Citizenship and the Making of Caribbean Freedom

Citizenship and the Making of Caribbean Freedom

At the very moment when Haitians should have been celebrating the bicentennial of their revolutionary overthrow of the most powerful
Ethnic (In)Visibility in Neoliberal Argentina

Ethnic (In)Visibility in Neoliberal Argentina

During the 1990s, Argentina’s government and national media repeatedly called attention to a wave of migration that was supposedly flooding
PHOTO ESSAY Haiti

PHOTO ESSAY Haiti

HAITI SHOCKED THE WORLD WHEN IT WON ITSindependence two centuries ago: a hopeful sym-bol of liberation for the oppressed and
The Untapped Riches of Remittances?

The Untapped Riches of Remittances?

North-to-South remittances derived from international labor migration have become a hot topic in the last few years. As international development
Incas, Indios, and Indigenism in Peru

Incas, Indios, and Indigenism in Peru

Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo entered office in July 2001 raising ethnic banners to mobilize the masses against the corrupt and
Sex Workers of Havana: The Lure of Things

Sex Workers of Havana: The Lure of Things

Roldy was 19 years old and homeless in Havana when I spoke to him in January 2003. He had just
Haiti: In Bondage to History?

Haiti: In Bondage to History?

The acrid smell hanging over the once-grand hillside neighborhood of Bel-Aire, near Haiti’s bleached white National Palace, was by then
The Paradoxes of Racial Politics

The Paradoxes of Racial Politics

The first installment of this three-part series, “The Politics of Race and Globalization,” focused on racial and ethnic identities in
Oil, Markets, and Solidarity

Oil, Markets, and Solidarity

Though you wouldn’t know it from the evening news, the Bush Administration has not lost interest in the Americas. It
The Kirchner Factor

The Kirchner Factor

When Néstor Kirchner assumed the presidency of Argentina in May 2003 with only 22% of votes cast, few imagined his
Racial Quotas for a "Racial Democracy"

Racial Quotas for a “Racial Democracy”

When the Brazilian government began considering affirmative action policies based on race, critics claimed they would be impossible to implement
We Are Everywhere

We Are Everywhere

“This isn’t a book, it’s a brick with which to shatter cynicism,” said Luther Blisset, a group of Italian anarchists.