The Honduran Coup and Cultural Policy

The Honduran Coup and Cultural Policy

In 2006 I took a leave from my position as a history professor at Trinity College in Connecticut and left
Peruvian Precedent: The Fujimori Conviction and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice

Peruvian Precedent: The Fujimori Conviction and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice

In January Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori lost an appeal against his conviction for human rights crimes. The Peruvian Supreme
Chile: The Right Comes to Dinner

Chile: The Right Comes to Dinner

In January, Chile elected Sebastián Piñera, the country’s first democratically elected conservative president in more than a half-century. The Concertación,
A Tale of Two Elections: Iran and Honduras

A Tale of Two Elections: Iran and Honduras

On November 29, the de facto authorities in Honduras held a blatantly fraudulent election—complete with state violence against dissidents in
Honduras: Whitewashing the Coup

Honduras: Whitewashing the Coup

The Honduran government of Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo remains unrecognized by the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and most
Filming the Fractured Soul of Chile: Guzmán’'s Epic and Elegy of Revolution

Filming the Fractured Soul of Chile: Guzmán’’s Epic and Elegy of Revolution

The year 1973 opened with Chile as a shaken but still resilient democracy headed by Salvador Allende, a president beleaguered