A Genocidal Special Relationship

A Genocidal Special Relationship

Guatemala and Israel boast a long friendship dating to the formation of the Zionist state. Their shared histories of violence ...
Arévalo, Presidente | Under the Shadow, Update 1

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 ...
Guatemala: The Disappeared | Under the Shadow, Ep. 3

Guatemala: The Disappeared | Under the Shadow, Ep. 3

U.S.-trained and sponsored state forces killed 200,000 mostly Indigenous Guatemalans in a genocide in the 1980s. Forty years later, justice ...
Guatemala: United Fruit | Under the Shadow, Ep. 2

Guatemala: United Fruit | Under the Shadow, Ep. 2

The dreams of a democratic Guatemala were dashed by a 1954 CIA coup against President Jacobo Arbenz spurred by the ...
Hydrocracy at the Center of Guatemala City's Elections

Hydrocracy at the Center of Guatemala City’s Elections

An unlikely candidate for mayor challenges the privatization of urban water infrastructure and seeks to unite a historically divided left ...
La democracia guatemalteca hecha jirones

La democracia guatemalteca hecha jirones

Un defensor de los derechos humanos indígenas que ganó apoyo sin precedentes en las últimas elecciones con propuestas para sacudir ...
The Shadows of the Past Hang over Guatemala's 2023 Elections

The Shadows of the Past Hang over Guatemala’s 2023 Elections

Guatemala's June 25 elections are troubled by anti-democratic backsliding and dominated by traditional elites, raising questions about their legitimacy ...
Communal Resistance and Land Theft Mark Lead up to Guatemala Elections

Communal Resistance and Land Theft Mark Lead up to Guatemala Elections

Mass protests against taxation measures and the forced displacement of Indigenous communities set the backdrop for Guatemala's upcoming presidential elections ...