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A sharp drop in crime in El Salvador has made President Nayib Bukele one of Latin America's most prominent leaders.
A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.
The film "The Gospel of Revolution" traces liberation theology's history of inspiring social movements in Latin America to seek economic and social balance through policies that prioritized the poor.
As March 8, 2025, approaches, Latin American feminist movements are preparing for another wave of International Women's Day (IWD) mobilizations. Built on decades of Latin American activism, these ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s team is gaming out an aggressive strategy toward Latin America that will be a crucial element to plans to deport migrants at large scale, according to two sources ...
Many US states and cities have renamed Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day. But wrestling over the explorer’s legacy has a longer – and even more fraught – history in Latin America.
Adherents to the ‘new right’ ideology in Latin America are leveraging the tools of democracy to erode the democratic system from within and prolong their grip on power ...
La Alcancia, a Mexican grocery store that also offers hot prepared foods, was on hand for the celebration of Latin American independence Saturday at Bell Tower Green.
In “American Historia: The Untold Story of Latinos,” Leguizamo traces U.S. Latinos' and Latin American history from the powerful Indigenous empires to the Civil Rights Movement.
Grassroots organizing and social activism — tactics traditionally associated with the left — are now part of the New Right’s playbook in Latin America. Social movements were instrumental in the fall ...
The cities of Richmond and San Pablo hosted the area's first-ever Latin American Independence Day Parade on Saturday.