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Fifty years ago, religion met Marxism in the liberation theology movement. Its message still serves.
The United States has long supported the repression of Latin American land defenders. The tactics it exported are coming to the Atlanta forest.
Until COVID-19, tuberculosis killed more people each year than any other infectious disease. Its rising toll is increasingly fueled by mass incarceration.
The region has a long legacy of critical engagement with classical political economy, helping to change the way we think about markets and morals.
The dramatic history of Guatemala’s National Police archive illustrates the crucial role of state archives in protecting democracy.
Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential victory in Brazil is the latest win for right-wing movements around the globe.
A recent conference made it clear: military and corporate interests will prevail.
The history of Latin America is littered with failed experiments in populism.
Dilma Rousseff's impeachment circumvented the democratic process.
Will victims of the war be served by the call for restorative justice?
The U.S. turns a blind eye on the murder of environmentalist Berta Cáceres.
New leaks prove the impeachment is intended to protect corrupt politicians.
Is there a political coup underway?
Bias and due process violations in Brazil’s massive corruption investigation.
A new anthology creates a new canon of innovative Latin@ writing
Alejandra Pizarnik’s poetry finally gets the English translation it deserves.
Renewed U.S. relations may worsen inequality for Cuba’s blacks and women.
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