World

Prisoners of Conscience in Nicaragua

William I. Robinson / NACLA Dec 14, 2022 The internationally-renowned sociologist Oscar René Vargas is Nicaragua’s latest prisoner of conscience jailed by the Ortega regime. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Politico’s Veiled Attempt to Dig Up Dirt on Bernie Sanders Backfires

Teddy Ostrow / FAIR May 12, 2019 The magazine's comments on the then-mayor of Burlington, Vermont's 1980s TV show are more eye-opening than anything Sanders actually said. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Reuters’ Egregious Reporting on Nicaragua’s Armed Uprising

Joe Emersberger / FAIR Aug 27, 2018 The story conveyed by Reuters is that the Sandinista government is opposed to democracy and human rights in Nicaragua, while the U.S. government supports these things. But a closer look at the picture presented by Reuters reveals numerous distortions. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Politics

13 Takeaways From an Interview With Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega

Max Blumenthal / Grayzone Project Jul 30, 2018 In a candid and lengthy discussion in Managua, Ortega claims his Sandinista government defeated a U.S.-backed coup. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Violent Coup Fails in Nicaragua, U.S. Continues Regime Change Efforts

Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Jul 22, 2018 The recent coup in Central America exposes the alliances working with the United States to put in place a neoliberal government that is controlled by the U.S. and serves the interests of the wealthy. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

What Is Really Happening in Nicaragua?

Kevin Zeese and Nils McCune / Popular Resistance Jul 11, 2018 There is a great deal of false and inaccurate information about Nicaragua in the media. Even on the left, some have simply repeated the dubious claims of CNN and Nicaragua’s oligarchic media to support the removal of President Ortega. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Nicaragua at the Barricades and at a Crossroads

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Jun 25, 2018 As Nicaraguans confront a crisis, you may ask yourself why people should care what happens in an impoverished Central American nation thousands of miles from the centers of power. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

U.S. Government Meddling Machine Boasts of ‘Laying the Groundwork for Insurrection’ in Nicaragua

Max Blumenthal / Grayzone Project Jun 20, 2018 As Nicaraguan student protest leaders meet with neoconservatives in Washington, D.C., organizations funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) are spending millions to fuel an "insurrection” against Daniel Ortega. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ortega Stirs Controversy in Re-Election Bid

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2010 Contemporary Nicaraguan politics have always been mired in conflict, be it in response to natural disasters, U.S.-sponsored terrorism, or depressing and dire poverty. And now President Daniel Ortega is using a “contested interpretation” of the country's constitution to try to stay in power, incensing his opposition. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )