During just the six year term of Mexicoās last president, Felipe CalderĆ³n (2006ā12), who declared a war on the cartels, there were at least 26,000 disappearances and 83,000 homicides.
What the modern world owes slavery (itās more than back wages)
Interview on two recent elections in Latin America with historic implications
Melville Knew Them, We Still Live With Them
I first met Hugo Chávez in New York City in September 2006, just after his infamous appearance on the floor of the…
The map tells the story. To illustrate a damning new report, “Globalizing Torture: CIA Secret Detentions and Extraordinary Rendition,” recently published by…
At some point in the run-up to Barack Obama’s just concluded tour of Latin America, which included stops in Brazil, Chile, and…
Rejecting a direct personal appeal from Barack Obama, South Africa has allowed exiled Haitian president Jean- Bertrand Aristide's plane to take off.…
Last January, I wrote an essay for The Nation on Washington’s integration of Mexico, Central America and Colombia into a “security corridor.” I called it a…
AMY GOODMAN: We turn now internationally, look south to Brazil, which has made history with the swearing-in of its first female president. On…
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