There is a version of history in which the United States and Israel subjugate Latin America through force, threat and blackmail. It is a comfortable version, because it distributes the roles neatly and absolves the peoples of the continent of their own responsibility. The real version is less consoling. The infrastructure of control, the military … CONTINUE READING →
By Gabriel Schwarb On Saturday 23 May, a boat sailed along the Magdalena river displaying a giant billboard bearing Abelardo de la Espriella’s face. In the night sky above the Gran Malecón in Barranquilla, drones drew the silhouette of a tiger over the crowd. Fifty thousand people looked upward while the music shifted from Joe … CONTINUE READING →
On 28 November 2025, two days before the Honduran presidential election, Donald Trump announced the full pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president sentenced to 45 years in prison for importing over 400 tonnes of cocaine into the United States. He served one year. The audio recordings leaked by Hondurasgate do not reveal a … CONTINUE READING →