Lawfare Diplomacy: How the U.S. Bullied its Way Back into the Panama Canal
The quiet reclamation of the Canal reveals that the Trump administration has more sophisticated tools at its disposal for asserting its hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.
Panama’s President Cracks Down on Unions
Amidst protests, President José Raúl Mulino holds firm to social security reform while suspending habeas corpus and attacking unions and striking workers.
Panama Fights for Freedom
Anger at neoliberal austerity, Canadian mining corruption, and U.S. imperialism have converged into a powerful protest movement.
Can the Youth Speak? The Inter-generational Politics of the Afro-Panamanian Movement
Drawing from student resistance in the 1970s, a new generation of Black Panamanian organizers is confronting environmental racism and forging a radical, intersectional movement for justice, identity, and systemic change.
Panamá to Belém: Grassroots Demands for a Real Just Transition
United Nations Climate Week in Panamá centered market-based false solutions to the climate crisis, but it's not too late to change course for the June global climate talks in Bonn.
Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later | Under the Shadow, Ep. 13
The 1989 invasion left deep wounds in Panama, including an untold number of people killed. Locals continue to demand justice.
The Panama Canal Zone, a U.S. Enclave in Latin America | Under the Shadow, Ep. 12
A strategic shipping corridor, Panama became home to Washington's most important asset in the region and the base of its military training apparatus.
Confronting a Century of Global Change in Rural Panama (Review)
One village's shift from subsistence farming community to link in the global economic chain offers important perspective on Panama's political, economic, and social transformations.
A Perilous Journey Along the Darién Gap
The story of two Cubans through Central America illustrates the hardships migrants face trying to reach the United States.
After Landmark Territorial Win, Naso People of Panama Look to the Future
The Naso won their right to a comarca recognizing their ancestral land after a decades-long struggle.
Beyond the Beaches of Bocas del Toro, Panama
Bocas del Toro, Panama, is a renowned vacation and retirement paradise for thousands of tourists and expats seeking fun and
How the Iraq War Began in Panama
How unilateral, preemptory "regime change" became an acceptable foreign policy option, "democracy promotion" became a staple of defense strategy, and war became a branded public spectacle.
