With the passage of time, some things are remembered and others forgotten. In the case of Central America, argues historian Aviva Chomsky, amnesia has been consciously fostered. The long history of United States support for repressive regimes and policies often vanishes in discussions about contemporary violence in Central America and migration from the region. Chomsky … Continued
Utopias aren’t unique to the left. The right has labored in myriad ways for a world without fetters on private property. In one striking case, a character called Michael Oliver, with a motley group of associates ranging from English lords to soldiers of fortune, successively attempted to set up a capitalist paradise in the South … Continued
After the disaster of Donald Trump, many are hoping that Biden will usher in a new day. But when it comes to U.S. policy in Latin America, Biden represents more continuity than rupture. Historian Kevin Young discusses U.S. power and neoliberal capitalism south of the border. Resources: Kevin A. Young, “Smarter Empire” Sidecar, March 8, … Continued
Know Your Rights: How Immigrant Rights Activists Are Preparing for Looming ICE Deportation Raids; Ousted Honduran President Zelaya: The 2009 U.S.-Backed Coup Helped Cause Today’s Migrant Crisis; Taina Bien-Aimé on Jeffrey Epstein’s Arrest, Alex Acosta, Fighting Sexual Trafficking and More; From the Archives: How Trump’s Labor Secretary Cut a Deal for Multimillionaire & Serial Sexual Abuser Jeffrey … Continued
Know Your Rights: How Immigrant Rights Activists Are Preparing for Looming ICE Deportation Raids; Ousted Honduran President Zelaya: The 2009 U.S.-Backed Coup Helped Cause Today’s Migrant Crisis; Taina Bien-Aimé on Jeffrey Epstein’s Arrest, Alex Acosta, Fighting Sexual Trafficking and More; From the Archives: How Trump’s Labor Secretary Cut a Deal for Multimillionaire & Serial Sexual Abuser Jeffrey Epstein.
Rev. Barber: MS Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Jokes About Hangings, But Her Policies Will Strangle the Poor; Rev. William Barber: Tear Gassing Central American Migrants is Inhumane, Unconstitutional, Immoral; Trump Admin Tries to Bury 1,656-Page Climate Report Warning of Devastating Health Impacts of Warming; Bill McKibben: New Report Reconfirms Climate Change is Shrinking Inhabitable Parts of … Continued
Rev. Barber: MS Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Jokes About Hangings, But Her Policies Will Strangle the Poor; Rev. William Barber: Tear Gassing Central American Migrants is Inhumane, Unconstitutional, Immoral; Trump Admin Tries to Bury 1,656-Page Climate Report Warning of Devastating Health Impacts of Warming; Bill McKibben: New Report Reconfirms Climate Change is Shrinking Inhabitable Parts of … Continued
Rula Jebreal: My “Secret Interview” With Jamal Khashoggi Before His Brutal Murder by the Saudis; The U.S. Helped Destabilize Honduras. Now Honduran Migrants Are Fleeing Political & Economic Crisis.
Rula Jebreal: My “Secret Interview” With Jamal Khashoggi Before His Brutal Murder by the Saudis; The U.S. Helped Destabilize Honduras. Now Honduran Migrants Are Fleeing Political & Economic Crisis.
Parents of Murdered Parkland Student Joaquin Oliver on Using Art to Demand End to Gun Violence; John Carlos Frey: Deported Parents Say Trump Administration Is Still Separating Families at Border; Military Cover-Up? 100s of Migrants Feared Dead in Mass Grave at AZ’s Barry Goldwater Bombing Range.
