Latin America was a key ground battle during WWII over ideas, especially when it came to fascism. Today we are in conversation about this history with Mary Jo McConahay. Guest: Mary Jo McConahay is an award-winning journalist who covered the wars in Central America and Latin America and the economics in the Middle East. Her latest book … Continued


Brother of Honduran President Is Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking as Migrants Flee Violent Drug War; “It Is Not a Natural Disaster”: Dana Frank on How U.S.-Backed Coup in Honduras Fueled Migrant Crisis; Honduras: As Berta Cáceres Murder Trial Nears End, Will True Perpetrators Be Brought to Justice? How Tear Gas Became a Favorite Weapon of … Continued


Witness: “No Warning” Before U.S. Border Patrol Started Tear Gassing Central American Asylum Seekers; Border Patrol Officer Who Shot Unarmed Teenager on Mexican Soil Is Acquitted of Manslaughter Charges; How a Climate Change-Fueled Drought & U.S.-Fed Violence Are Driving Thousands from Central America; U.S. Prisons Have a Mental Health Crisis. This Story of A New … Continued


Half a century ago, revolt broke out around the world, making the year 1968 synonymous with left-wing rebellion. In France, students and workers paralyzed the country during a heady month of massive wildcat strikes and factory occupations, during which the government feared it would be toppled. Donald Nicholson-Smith discusses May ’68 and the Situationist ideas … Continued