Book Review

Challenging Popular Narratives on the Sandinsita Revolution

Camilo Serrano Corredor / NACLA Sep 27, 2024 Gerardo Sánchez Nateras' book uses a variety of Central American archives to present alternatives to the dominant accounts of the Nicaraguan revolution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

The Asylum-Blocking Policies Continue

Sergio Ortiz Borbolla / WOLA Jan 6, 2023 Now policies of the U.S. and Mexican governments are sure to place asylum seekers into the hands of criminal groups waiting to prey on them. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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 )

What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About Latin American Socialism

Gregory Shupak / FAIR Mar 9, 2020 Corporate media seem unable to process the idea that a U.S. politician has something positive to say about Cuba and Nicaragua's governments. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Where Have You Gone, Smedley Butler?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Feb 21, 2020 A veteran of the "Banana Wars" from 1898 to 1931, the general famously called war a "racket." His vision is needed now more than ever. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Cuba Is Feeling John Bolton’s Wrath

Medea Benjamin / Independent Media Institute Jun 6, 2019 A new ban severely restricts American travel to the country, dealing a critical blow to the island's economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mike Pence’s West Point Address Should Keep Us Awake at Night

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 28, 2019 The vice president promises graduating cadets that they'll likely see combat. In a functioning democracy, it would have set off alarm bells. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Puts The New York Times to Shame

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams May 20, 2019 In a new interview, the paper engages in what can best be described as "anti-American baiting." The Vermont senator refuses to play along. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

Trump’s Meddling in Latin America Has Nothing to Do With Human Rights

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig May 5, 2019 The U.S. has more cynical motives as it interferes in the affairs of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump Cracks Down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

GISELA SALOMON, DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated Press Apr 18, 2019 The Trump administration announces new restrictions and sanctions against the three countries whose leaders John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Everyone Has Fallen for the Lies About Venezuela

Lee Camp / Truthdig Feb 19, 2019 Why does the official storyline now being used to justify a U.S.-backed coup in the South American country sound so familiar? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )