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Latin America
Migrant Justice Means Facing Root Causes and Building Cross-Border Solidarity
Biden’s recent declaration on migration failed to acknowledge U.S. responsibility for the conditions driving migration.
Global Applause as Leftist Gustavo Petro Wins Colombian Presidency
Colombia's president-elect has pledged to democratize land ownership, combat poverty and end the nation's war on drugs.
Latin American Nations Skip Summit of Americas for Excluding Cuba and Venezuela
Leaders from Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are absent from Biden’s Summit of the Americas in LA.
Lula Officially Launches Campaign to Unseat Far Right President Bolsonaro
Lula served as Brazil's president from 2003 to 2010 and departed office with a striking 83 percent approval rating.
Radical Democracy Is Resurgent in Latin America. How Will the US Respond?
Chile’s Boric administration will be tested with contending visions of left politics in the current historical moment.
Social Movements in Chile Fend Off Far Right Threat With Gabriel Boric’s Victory
Boric has vowed to fight for progressive social reforms and overhaul U.S.-backed neoliberal economic policies.
Socialists Secure Massive Victory in Venezuelan Elections
Despite international observers declaring the vote free and fair, the U.S. rejected the results.
Coup Fears Grow as Right-Wing Candidate in Peru Falsely Claims Election Fraud
Keiko Fujimori is calling for hundreds of thousands of votes, mostly from poor Andean regions, to be annulled.
Extractive Companies Privatize Repression and Counterinsurgency in the Americas
As resistance to fossil fuels grows, private militaries have become a lucrative business, especially in Latin America.
US Deportations Are Exporting COVID-19 to Latin America and the Caribbean
There have been over 100 cases of deported migrants testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in their countries.