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Nicaragua
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The Peasant Farmer Who Stood Up to the President of Nicaragua
The unequal battle farmer Francisca Ramirez is waging against the Nicaraguan government is well-known.
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Neoliberalism Creeps in: Nicaragua’s Slow Departure From Sandinista Ideals
The Nicaraguan government's leftist origins provide effective cover for President Ortega's neoliberal programs.
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From Reagan to Trump: Reflecting on Three Disastrous Elections
Will a Trump presidency be even more harmful to the world than the Reagan and Bush presidencies were?
The Pillaging of Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
Violent expansion of the agricultural frontier in Nicaragua has produced devastating consequences.
Central America: One Coup, Three Summits and the United States
The Obama administration has fallen far short of its stated desire to begin a new era in US-Central American relations.
“She Led by Transgression”: Margaret Randall on Cuban Feminist Haydée SantamarÃa
Margaret Randall discusses her new book about legendary Cuban revolutionary feminist Haydee Santamaria Cuadrado.
Twenty Photos That Take You Behind the Miskitu Curtain
Here are the hidden faces and everyday struggles of a simmering, lesser-known conflict zone.
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In Nicaragua, Indigenous People Are in Standoff With Illegal Settlers and Police
Colonial violence in the isolated region of Muskitia escalates, as Nicaragua braces for mass protests.
The Grand Canal: Nicaragua’s Flirtation With Environmental Disaster
Plans for a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Nicaragua threaten ecological disaster and opening up Chinese influence in the region.
Dahr Jamail | Sixth Great Mass Extinction Event Begins; 2015 on Pace to Become Hottest Year on Record
Humans are both the cause and at risk of annihilation in the Earth's sixth mass extinction event.