Caribbean

Despite co-hosting a milestone climate conference, the Netherlands has left the Dutch Caribbean islands alone in their fight against climate change.

In the height of hurricane season, U.S. military operations in Puerto Rico worsen environmental racism. Meanwhile, communities fight for rooftop solar access for all.

Bad Bunny's new album, which elevates the artists and musical traditions of Puerto Rico and its diaspora, comes at a time of intense concern over the effects of climate crises and gentrification. 

In the face of mounting attacks on Haitian diaspora communities from Springfield to Santo Domingo, immigrants across the hemisphere are coming together to demand protection.

Jonathan Katz's book about the career of a decorated Marine turned critic attests to the symbiotic relationship between militarism and U.S. commercial expansion.

Jim Popkin's Code Name Blue Wren recounts the astounding story of Defense Intelligence Agency mole Ana Montes, told by a veteran investigative reporter.

As Canada and other foreign powers consider renewed intervention in Haiti, the history of the Ottawa Initiative offers an urgent reminder of the catastrophic consequences.

NACLA is currently accepting proposals for an issue on empire in the Caribbean. Send us your pitches by February 15, 2023.

Erased from the archive, the remarkable story of one Afro-Dominican revolutionary illuminates the Dominican colonial desire for whiteness at the expense of Black women's lives.

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.

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.

In 2007, Saamaka advocates triumphed at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, winning key rights and damages. Today, those rights are under attack.