USS Honduras | Under the Shadow, Ep. 6

USS Honduras | Under the Shadow, Ep. 6

Often overlooked in the story of U.S. imperialism in Central America, Honduras has served as a training base and staging ...
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, ...
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

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President Nayib Bukele’s slide toward authoritarianism has culminated in an unconstitutional reelection bid. His consolidation of power has cracked down ...
President Bernardo Arévalo speaks in a press conference, January 22, 2024. (Gobierno de Guatemala / Public Domain)

Arévalo, Presidente | Under the Shadow, Update 1

Guatemala's new president Bernardo Arévalo is now in office. But the struggle to defend democracy against the forces fixated on ...
“The People Are Willing to Continue”

“The People Are Willing to Continue”

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For leaders from the Xinka Parliament, one of the Indigenous authorities behind an ongoing national strike in Guatemala, the new ...
Indigenous Ixil authorities participating in the national strike, wait for the committee of representatives of Indigenous authorities, who managed to stop eviction of the encampment outside the Public Prosecutor’s Office. October 2023. (Juan Rosales)

“They Tried to Wipe Us Out. We Rise Up to Seek Justice.”

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As a new government takes office, Indigenous leaders are pragmatic about their hopes in Guatemala. In the struggle against a ...
A memorial in San Salvador lists the names of victims of El Salvador's armed conflict. (Michael Fox)

El Salvador: The Innocent Victims | Under the Shadow, Ep. 4

In the 1980s, the Reagan administration poured billions of dollars into El Salvador's military to crush the left-wing FMLN, littering ...
The Radio Venceremos team at work. (Courtesy of Museum of Word and Image)

El Salvador: Rebel Radio | Under the Shadow, Ep. 5

Broadcasting the Salvadoran government's atrocities throughout the armed conflict, the guerrilla radio station Venceremos had a clear goal: bringing down ...