Publishing Institution: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) / Publication Year: within 5 Years

Author:: Nicole Froio
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: As numbers of COVID-19 cases in Brazil steadily rise into the thousands, favela community leaders in vulnerable communities have raised concerns about the difficulties of complying with preventative measures in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas because of the lack of consistent water services. President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-science response to the global pandemic, which has included calling the virus a “little flu” and urging businesses to re-open despite World Health Organization advice, has worsened the situation for vulnerable communities in Brazil.
Topic:: Health, Inequality, Public Health, and Pandemic
Political Geography:: Brazil and Latin America

Author:: Jorge E. Cuéllar
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: In the age of COVID-19, anything other than ending deportations is a high-risk, potentially disastrous move.
Topic:: Migration, Immigration, Public Health, Asylum, Pandemic, and Deportation
Political Geography:: Central America, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador

Author:: Julio César Guanche Zaldívar and Sara Kozameh
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: The United States must abandon Cold War-era foreign policies and accept that Cuba is a sovereign nation free to define its political future— even if that means continuing socialism.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Cold War, Sovereignty, Socialism/Marxism, and Capitalism
Political Geography:: United States and Cuba

Author:: Daniel Bessner and Vanessa Freije
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: Read the Editor's Intro to our latest print issue of the NACLA Report, A Peoples’ Policy for the Americas, focused on imagining what a progressive, democratized U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America could look like.
Topic:: Foreign Policy, Imperialism, and Democracy
Political Geography:: Latin America

Author:: J. Patrice McSherry
Publication Date:: 02-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: Will the people of Chile be able to shape their own destiny via a plebiscite? Two months before the scheduled vote, the answer remains uncertain.
Topic:: Democratization, Democracy, State Formation, State Actors, Voting, and Nation-State
Political Geography:: Latin America and Chile

Author:: Madeleine Olson
Publication Date:: 02-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: As AMLO faces pressure to enact his campaign promises, he increasingly turns to his religious base.
Topic:: Religion, Democracy, Christianity, Catholic Church, and Nation-State
Political Geography:: Central America and Mexico

Author:: Ernesto Semán
Publication Date:: 01-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: A look back at the factors that led to Peronism—and populism's—resurgence in Argentina.
Topic:: Democracy, Populism, and Protests
Political Geography:: Argentina and Latin America

Author:: Jacob Blanc
Publication Date:: 01-2020
Content Type:: Commentary and Analysis
Institution:: The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
Abstract:: A dictatorship-era torturer is suing one of his victims in Brazil in a stark reminder of how Bolsonaro emboldens rights abusers.
Topic:: Human Rights, Torture, Authoritarianism, State Violence, and Dictatorship
Political Geography:: Brazil and Latin America

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