Militarism

Early on January 3, the U.S. government invaded Venezuela and took President Maduro into custody. It marked the first time the United States used its own military to invade a South American country.

How Trump is redefining U.S. foreign policy in Latin America with Monroe 2.0. This is Season 2, Episode 1 of Under the Shadow.

With so many critical events, stories, and voices covered in our 2025 web content it was hard to choose a favorite, but here are our top 10!

As the country’s progressive government drags its feet, the demand to end political and economic relations with Israel is an ever-growing movement.

The action was announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called the Venezuelan government a “criminal organization."

After building the Tren Maya, Mexico’s military has expanded its commercial reach in the Yucatán, with no regard for transparency or accountability.

Arturo Taracena’s deep dive into the Guatemalan guerrilla group and its leader, informed by personal experience and decades of research, is social history at its finest.

As more Colombians fight and die in foreign wars, their loved ones push the government for help in finding out their fate.

Forty years after surviving state violence, Maya Achi women return to court to demand justice, challenging a long legacy of impunity for crimes against humanity.

Brazil’s highly militarized policing disproportionately impacts poor and racialized communities. By providing funding and training, the United States has helped exacerbate the crisis.

From Texas to North Carolina, Latine solidarity organizers connect the dots between U.S. imperialism in the Americas and Israel’s colonization of Palestine.

A former teacher and provincial mayor won a close runoff vote in Uruguay, signaling a return to the social welfare politics of the center-left Frente Amplio coalition.