Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later
O n December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with tens of thousands of troops. It was the largest U.S. invasion since Vietnam. The first U.S. military action since the fall of the Berlin Wall one month before. The testing ground for the Iraq wars.
Portraits of Black Politics and Resistance in Brazil | NACLA
Leia este artigo em português. Translated to English by Joyce Silva Fernandes. B lack people make up the majority in Brazil. Over half of the nation’s 215 million inhabitants—56 percent or about 120 million people—are Afro-Brazilian, making the country home to the largest Black population in the Americas.
The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy …
Oct 25, 2024 · R ecently, at a hostel in Cochabamba, Bolivia, I launched into a tirade about the lack of any significant social services or safety net in my home country of the United States, services that countless other countries offer in abundance. My interlocutor, a German woman, made a pointed comment: “I see what you mean, but other countries don’t pay for the world’s …
The Myth of Demilitarization in Costa Rica | NACLA
C osta Rica is regularly depicted as Central America’s Switzerland to the extent that it has become a cliché. This image is the result of a decades-long self-fashioning effort through which the Costa Rican state has sought to make itself known as a place of stability, safety, and peace.
NACLA Report on the Americas
P ublished since 1967, the award-winning NACLA Report on the Americas is a quarterly magazine of news and analysis. It is the oldest and most widely read progressive magazine covering Latin America and its relationship with the United States. Centered around our unique "Report" section, which examines a single topic in depth, the magazine offers comprehensive, …
Guatemala: United Fruit | Under the Shadow, Ep. 2 | NACLA
Read the transcript. I n this episode, host Michael Fox looks at the outsized role of the U.S. banana corporation, United Fruit, in Central America. You literally can't talk about the history of Central America in the 20th Century without mentioning it. Fox goes in search of the legacy of the company today.
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Life Beyond the Darién for Children on the Move . Children now represent 1 in 5 people traversing the Darién Gap. The repercussions of crossing the jungle on children’s mental health have become a major challenge for humanitarian organizations.
Forward Ever: 40 Years on from the End of the Revolution and
Oct 24, 2023 · In the throes of the Cold War, a tiny Caribbean island dared to wage a revolutionary experiment. As the Revo imploded, the United States invaded.
In a Climate of Slander and Hate, Haitian Immigrants Organize …
This piece is part of a series on hemispheric approaches to anti-Haitianism. I n a dramatic escalation of mass expulsion, the Dominican Republic has deported more than 27,000 people to Haiti in the last three weeks. On October 2, the anniversary of the 1937 genocidal state-sponsored massacre of Haitians and their descendants in the Dominican Republic, the …
Brazil Is Burning and Agribusiness Must Be Held Liable
Oct 8, 2024 · S outh America’s “wildfire season” is upon us. As of early September, about three quarters of the total area on fire in Latin America was in Brazil, where smoke from the burning biomes extended to 60 percent of the country’s territory. Fire connected to deforestation and agribusiness activity has become so ubiquitous that one quarter of the country was on fire at …