The Americas Will Never Be the Same | Season 2, Ep. 2

The Americas Will Never Be the Same | Season 2, Ep. 2

Early on January 3, the U.S. government invaded Venezuela and took President Maduro into custody. It marked the first time ...
What’s Really Behind Trump’s Drive for War in Venezuela? | Season 2, Ep. 1

What’s Really Behind Trump’s Drive for War in Venezuela? | Season 2, Ep. 1

How Trump is redefining U.S. foreign policy in Latin America with Monroe 2.0. This is Season 2, Episode 1 of ...
Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later | Under the Shadow, Ep. 13

Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later | Under the Shadow, Ep. 13

The 1989 invasion left deep wounds in Panama, including an untold number of people killed. Locals continue to demand justice ...
The Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 3

The Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 3

Historian Greg Grandin examines the long shadow of the Monroe Doctrine, which continues to shape U.S. imperialism in Latin America ...
The Panama Canal Zone, a U.S. Enclave in Latin America | Under the Shadow, Ep. 12

The Panama Canal Zone, a U.S. Enclave in Latin America | Under the Shadow, Ep. 12

A strategic shipping corridor, Panama became home to Washington's most important asset in the region and the base of its ...
The U.S. Shadow Over Costa Rica The Panama Canal Zone, a U.S. Enclave in Latin America | Under the Shadow, Ep. 11

The U.S. Shadow Over Costa Rica The Panama Canal Zone, a U.S. Enclave in Latin America | Under the S...

The abolition of Costa Rica's military 75 years ago has been highly celebrated at home and abroad. Yet the story ...
Chomsky on U.S. Intervention in Central America | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 2

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 ...
Hollywood and Empire | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 1

Hollywood and Empire | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 1

British director Alex Cox’s 1987 film Walker, starring Ed Harris, laid an uncompromising critique of U.S. imperialism in Nicaragua. For ...
Reagan’s Contra War on Nicaragua | Under the Shadow, Ep. 10, Part II

Reagan’s Contra War on Nicaragua | Under the Shadow, Ep. 10, Part II

In the 1980s, the Reagan administration illegally funded counter-revolutionary warfare in Nicaragua. As scandal engulfed Washington, the solidarity movement pushed ...
Why the Nicaraguan Revolution Matters Today | Under the Shadow, Ep. 10, Part I

Why the Nicaraguan Revolution Matters Today | Under the Shadow, Ep. 10, Part I

The 1979 Sandinista victory over the Somoza dictatorship sparked hope across Central America and beyond. Nicaragua quickly became ground zero ...
Remembering the Longest U.S. Occupation in Latin American History | Under the Shadow, Ep. 9

Remembering the Longest U.S. Occupation in Latin American History | Under the Shadow, Ep. 9

Augusto Sandino is celebrated as a Nicaraguan revolutionary and liberator. The U.S invasion he resisted set the stage for dictatorship ...
William Walker: The Gringo Who Tried to Rule Central America | Under the Shadow, Ep. 8

William Walker: The Gringo Who Tried to Rule Central America | Under the Shadow, Ep. 8

In the 19th century, U.S. filibusters invaded and annexed Latin American territories in the name of Manifest Destiny. One man’s ...