The Militarization of the Southern Border Is a Long-Standing American Tradition

The Militarization of the Southern Border Is a Long-Standing American Tradition

Trump's wall is just the latest incarnation of an old fixation ...
Remembering Larry Birns: Greg Grandin

Remembering Larry Birns: Greg Grandin

Larry, radicalized by Chile '73, was an indescribable force. He founded COHA in 1975 and basically ran it as a ...
Darkness and Dictatorship

Darkness and Dictatorship

By 1979, much of the southern cone had fallen to right-wing military dictatorships in an era defined by militarist anti-communism, ...
How the Iraq War Began in Panama

How the Iraq War Began in Panama

How unilateral, preemptory "regime change" became an acceptable foreign policy option, "democracy promotion" became a staple of defense strategy, and ...
Taking Pleasure in the Republican Scramble

Taking Pleasure in the Republican Scramble

As Congress remains averse to compromise amidst fiscal cliffs and budget sequestration, we thought it is worth looking back at ...
Taking Pleasure in the Republican Scramble

Taking Pleasure in the Republican Scramble

Schadenfreude might have been the most overused word in the weeks that followed President Obama’s reelection; understandably so since anyone ...
Turning the Tide Revisited: An Interview With Noam Chomsky

Turning the Tide Revisited: An Interview With Noam Chomsky

  Noam Chomsky, professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been a longtime friend and supporter of NACLA ...
The Honduran Standoff: Desperation and Violence on the Right

The Honduran Standoff: Desperation and Violence on the Right

As we go to press, deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is hunkered down in the Brazilian embassy and the coup-installed ...
Zelaya's Midnight Gambit

Zelaya’s Midnight Gambit

In a bold move, the democratically elected president of Honduras Manuel Zelaya—ousted in a military coup in June—has returned to ...
Obama in Latin America: How The Nation Magazine Saved the American Empire

Obama in Latin America: How The Nation Magazine Saved the American Empire

Barack Obama this week continues his administration's efforts to push the "reset" button on U.S. foreign relations attending the Summit ...
Beyond the Four Freedoms: Obama and Sovereignty

Beyond the Four Freedoms: Obama and Sovereignty

To get a sense of what Barack Obama's foreign policy will be, we should watch Latin America. The region has ...
Beyond the Four Freedoms: Obama and Sovereignty

Beyond the Four Freedoms: Obama and Sovereignty

To get a sense of what Barack Obama’s foreign policy will be, we should watch Latin America. The region has ...