Remembering the U.S. Invasion of Panama, 35 Years Later
O n December 20, 1989, the United States invaded Panama with tens of thousands of troops. It was the largest U.S. invasion since Vietnam. The first U.S. military action since the fall of the Berlin Wall one month before. The testing ground for the Iraq wars.
Portraits of Black Politics and Resistance in Brazil | NACLA
Leia este artigo em português. Translated to English by Joyce Silva Fernandes. B lack people make up the majority in Brazil. Over half of the nation’s 215 million inhabitants—56 percent or about 120 million people—are Afro-Brazilian, making the country home to the largest Black population in the Americas.
Remembering Chile’s U.S.-backed Coup, 50 Years On | NACLA
O n September 11, 1973, the Chilean military overthrew the socialist government of President Salvador Allende in a CIA-supported coup, installing a ruthless 17-year dictatorship led by General Augusto Pinochet. As the U.S.-backed military junta killed or forcibly disappeared more than 3,000 people and tortured more than 40,000, the country became the laboratory for neoliberal policy with ...
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Jan 7, 2025 · Brazil’s highly militarized policing disproportionately impacts poor and racialized communities. By providing funding and training, the United States has helped exacerbate the crisis.
The Myth of Demilitarization in Costa Rica | NACLA
C osta Rica is regularly depicted as Central America’s Switzerland to the extent that it has become a cliché. This image is the result of a decades-long self-fashioning effort through which the Costa Rican state has sought to make itself known as a place of stability, safety, and peace.
For Palestine, from Ayiti | NACLA
Dec 13, 2024 · O n the afternoon of October 19, 2023, about a hundred people gathered in Santo Domingo’s Parque Independencia to condemn the Zionist-led, U.S.-funded genocide in Gaza and express solidarity with the Palestinian people. The action brought together leftist and progressive political parties such as the Communist Party of Labor (PCT), collectives such as the National Popular Coordinating ...
A Multinational, Multiethnic Alternative in Chile's Migrant …
O ver the past decade, Chile has become one of the main destinations for Latin American migrants in the continent. Many of these newly arrived migrants have settled in the northern city of Antofagasta, near the borders with Bolivia and Peru. Antofagasta gathers the largest proportion of migrants of any Chilean city today.
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A Narrow Frente Amplio Victory in Uruguay. A former teacher and provincial mayor won a close runoff vote in Uruguay, signaling a return to the social welfare politics of the center-left Frente Amplio coalition.
Remembering Grenada’s Revolution Beyond Cold War Narratives
A s U.S. troops headed to Grenada in October 1983, most had no idea where they were going. Many had never even heard of Grenada, the smallest place the United States has ever invaded. Fewer still knew of the popular revolution that had taken …
Delivering the Future: Midwives Win Breakthrough in Mexico
Jul 9, 2024 · W hile midwives have won recognition as separate from the health system under the new General Health Law, parteras still resist state regulation from the Secretary of Health. In 2022, before the reform passed through Congress, the Secretary of Health announced a draft proposal to regulate midwifery, and the national movement of midwives organized in opposition.