The recent arrests of two Maya leaders is emblematic of increasing criminalization of Indigenous peoples by the Guatemalan ...

The recent book by Emma Amador examines Puerto Rican women social workers’ advocacy for social justice under U.S. colonialism ...

In June 1982, Israeli armored divisions invaded Lebanon. At once, the parallels resonated through Central American militar- ies. Defense Minister Garcia of El Salvador spoke wistfully of a pre- ...

Many Central American youth who entered the United States during the Obama and Trump administrations are still waiting for resolution of their Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

Close to 200,000 Nicaraguans have sought refugee status in Costa Rica since 2018, testing the nation's capacity to receive them.

The Nasa’s fight against Gran Tierra Energy reveals the links between extraction and armed conflict, and the limitations of the government’s reforms.

For every decision Venezuela’s opposition has made in recent months, the far-rightist María Corina Machado has had the last word. Center-right leaders, meanwhile, have ended up capitulating to her ...

Biden administration looks to sanctions against Nicaragua, an approach that has historically had mixed results. The legislation fell in the Senate but was reintroduced in 2017 by Senator Ted Cruz ...

Police and military presence in El Estor during the crackdown on anti-mining communities, October 23, 2021. (Baudilio Choc, corresponsal de Radio Victoria, la voz de los pueblos) On October 23, ...

Anger at neoliberal austerity, Canadian mining corruption, and U.S. imperialism have converged into a powerful protest movement.

It is by now a well-known story: Racial inequality has increased in Cuba since the 1990s. It is also well-known that different forms of racial discrimination in employment, particularly in the ...

Extensive territory, water resources, and port access have made the southeastern state of Yucatán a major player in Mexico's pork industry.