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 of a violent U.S.-backed counterrevolutionary war.
Nicaraguan Government Outlaws Feminist Groups Serving Vulnerable People
Women's rights groups supporting marginalized and impoverished people have been banned by Ortega's authoritarian regime.
Ortega’s Developmentalism Is Based on the “Popular Economy”But What Does that Mean?...
The Sandinistas' economic platform claims that collective subsistence strategies empower workers and subvert neoliberalism, but the reality of Nicaragua's economic development is more complex.
Ortega, la carne y el oro
La Nicaragua de Ortega se ha caracterizado por el despojo y la acumulación. ¿Pueden esperar los potentados una continuidad con su cuarto mandato presidencial?
Ortega’s World, the Flesh and the Gold (disponible en español)
Displacement and accumulation have characterized Ortega's Nicaragua. Can the tycoons expect more of the same in his fourth consecutive term?
Nicaragua: Chronicle of an Election Foretold
After silencing the opposition, Daniel Ortega claims victory for a fourth consecutive term.
¿Por qué Daniel Ortega metió presos a sus compañeros de lucha?
La detención de opositores políticos en vísperas de las elecciones presidenciales de noviembre es el último episodio en la difícil relación del FSLN con la democracia.
Why Did Daniel Ortega Imprison His Former Comrades?
The detention of political opponents in the lead up to November presidential elections is the latest episode in the FSLN's long-troubled relationship to democracy.
The Anti-Sandinista Youth of Nicaragua
The popularity of a new museum in Nicaragua underscores youth dissatisfaction with Daniel Ortega and his Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional.
The Sandinista Labor Paradox
In Nicaragua, workers face a dangerous contradictionorganize within the limits of the government's corporatist development model, or be shut down.
The Youth Leading Nicaragua’s Uprising, One Year Later
A year after Nicaragua's massive uprising broke out, youth activists recognize that beyond ousting President Daniel Ortega, their generation must find a new way of doing politics in the country.
Complicating the Narrative on Nicaragua
Many reports on the situation in Nicaragua have failed to capture the complexity of the crisis
