An Anatomy of Violence in El Salvador

An Anatomy of Violence in El Salvador

El Salvador, geographically the smallest and most densely populated nation in Latin America, is often described as one of the ...
Afro Reggae

Afro Reggae

If Brazil’s pulse were audible, it would be a drumbeat. Undoubtedly, music breathes life into so many hallmarks of the ...
Plan Petroleum in Putumayo

Plan Petroleum in Putumayo

In December 2000, U.S.-trained counternarcotics battalions, U.S.-supplied Blackhawk helicopters and U.S.-piloted spray planes descended on Putumayo department to conduct Plan ...
The Odyssey of Salvadoran Asylum Seekers

The Odyssey of Salvadoran Asylum Seekers

Irma Martínez and her family were elated when they learned that, in 1997, the U.S. Congress had passed a law ...
El Salvador: ARENA Wins Elections

El Salvador: ARENA Wins Elections

On March 22, after a bitterly contested presidential campaign that tapped into Salvadorans’ memories of the civil war, Tony Saca ...
Regime Change in Venezuela?

Regime Change in Venezuela?

The Bush administration’s regime change policies are creating, or exacerbating, instability in an increasing number of countries around the globe ...
Beyond Revolution: Nicaragua and El Salvador in a New Era

Beyond Revolution: Nicaragua and El Salvador in a New Era

The July 1979 Sandinista victory in Nicaragua astonished the world. The triumph of the popular social revolution triggered a widespread ...
The New Right and the End of National Liberation

The New Right and the End of National Liberation

The political economies of Nicaragua and El Salvador, along with those of every other Central American country, are undergoing remarkable ...