Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later
The 1989 invasion left deep wounds in Panama, including an untold number of people killed. Locals continue to demand justice ...
The Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 3
Historian Greg Grandin examines the long shadow of the Monroe Doctrine, which continues to shape U.S. imperialism in Latin America ...
The Panama Canal Zone, a U.S. Enclave in Latin America
A strategic shipping corridor, Panama became home to Washington's most important asset in the region and the base of its ...
The U.S. Shadow Over Costa Rica
The abolition of Costa Rica's military 75 years ago has been highly celebrated at home and abroad. Yet the story ...
Chomsky on U.S. Intervention in Central America | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 2
Under the Shadow looks back on Chomsky’s 1983 lecture at the University of Colorado, as some of the worst aspects ...
Hollywood and Empire | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 1
British director Alex Cox’s 1987 film Walker, starring Ed Harris, laid an uncompromising critique of U.S. imperialism in Nicaragua. For ...
Reagan’s Contra War on Nicaragua | Under the Shadow, Ep. 10, Part II
In the 1980s, the Reagan administration illegally funded counter-revolutionary warfare in Nicaragua. As scandal engulfed Washington, the solidarity movement pushed ...
Why the Nicaraguan Revolution Matters Today | Under the Shadow, Ep. 10, Part I
The 1979 Sandinista victory over the Somoza dictatorship sparked hope across Central America and beyond. Nicaragua quickly became ground zero ...
Remembering the Longest U.S. Occupation in Latin American History | Under the Shadow, Ep. 9
Augusto Sandino is celebrated as a Nicaraguan revolutionary and liberator. The U.S invasion he resisted set the stage for dictatorship ...
William Walker: The Gringo Who Tried to Rule Central America | Under the Shadow, Ep. 8
In the 19th century, U.S. filibusters invaded and annexed Latin American territories in the name of Manifest Destiny. One man’s ...
U.S. Role in Honduras Narco-State Absent from President’s Drug Trial | Under the Shadow Update 3...
Former president Juan Orlando Hernández has been convicted of drug trafficking. The United States and Canada remain unaccountable ...
2009 Honduras: Legacy of a Coup | Under the Shadow, Ep. 7, Part II
The 2009 coup ratcheted up the sell-off of land and resources, enabled state-sponsored drug trafficking and corruption, and fueled a ...
