Haiti as Empire’s Laboratory - NACLA
I n December 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R.2116, also known as the Global Fragility Act (GFA). Although this act was developed by the conservative United States Institute of Peace, it was introduced to Congress by Democratic Representative Eliot L. Engel, then chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and cosponsored by a bipartisan group of representatives, including ...
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.
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Translated for the first time into English by William Costa, Rafael Barrett’s text, originally published in 1911, offers political and spiritual solutions to Paraguay's social injustices following the War of the Triple Alliance.
In a Climate of Slander and Hate, Haitian Immigrants Organize …
This piece is part of a series on hemispheric approaches to anti-Haitianism. I n a dramatic escalation of mass expulsion, the Dominican Republic has deported more than 27,000 people to Haiti in the last three weeks. On October 2, the anniversary of the 1937 genocidal state-sponsored massacre of Haitians and their descendants in the Dominican Republic, the government of President Luis Abinader ...
Guatemala: United Fruit | Under the Shadow, Ep. 2 | NACLA
Read the transcript. I n this episode, host Michael Fox looks at the outsized role of the U.S. banana corporation, United Fruit, in Central America. You literally can't talk about the history of Central America in the 20th Century without mentioning it. Fox goes in …
On Cuba: Reflections on 70 Years of Revolution and Struggle …
Nov 8, 2024 · I n June 2023, 95-year-old linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky tragically suffered a massive stroke. Fans of Chomsky, whom The New York Times called “the most important intellectual alive,” have acutely felt the absence of his prolific voice in the public sphere ever since, especially during a year of momentous events, including the genocide in Gaza.
The Rise and Fall of Barrio Adentro - NACLA
Leer este artículo en español. B arrio Adentro was a cornerstone of Bolivarian Venezuela’s national social programs. Established by the Chávez government in 2003 to redress social inequities and revolutionize health care experiences, the program radically expanded access to free primary and preventive health services by creating thousands of neighborhood clinics staffed by Venezuelan and ...
Christian Zionism in Bukele's El Salvador | NACLA
Oct 9, 2024 · Isabel Rikkers has conducted research on criminalization of youth and community resistance to this phenomenon in San Salvador, and on Israeli militarism in Latin America as part of her activism for Palestine solidarity in Colombia.. Noelle Brigden, PhD, is an associate professor of politics at Marquette University and author of The Migrant Passage: Clandestine Journeys from Central America ...
U.S. Archeologist Seeks to Privatize Maya Historic Sites in the
Aug 27, 2020 · A proposed bill in the United States Senate has communities and experts concerned in Guatemala. The bill highlights the ongoing threat that misguided archaeological and conservation schemes pose to forest communities in Guatemala. In December 2019, Republican Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma proposed Bill S.3131, also known as the Mirador-Calakmul Basin Maya Security and Conservation ...
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.