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Check out this week's newsletter for reporting on ICE in Minneapolis, Guatemala's gangs, and an Indigenous council's struggle against a mine. Read as well about Cuba's blackouts, U.S. military conferences, pressure on Venezuela, Caso Ayotzinapa, and more.

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06.03.2026 18:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump’s war on Cuba: Crisis made in the USA | Under the Shadow S2E7 The situation in Cuba is dire. It hasn’t been this bad for decades. And it’s on purpose. This is a humanitarian crisis, made in the United States. This is episode 7 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.

The situation in Cuba is dire. It hasn’t been this bad decades. And it’s on purpose. This is a humanitarian crisis, made in the United States, with the goal of overthrowing the Cuban gov. Latest episode @undertheshadow.bsky.social @nacla-report.bsky.social

05.03.2026 19:48 👍 37 🔁 24 💬 2 📌 4
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38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia (Review) Philipe Sands’ book on the attempts to hold a Nazi leader and Chilean dictator accountable provide lessons for today’s era in which the flouting of international law has become routine.

Philipe Sands’ book on the attempts to hold a Nazi leader and Chilean dictator accountable provide lessons for today’s era in which the flouting of international law has become routine.

Read Carole Concha Bell's review 🔖
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06.03.2026 16:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Of Presidential Power and Prison Riots in Guatemala A wave of violence inside and outside prisons drew attention to President Bernardo Arévalo's fragile political balancing act between the gangs and a corrupt political class.

A wave of violence inside and outside prisons in Guatemala drew attention to President Arévalo's fragile political balancing act between the gangs and a corrupt political class.

Read Anthony Fontes and Greg Odum's analysis 👇
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05.03.2026 15:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Guatemalan Indigenous Council Struggles Against a Mine Targeted with two deaths and legal charges, Ch’orti’ people are fighting to permanently close a mining project that has polluted their lands.

Targeted with death threats, violence, and bogus legal charges, the Ch’orti’ people in Guatemala are still fighting to permanently close a mining project that has polluted their lands.

Read their story at nacla.org

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03.03.2026 20:14 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Dispatch from Minneapolis: We Won, but the Fight is Far From Over From rapid response networks to labor strikes and tenant organizing, how anti-ICE organizers built a mass movement in the Twin Cities.

From rapid response networks to labor strikes and tenant organizing, Jac Kovarik wrote about how anti-ICE organizers built a mass movement in the Twin Cities.

Read the article at nacla.org

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02.03.2026 15:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Check out this week's newsletter for reporting on Ecuadorian migrants, the Panama Canal, and the role of U.S. banks in stifling green energy in Latin America. Read as well about violence in Mexico, the boat attack on Cuba, Colombia's left, and more.

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27.02.2026 20:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Making of Cuba's Crisis NACLA revisited decades of coverage and curated this selection to help readers understand how Cuba’s crisis has been years in the making.

NACLA editors revisited decades of coverage and curated this selection of articles to help readers understand how Cuba’s current crisis has been years in the making.

Check out the guide at nacla.org

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27.02.2026 17:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How is Latin America Responding to the Donroe Doctrine?  In an interview, Ecuadorian politician and foreign policy expert Guillaume Long explains how the “Donroe Doctrine” could reshape Latin American politics.

"Why did the U.S. invade Venezuela but not seek to advance a process of regime change in the country? What impact did the intervention have on Latin America, and what can be expected in the future?" Guillaume Long answers these questions & more @nacla-report.bsky.social  

23.02.2026 15:26 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Lawfare Diplomacy: How the U.S. Bullied its Way Back into the Panama Canal The surgical reclamation of the Panama Canal demonstrates that the Trump administration has more sophisticated tools at its disposal for asserting its hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.

The quiet reclamation of the Panama Canal reveals that the Trump administration has more sophisticated tools at its disposal for asserting its hegemony in the Western Hemisphere.

Read @southerngradient.bsky.social's analysis on the use of lawfare in Panama 👇

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26.02.2026 15:11 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on Cuba and historical memory battles in Guatemala. Read as well about Peru's new president, U.S. strikes, Camilo Torres, Cuba's blockade, Guatemala's state of emergency, and more.

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20.02.2026 18:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Check out this week's newsletter for reporting on Costa Rica's new president and an interview of Guillaume Long on the "Donroe Doctrine." Read as well about Cuba's blockade, Haiti's crisis, Argentine labor reform, Colombian political violence, Venezuelan oil, and more.

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13.02.2026 18:49 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy (Review) Alan McPherson’s book treats the Iran-Contra affair as a turning point in U.S. history which normalized the erosion of key democratic principles and helped birth our current (dis)order.

"The clearest, most accessible account of the scandal ever written. . . . a strong case that Iran-Contra matters now more than ever."

Check out this review of THE BREACH by Alan McPherson in @nacla-report.bsky.social

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09.02.2026 20:13 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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The Rise of Rodriguismo in Costa Rica Costa Ricans elected Laura Fernández, a continuity candidate whose predecessor presided over a political project that breaks with the country’s democratic traditions.

Amidst rising fears of insecurity, Costa Ricans elected Laura Fernández, a continuity candidate whose predecessor presided over a political project that breaks with the country’s democratic traditions.

Read Andrés León Araya's analysis for NACLA 🗳️
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10.02.2026 16:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on Petro's meeting with Trump and historical memory in El Salvador. Read as well about Venezuela's reforms, Cuba in the crosshairs, TPS for Haitians, Costa Rica's new president, and more.

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06.02.2026 18:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on Bolivia's protests, FIU's right-wing think tanks, and a new podcast episode on Venezuela. Read as well about Costa Rica's elections, Rubio's testimony on Venezuela, Cuba's oil crisis, and more.

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30.01.2026 16:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Driving Terror: Labor, Violence, and Justice in Cold War Argentina (Review) Karen Robert's book unearths how a deadly collaboration between the Argentine dictatorship and the Ford Motor Company stifled worker dissent.

Ramona Wadi's review of Karen Robert's book shows how Roberts unearths the deadly collaboration between the Argentine dictatorship and the Ford Motor Company to stifle worker dissent in Argentina.

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30.01.2026 15:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bolivians Enter a New Era of Popular Struggles After protests over cuts to fuel subsidies paralyzed the country, Bolivia’s social movements embark on a new chapter and face new forms of repression.

After a series of protests over cuts to fuel subsidies brought the country to a halt, Bolivia’s powerful social movements embark on a new chapter and face new forms of repression.

Read Gabriel Rodríguez's latest for NACLA!
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28.01.2026 17:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Debunking the US narrative on Venezuela - North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Michael Fox looks at the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation that have been spread about Venezuela in the wake of the US invasion.

In the latest episode of Under the Shadow, Michael Fox looks at the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation that have been spread about Venezuela in the wake of the US invasion.

Listen to the episode at nacla.org📻nacla.org/debunking-us...-4

24.01.2026 17:34 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on postcolonial Peruvian rhythms. Read as well about Guatemala's state of emergency, U.S.-Venezuela relations, Chile's far-right cabinet, Colombia's peace process, and more.

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23.01.2026 17:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Postcolonial Rhythms in the Andes A.Chal’s new track “Pituko” is a creative disruption of postcolonial geographies across Peru, and a blend of old and new genres that creates a unique postcolonial sound.

A.Chal’s new track “Pituko” is a creative disruption of postcolonial geographies across Peru, and a blend of old and new genres that creates a unique postcolonial sound. Read the review by George Ygarza 👇

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23.01.2026 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our Winter 2025 issue, “Boomerangs Of Empire And The Technofascist Turn” is currently open access for a limited time!

Explore the issue here: nacla.org/edition/boom...

22.01.2026 17:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us next Thursday, Jan. 29 to discuss the U.S. intervention in Venezuela with Alejandro Velasco, Gabriel Hetland, Andreina Torres Angarita, and Christy Thornton. Register here to attend in person or online 👇

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21.01.2026 15:57 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Hands Off Latin America | Season 2, Ep. 3 This episode of Under the Shadow highlights some of the leaders and the people standing up to Trump both inside the U.S. and far beyond.

After the U.S. invasion of Venezuela, the Trump administration has threatened other countries in LatAm, but some of the region's leaders and people are standing up.

Listen to the latest episode of Under the Shadow, hosted by Michael Fox and made in partnership with @therealnews.com
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20.01.2026 15:21 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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A Curated Guide to the U.S. Attack on Venezuela In this dossier, NACLA offers several pieces to help readers understand the facts about Venezuela’s history and the recent U.S. attack.

Read these articles, as well as our wider coverage on Venezuela to understand the recent events in the region.

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19.01.2026 22:15 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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From our Curated Guide to the U.S. Attack on Venezuela, this series of articles looks at the falsehoods and ulterior motives underpinning the U.S. war on Venezuelans, at home and abroad.

19.01.2026 22:15 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Check out this week's newsletter for reporting on LGBTQ+ struggles in the DR and the global meaning of the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Read as well about post-invasion Venezuela, Bolivian protests, the Mercosur-EU trade deal, Honduran elections, and more.

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16.01.2026 18:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Curated Guide to the U.S. Attack on Venezuela In this dossier, NACLA offers several pieces to help readers understand the facts about Venezuela’s history and the recent U.S. attack.

NACLA editors selected several articles from decades of coverage to provide you with the information you need to understand the recent events in Venezuela.

Check out the guide 👇
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16.01.2026 15:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on the deadly contradictions of the "War on Drugs" in Latin America. Read as well about Chile's right-wing turn, Bolivian fuel subsidies, U.S. threats against Venezuela and Colombia, and more.

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19.12.2025 18:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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