Celebrate NACLA's 50th at LASA in Barcelona! Plus, a Venezuela syllabus and more!

NACLA 50th Anniversary Reception at LASA 2018!

When: Thursday, May 24, 9:30PM - 11:00PM; toast at 9:50PM

Where: CCIB (Center Conventions Internacional Barcelona), First Floor Terrace, Room 127, Willy Brandt Square 11-14, 08019, Barcelona

Join us TOMORROW for a reception and toast celebrating 50 years in print!

Since 1967, NACLA has published the quarterly journal‚ the NACLA Report‚ blending academia‚ journalism‚ and activism‚ as well as regular online content at nacla.org. Please join us in raising our glasses to 50 years of reporting and analysis on Latin America, featuring remarks by our Executive Editor‚ Alejandro Velasco‚ as well as light snacks and refreshments.

Be sure to arrive by 9:50PM for a toast to NACLA's 50th year!

We hope to see you there!

NEW ON NACLA.ORG

  
The Venezuelan Labyrinth
Gabriel Hetland
 
 
May 18, 2018
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will likely win Sunday’s elections—not due to fraud, but because of the opposition’s call for a boycott and continued support in Venezuela for the Chavista government.
The Venezuelan Crisis: Selected Readings
NACLA Editors
 
May 18, 2018
A NACLA syllabus on the current situation in Venezuela
High Stakes for Venezuela’s Presidential Elections
Joe Sammut
 
May 18, 2018
Elections loom amidst economic crisis and the threat of political violence in Venezuela. What are the possible outcomes?
The United States’ Hand in Undermining Democracy in Venezuela
Alexander Main
 
May 17, 2018
The Trump administration’s foreign policy toward Venezuela includes supporting a boycott of Sunday’s elections in Venezuela, hinting at the possibility of a coup, and enacting harmful economic sanctions, with consequences for democracy in the country beset by poverty and unrest.
Assessing the Current Dilemma in Cuba
Lillian Guerra
 
May 14, 2018
Miguel Díaz-Canel’s presidency in Cuba is not so much a sign that the government recognizes the urgency of citizens’ demands for change in government, but that the state needs a new face to prepare for inevitable standoffs yet to come.
Unexpected Uprising: The Crisis of Democracy in Nicaragua
Courtney Desiree Morris
 
May 14, 2018
How did recent protests over social security cuts in Nicaragua turn into a nationwide grassroots mobilization against President Daniel Ortega?
Ni Una Menos Stares Down Conservative Reaction
Jelke Boesten
 
May 8, 2018
As an unprecedented wave of feminist campaigns gains ground across Latin America, a dangerous backlash is afoot on various fronts.
A Precarious Peace in Putumayo
Winifred Tate
 
May 3, 2018
The arrival of demobilization efforts to a remote, former FARC stronghold in Colombia has brought many welcome changes and challenges to the local community. An anti-peace president in Colombia could reverse such gains.
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