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Americas

U.S. Corruption Trial of Mexico’s Former Security Minister Promises to Pull Curtain Back on Narco Links to Politics

Tim Golden / ProPublica Jan 23, 2023 Genaro García Luna was tasked was taking the fight to Mexico's drug traffickers. He allegedly started working with them instead. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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

The Managers of Brazil

Guido Melo / Africa Is A Country Jan 10, 2023 In the wake of the insurrection in Brazil, an Afrobrazilian writes about race and class in the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Americas

Untangling Elite Opposition to Indigenous Rights in Chile

Kelly Bauer / NACLA Jan 2, 2023 Chilean elites use the language of stability, peace, democracy, and development to oppose Indigenous rights. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Photo Essay

El Salvador Under the Gun

Neil Brandvold / Truthdig Dec 30, 2022 In this photo gallery, Neil Brandvold gives the viewer a glimpse of what life is like today in Nayib Bukele’s El Salvador. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Opinion

Juan Martínez d´Aubuisson / Truthdig Dec 30, 2022 President Nayib Bukele says he has defeated El Salvador’s gangs and brought peace to the nation. But the reality is more complex. Dig deeper ( 7 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 )

Tree stumps, mud, and trees that have been stripped and cut down litter the foreground with a forest visible far away in the background.

Environment

‘Not a Single Global Indicator Is on Track’ to Reverse Deforestation by 2030: Analysis

Kenny Stancil / Common Dreams Nov 3, 2022 There is no way to limit global warming to 1.5°C unless the world stops felling trees to make space for cattle ranching, monocropping, and other harmful practices, experts warn. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

US

Mainland Media Fail to Ask Why Puerto Rico Requires ‘Resilience’

James Baratta / Fair Nov 1, 2022 Austerity politics and gentrification tend to slip into the background when it comes to legacy media reporting on Puerto Rico. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Study Debunks Claims That Led to Bolivian Coup

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Feb 28, 2020 New research from MIT raises serious questions about the U.S.-backed Organization of American Studies' assertions of election fraud. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Most Appalling Moment From Trump’s State of the Union

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 5, 2020 Progressives decry bipartisan support for regime change after both parties give Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó a standing ovation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )