Militarizing Ecuador’s Prisons has Failed
Two years on, far-right President Daniel Noboa’s prison crackdown—characterized by militarization, corruption, and deadly violence—has yielded no results.
Conservation in Colombia Leaves Locals Behind
As the government moves to establish a coast guard station in Gorgona Island, local communities claim they have been left out of the process.
How U.S. Policy Fueled Mexico’s Cartel Crisis | Under the Shadow Season 2, Episode 10
Drugs. They have been the boogeyman across Latin America for decades. An excuse that has led to so much violence. And Trump is turning up the temperature.
The Donroe Coalition | Under the Shadow Season 2, Episode 8
Last weekend, Donald Trump met with right-wing allies from Latin America to kick off a new military coalition to attack so-called drug cartels and push his agenda up and down the hemisphere.
Re-militarization of Puerto Rico Exacerbates Environmental Injustice
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.
2009 Honduras: La Resistencia | Under the Shadow, Ep. 7, Part I
The 2009 U.S.-backed coup ruptured Honduras’s three-decade-old democracy. Despite a media blockade, militarization, and deadly repression, the people took to the streets—and refused to back down.
In Tegucigalpa, the Iron Fist Fails
With the rise of zero tolerance, or mano dura (iron fist), policing in Honduras, the capital city has experienced a
Guns: The U.S. Threat to Mexican National Security
Shipping powders back and forth Black goes south and white comes north. Throwing Stones, John Perry Barlow for the
Militarizing the Border Patrol
On the evening of September 27, 1998, Border Patrol agents shot and killed a man who was attempting to cross
A Battle Against Reason, Democracy and Drugs: The Drug War Deciphered
Why is the United States in Colombia? Why is it intervening with hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid
Elusive Peace: Struggling Against the Logic of Violence
Peace? What peace? As far as most Colombians are concerned, the peace process is going nowhere fast. "Do you approve
Austerity and Disorder In the Andes
"Now," says Carmen Delgado, "there's nothing left." After 30 years as a home-based piece worker, Carmen finally managed to raise
