Arbitrary Justice: The Fate of Environmental Defenders in Honduras
Honduran activists jailed in 2019 for opposing mining in their community have faced two years of unfair legal proceedings leading up to their trial.
Crisis in Nicaragua: Is the US Trying to Overthrow the Ortega-Murillo Government? (Part II)
Washington's principal concern in Nicaragua is not getting rid of Ortega but preserving the interests of transnational capital.
Crisis in Nicaragua: Is the Ortega-Murillo Government Leftist? (Part I)
Despite its revolutionary rhetoric, the Nicaraguan government has implemented policies that veer away from the Sandinistas' socialist roots.
J-11 in Cuba
After recent protests, Cuba needs political solutions that resist all forms of co-optation.
Cuba Today: Homeland, People, and Sovereignty
Elements of the current crisis in Cuba and proposed measures to respond.
For Mexico City Housing Movement, Metro Collapse is the Latest Symptom of Structural Inequity
Members of the Francisco Villa Left Independent Popular Organization who live near Linea 12 say that dispossession and corruption have long plagued residents of Mexico City's outer boroughs.
The Colombian State Misrepresents Its Enemy
The government's response to massive protests repeats old tropes of smearing the organizers as criminals. Labels like "urban terrorist" or "extreme vandals" aim to justify the excessive repression.
Sexual Violence: A Weapon to Silence Women Protesting in Colombia
A young woman shares her story of suffering sexual violence at the hands of a riot police officer in Cali, one case in a broader misogynist problem.
Guatemalans Have Had Enough
Congress suspended the latest budget bill following widespread protests against self-serving political elites.
A New Era of Protest Rocks Peru
After President Martín Vizcarra's impeachment, decentralized networks broke through Peru's fragmented political landscape and mobilized unprecedented protests.
Indigenous Guatemalan Journalist Faces Charges after Reporting on Protest
The arrest of Maya K'iche' journalist Anastasia Mejía exposes the Central American country's ongoing assault on press freedom.
Who Killed Berta Caceres: Review
Who Killed Berta Cáceres? by Nina Lakhani tells the story of how politicians and corporations repressed social movements in post-coup Honduras.
