Jimmy Carter’s Dark Legacy in El Salvador
Carter’s administration rejected Saint Óscar Romero’s pleas not to provide military aid to the Salvadoran junta before he was assassinated.
Crime’s Plunge and Bitcoin’s Boom Still Leave El Salvador Chasing Economic Miracle
The gang members who used to prey on the coffee growers of the Balsamo mountain range are all gone — jailed, shot dead, or on ...
El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
El Salvador closed 2024 with a record low 114 homicides, continuing notable security gains under a second full year of a ...
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Bitcoin is Robin Hood in reverse for the Salvadoran poor
making El Salvador a new digital banana republic in which Bitcoin enthusiasts manipulate a poor country’s strong man to extract resources without accountability back home. The U.S. must toughen ...
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El Salvador's jails: Where social distancing is impossible
With prisoners crammed into tiny cells by the dozen, social distancing is impossible and poor medical facilities ... not taken yet taken any such steps. El Salvador has been grappling with gang ...