume an Indigenous point of view fall short.

How to Destroy an Investigation from the Inside: Ayotzinapa and the Legacies of Impunity

Is the Mexican government's dubious new evidence part of another “historical truth?”

Children of Las Brisas (Review)

Marianela Maldonado’s remarkable documentary follows the lives of three young musicians from Venezuela’s youth orchestra El Sistema over the course of a tumultuous decade.

El Salvador’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism

Three decades of U.S. intervention and opposition policies have helped Nayib Bukele monopolize power.

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In Brazil, Disinformation Campaign Puts Democracy at Risk

Michael Fox

October 26, 2022

As fake news skyrockets, a Brazilian media scholar reflects on what’s at stake in the final days before the country’s crucial presidential vote.

Mobilizing People Power Beyond Elections in Brazil

NACLA

October 25, 2022

For an MST activist, a win for Lula in the upcoming runoff vote against Bolsonaro is only one step in a crucial struggle to rebuild the Brazilian and Latin American Left.

More Than Six Decades of Sanctions on Cuba

Louis A. Pérez, Jr.

October 24, 2022

The Biden administration’s renewal of sanctions against Cuba reveals the folly of a long failed policy.

A Century of Brazilian Documentary Film: From Nationalism to Protest (Review)

Paula Halperin

October 21, 2022

Darlene J. Sadlier’s monumental history of feature and short documentary film documents Brazil’s unique contribution to the genre while mapping a biography of the nation.

The Forgotten Victims of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Pact

Deborah Shnookal

October 18, 2022

Between 1960 and 1962, some 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban children were evacuated to the United States in an airlift dubbed Operation Pedro Pan. Some of them were never reunited with their families.

The Lives of Those Who Died

Sergio Palencia Frener

October 17, 2022

Ten years after the Alaska Massacre of the K'iche' people in Totonicapán, Guatemala, the families of the victims tell their stories.

Brazil on Fire: Elections update with BrasilWire’s Brian Mier

October 14, 2022

After an unexpected showing for the current president in the first round, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro are now vying to win over remaining voters ahead of the October 30 runoff.