sandinistas

Challenging Popular Narratives on the Sandinsita Revolution

Camilo Serrano Corredor / NACLA Sep 27, 2024 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras' book uses a variety of Central American archives to present alternatives to the dominant accounts of the Nicaraguan revolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Reuters’ Egregious Reporting on Nicaragua’s Armed Uprising

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Aug 27, 2018 The story conveyed by Reuters is that the Sandinista government is opposed to democracy and human rights in Nicaragua, while the U.S. government supports these things. But a closer look at the picture presented by Reuters reveals numerous distortions. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Politics

13 Takeaways From an Interview With Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

Max Blumenthal / Grayzone Project Jul 30, 2018 In a candid and lengthy discussion in Managua, Ortega claims his Sandinista government defeated a U.S.-backed coup. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Violent Coup Fails in Nicaragua, U.S. Continues Regime Change Efforts

Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Jul 22, 2018 The recent coup in Central America exposes the alliances working with the United States to put in place a neoliberal government that is controlled by the U.S. and serves the interests of the wealthy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Nicaragua at the Barricades and at a Crossroads

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jun 25, 2018 As Nicaraguans confront a crisis, you may ask yourself why people should care what happens in an impoverished Central American nation thousands of miles from the centers of power. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

You Don’t Need a Telescope to Find a ‘Shithole Country’

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 14, 2018 Industrial nations amassed their wealth by pillaging the global south and slaughtering the indigenous. The savage war in El Salvador was only one of many chapters in this tragic saga. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )