The Rise and Fall of the FSLN
Twenty-five years ago, amid the urban insurrection against the brutal regime of Anastasio Somoza, teenagers armed with no more than ...
The Pinochet File
We all have different ways of taking notes on books we read. As a historian, Ive used the same technique ...
Out in Public: Gay and Lesbian Activism in Nicaragua
2000: I return to Nicaragua after being away for two years to find the capital city transformed with a new ...
War and Peace in the Bajo Lempa Region
As part of its efforts to eliminate violence in all of its forms, the Bajo Lempa Coordinating Committee has spearheaded ...
Homeless Movement Gains Ground
Brazils Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) is widely regarded as one of the worlds most dynamic mass movements. In the ...
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
If Brazils pulse were audible, it would be a drumbeat. Undoubtedly, music breathes life into so many hallmarks of the ...
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 ...
