Taking on Big Cellulose: Brazilian Indigenous Communities Reclaim Their Land
In late August, Brazilian minister of justice Tarso Genro shocked many with his decision to demarcate about 27,000 acres of ...
Reggaeton Nation
It was a stunning sight. Onstage in 2003 at San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium, five-time senator Velda González—former actress, grandmother ...
Body Shocks: A 40th Anniversary Conversation With Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein is a Canadian journalist and regular contributor to The Nation and the London Guardian. Beginning with No Logo: ...
Colonial Capitalism: Crisis and Response in Puerto Rico
Since 1901, when the first duties between puerto Rico and the United States were abolished, the island’s economy has served ...
The Diaspora Factor: Stateside Boricuas and the Future of Puerto Rico
The debate over the future political status of Puerto Rico has appeared once again in the U.S. Congress, raising the ...
Puerto Rico at the United Nations
The United Nations General Assembly may review the question of Puerto Rico’s colonial status next year, thanks to a resolution ...
Latin America and the ‘Family Jewels’
When the CIA declassified its “family jewels” in June, a few small pearls about the agency’s programs in Latin America ...
Review: A Little Bit of So Much Truth
A Little Bit of So Much Truth, a documentary film (DVD, 93 minutes, Corrugated Films, www.corrugate.org) In recent years, grassroots ...