The Haitian Revolution and Reflections on Political Strategy
by Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) We owe incomparably more to Haiti than to all of our abolitionists. I regard her as the original pioneer emancipator of […]
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Bitter Fruit: The untold story of the American coup in Guatemala
by Adriana Guzmán Backroom deals, CIA meddling, and overthrowing a government at the request of a powerful corporation. This sounds like the plot of the latest Tom Cruise movie, but […]
Film: Discrimination is alive in the Dominican Republic, targets Haitian descendants
by Denisse Gayosso-Lucano Imagine if everyone who couldn’t prove their family’s citizenship back to 1929 were denied basic services and in danger of deportation. This is the reality for around […]
CUSLAR in the news: Solidarity among Dominican and Haitian peoples
The Ithaca, NY-based Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations was in the press (here, here and here) in the Dominican Republic last week after releasing a statement calling for support and […]
Community and unity On being welcomed into a Dominican home
by Evelyn Liu I open my eyes to the sound of a too-slow moving fan and the sticky feeling of dried sweat on my cheeks. The screen of my phone […]
‘Vets come home hurting’
U.S. Army veteran Jose Vasquez shares about growing up on welfare, seeing military service as an escape from violence and police brutality, and finally leaving the military as a conscientious […]
Jesuits support indigenous autonomy in Mexico
by Fr. Arturo Estrada, SJ and Héctor A. Portillo The Jesuit Mission of Bachajón was established on December 3, 1958, the feast of Saint Francis Xavier, nearly 60 years ago. […]
