Río Negro Survivors Rebuild and Face the State

Río Negro Survivors Rebuild and Face the State

Chixoy Reservoir (Nathan Einbinder) In the cool grey dawn at Río Negro, a small Guatemalan village, Sebastian Iboy Osorio and ...
Black Central Americans in the Struggle Against AIDS

Black Central Americans in the Struggle Against AIDS

After Vilma found out she had HIV, a doctora visited her at home and took her for a walk. She ...
Guerrillas Killed in Combat and the Colombian Military's Persistent Impunity

Guerrillas Killed in Combat and the Colombian Military’s Persistent Impunity

Families of victims of false positive killings march in Bogotá (South Colombian Human Rights Conservatory) At a public forum in ...
Work Together to Dilute Hate

Work Together to Dilute Hate

Mural in the barrio of La Vega, Caracas. Photo by Sujatha Fernandes. With few exceptions, most international coverage of the ...
Elections in Chile: Confronting the Legacy of Dictatorship

Elections in Chile: Confronting the Legacy of Dictatorship

On Election Day in Chile, students occupied and hung a banner outside front-runner Michelle Bachelet’s campaign headquarters, proclaiming: “Change is ...
The Buenos Aires Subway Strike: A Window on Post-Collapse Labor Politics

The Buenos Aires Subway Strike: A Window on Post-Collapse Labor Politics

  Subte workers demonstrate in Buenos Aires in August 2012. Photo by Rene Rojas. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, president of ...
Venezuela: Chavistas Debate the Pace of Change

Venezuela: Chavistas Debate the Pace of Change

  Mural in the barrio of La Vega, Caracas. Photo by Sujatha Fernandes. The violent anti-government protests that shook Venezuela ...
Banana Republic Blues: Militarization and Resources in Honduras

Banana Republic Blues: Militarization and Resources in Honduras

In the early morning hours of November 25, with less than half the votes counted, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Lisa ...