Why Women Will Be Hardest Hit by President Biden’s Executive Order
Women fleeing persecution and violence do not deserve to be caught up in election year politics.
Indigenous Leaders in Guatemala Are Camping Out to Prevent Post-Election Coup
Leaders from Indigenous governance structures have energized a movement to ensure the presidential transition happens.
The US Knew the President of Honduras Was Trafficking Drugs — It Supported Him Anyway
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández transformed his country into a de facto narco state, stealing elections with drug money and stacking state security services with crime lords. A Department…
Beyond the ‘Border Crisis’
Reducing a humanitarian crisis to an issue of “border security” puts real solutions out of reach.
The Haitian Revolution Today and the Limits of Token Solidarity
By Seth Donnelly / CounterPunch In 1826, the Congress of Panama was organized by Simon Bolivar, including representatives from Peru, Mexico, and what was then Gran Colombia (Colombia, Ecuador, Panama,…
What Biden Could Really Do to Help Central America
The president’s new plan for Central America is the disappointing equivalent of ancient history when solutions are actually available.
Biden’s New Border Politics Are Actually Ancient History
Just like the administrations that preceded it (and not only Donald Trump’s either), the Biden administration is trying to outsource that border to Central America. It’s a grim tale of…
Blase Bonpane: A Priest Who Defied the Catholic Church
The priest discusses his career working for peace in Central America and his conflicted relationship with the Catholic Church.