Americas

What’s Next for Bolivia After Camacho’s Arrest?

Pablo Solón / NACLA Jan 17, 2023 Luis Fernando Camacho was detained in Santa Cruz on December 28. / Wikimedia Commons Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

Peru Stares Into the Abyss

Michael Deibert / Truthdig Jan 12, 2023 Political violence batters the Andean country more than a month after the fall of its president. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

World

Peru’s Escalating Crisis

Alejandra Dinegro Martínez / NACLA Dec 20, 2022 What led President Castillo to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government—a clumsy, unconstitutional, antidemocratic decision? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

World

Prisoners of Conscience in Nicaragua

William I. Robinson / NACLA Dec 14, 2022 The internationally-renowned sociologist Oscar René Vargas is Nicaragua’s latest prisoner of conscience jailed by the Ortega regime. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Time for Both Major Parties to Own the Immigration Crisis

By Brian Concannon / Independent Media Institute Feb 24, 2020 The relative lack of talk on the campaign trail about immigration points to a bigger problem shared by Democrats and Republicans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pope Avoids Question of Married Priests in the Amazon

NICOLE WINFIELD . The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 The papal dodge disappoints progressives and liberal Catholic women's groups while reassuring conservatives. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Does Capitalism Invariably Breed Fascism?

Greg Wilpert / The Real News Network Feb 6, 2020 Sociologist William I. Robinson explains how a crisis of legitimacy that began in the 1970s has helped give rise to today's far right. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Richard Wolff: Global Capitalism Is Theft

Richard Wolff / Common Dreams Jan 31, 2020 The economist and University of Massachusetts professor explains how government debt is manipulated to rob the lower classes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Congressman Condemns the Coup in Bolivia

By Celina della Croce / Independent Media Institute Nov 25, 2019 “The time for military coups, in Latin America or elsewhere, is over,” McGovern tweeted. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Brazilian Ex-President Is Released From Prison

MARIO LOBAO and DIANE JEANTET / The Associated Press Nov 8, 2019 It's unclear what role the popular 74-year-old politician, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will now play in the politics of his country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Governments Beware: People Are Rising Up All Over the World

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 7, 2019 When people have had enough, they meet force with resistance and resilience. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Calls to Break Up ICE

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 7, 2019 The Vermont senator pledges to address the root causes of mass immigration, with the aim of creating a "welcoming and safe nation for all." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )