Call for Pitches: Plurinationalism from Below / Convocatoria: Plurinacionalismo desde abajo

Call for Pitches: Plurinationalism from Below / Convocatoria: Plurinacionalismo desde abajo

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NACLA is accepting proposals for an issue on exploring plurinationalism in Latin America. Send us your pitches by February 23, ...
Militarism Matters

Militarism Matters

Understanding structures of domination helps us better support efforts to transform them. Read more in "Militarized Democracy Refracted," the Winter ...
President Nayib Bukele marks his third year in office in San Salvador, June 1, 2022. (Casa Presidencial El Salvador / Public Domain)

Bukele, Presidente | Under the Shadow Update 2

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has been reelected in a landslide. Supporters praise his security gains despite widespread human rights abuses, ...
A woman cries after losing the home where she and her three children lived, due to a fire in Ciudad Bolívar in Bogotá’s outskirts. Seven houses burned down in the area during one of the hottest days recorded in January 2024 in Colombia. (Antonio Cascio)

Informal Settlements on the Front Lines of Wildfire Risk in Bogotá

NACLA
Vulnerable dwellers were disproportionately affected by recent wildfires in Colombia's capital. As climate change exacerbates El Niño’s impact, affected families ...
Mc Marie at a funk event in Rio de Janeiro, October 2023. (Dan Maia)

The Queer Women Transforming Brazil’s Funk Music Scene

NACLA
Meet the artists pushing for a wave of social change through sapafunk, a subgenre that celebrates lesbian desire and sexuality ...
Humberto Montes de Oca in Mexico City's main square on the day President Calderon gave his annual speech about the state of the country, September 1, 2011. The protest was organized by unions including the Mexican Electrical Workers (SME). (David Bacon)

A New Life for Mexico’s Oldest Union

NACLA
“Our vision is defending the interests of workers and a democratic union life.” In conversation with a longtime labor journalist, ...
Nayib Bukele and Gabriela de Bukele during the 2019 presidential elections (Casa Presidencial El Salvador / Flickr / CC0 1.0 DEED)

Freedom of Expression Under Attack in Bukele’s El Salvador

NACLA
President Nayib Bukele’s slide toward authoritarianism has culminated in an unconstitutional reelection bid. His consolidation of power has cracked down ...
Seen here photographed in the Zócalo of Mexico City, the Martínez siblings Yahritza (left), Armando (middle), and Jairo (right) form the band Yahritza y su Esencia. (ProtoplasmaKid / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0)

Yahritza y su Esencia and the Mexican American Experience in Mexico

Humberto J. Rocha
Despite the Mexican American music trio’s success in the United States, the group faced backlash in Mexico for “not being ...