Reconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin …
WEBReconstructing Race: Racism, Culture and Mestizaje in Latin America. Tweet. Marisol de la Cadena. September 25, 2007. One of the most puzzling, disconcerting phenomena that the non-native visitor confronts while traveling in Latin America is the relative ease with which pervasive and very visible discriminatory practices coexist with the denial ...
Taking Stock: A Hundred Years After Women’s Suffrage in Latin …
WEBMar 27, 2019 — Suffrage activism began in the late 19 th century and continued until the mid-20 th century, when all of Latin America had implemented women’s suffrage. As in the United States, suffrage was a hard-fought win in Latin America. In some countries such as Chile, women first won the right to participate in municipal elections in the 1930s.
The Legacy of Latin American Land Reform - NACLA
WEBLand reform has been one of the most conflictive issues in twentieth- century Latin America. The reasons are simple. Effective reforms imply radical changes in economic and political relations both locally and nationally. And given Latin America’s role in the global economy, powerful transnational interests are frequently involved.
Why Build a Border Wall? - NACLA
WEBThere are three specific reasons for constructing a border wall: establishing sovereignty over ungoverned or unruly lands; protecting the wealth of the state and population; and protecting cultural practices within the state from the possible influence of other value systems possessed by immigrants. The decision to build the 664-mile barrier ...
Forward Ever: 40 Years on from the End of the Revolution and
WEBOct 24, 2023 — When an intra-party conflict broke out, leading to the killing of revolutionary leader Bishop and other victims on October 19, 1983, the Reagan administration seized the pretext to invade. On October 25, 1983, thousands of U.S. troops landed on the island. This year, Grenada commemorates both 50 years as an independent nation and 40 years …
Land Rights and Garífuna Identity | NACLA
WEBThe Garífuna originate from the 17th century when, on the windward Caribbean island of St. Vincent, the island’s indigenous Arawak-Caribs integrated runaway and shipwrecked African slaves into their communities. European colonists first referred to their progeny as “Black Caribs” and later “Garífuna,” as they are still known.
Recent Articles in the NACLA Report
WEBAugust 27, 2024. Romina Green Rioja, Roger Merino, Nayla Luz Vacarezza. The lofty promises of plurinationalism remain an unfinished project. The Fall 2024 NACLA Report explores how plurinational politics are organized and …
Monitoring the U.S. Military Presence in Latin America | NACLA
WEBMarch 13, 2008. Tweet. Adam Isacson, Joy Olson and Lisa Haugaard. The physical presence of U.S. military personnel throughout the hemisphere has changed substantially during the past ten years. Back in 1997, large military bases were the rule, most of them in the former Panama Canal Zone. The Southern Command (SouthCom)—which is the …
Mexican Workers In the United States: A Profile - NACLA
WEBMexican Workers In the United States: A Profile. The earliest Mexican-American workers lived in the parts of northern Mexico that became the U.S. Southwest during and following the U.S.-Mexican War of 1845-1848. This territory-christened Aztlbn, the mythical birthplace of the Aztecs, by the Chicano movement-consists of Texas, Arizona ...
Remembering Brazil's Military Coup 50 Years Later | NACLA
WEBApr 1, 2014 — President João Goulart fled to Uruguay, and with him went the hopes of progressive reforms. April 1, 2014. Tweet. NACLA. Ex-President João Goulart (Archivo Nacional/flickr) Yesterday and today mark the 50-year-anniversary of the U.S.-backed military coup d’etat in Brazil. The coup kicked off a brutal twenty-year-long military …