North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)

06/12/2026

Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on the battle over historical memory in Chile. Also, read about Peru's elections, Colombia's tense runoff, U.S. sanction on Cuba and Nicaragua, and Bolivia's ongoing crisis.

https://nacla.salsalabs.org/jun_12_26

06/12/2026

NACLA seeks a NYC-based undergraduate or graduate student to support an archival and public history project!

The digital archiving intern will work in collaboration with NACLA’s development associate and editorial team to help organize, digitize, and activate NACLA’s physical archive. This is an in-person internship, based at NACLA’s office at New York University.

To apply, please email [email protected] with a resume and a brief summary describing your interest in archival research, movement history, and/or Latin America and the Caribbean.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

06/10/2026

Chileans’ commitment to historical memory has recently been put to the test. New accusations against former army general Miguel Krassnoff come at a time when far-right President Jose Antonio Kast has supported and aided those who committed acts of violence under the Pinochet regime.

Read more at nacla.org

✍ Julián Padilla
📸 Lara Loaiza

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06/08/2026

Al llegar al aeropuerto El Dorado de Bogotá y dirigirse al centro de la ciudad, una estructura destaca por encima de todo el paisaje: un viaducto de hormigón que se eleva sobre barrios densamente poblados y avenidas congestionadas, atravesando la capital colombiana de sur a norte. Aún hay grúas suspendidas en el aire. Los trabajadores se desplazan por los andamios con cascos de seguridad. Los letreros de la obra están escritos en español y en mandarín: la empresa que construye la primera línea del metro de Bogotá es china, y los trenes que llegarán para circular por ella también lo son.

Lea más en https://nacla.org/aprender-mandarin-viajar-en-metro-la-presencia-de-china-en-las-calles-de-bogota/

✍ & 📸 Tony Zhou (Kirby)

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06/05/2026

Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on Venezuela's sanctions, Colombia's elections, and climate change in the Dutch Caribbean. Read as well about Bolivia's crisis, Chile's austerity, Mexico's striking teachers, U.S.-Brazil tensions, and more.

https://nacla.salsalabs.org/jun_05_26

06/01/2026

In the latest episode of Under the Shadow, Michael Fox takes a deep dive into the HondurasGate leaks to understand what they are, what’s at stake, and why they are so concerning amid Trump’s onslaught of threats and attacks against leaders in Latin America.

Listen to the episode at https://nacla.org/hondurasgate-under-the-shadow-season-2-episode-11/

📻 Michael Fox
📸 Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

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05/29/2026

Read this week's newsletter for original reporting on protests in Bolivia and China's presence in Bogotá. Read as well about Colombia's elections, Peru's runoff, Mexico's striking teachers, and more.

https://nacla.salsalabs.org/may_29_26

05/22/2026

Read this week's newsletter for an original web series on Haiti's path to liberation and the dispute over Essequibo. Read as well about U.S. threats against Cuba, Bolivia protests, a Bolsonaro scandal, Peru's runoff, U.S. strikes, and more.

https://nacla.salsalabs.org/may_22_26

05/22/2026

The Trump administration's indictment of Raúl Castro, a clear pretense for invasion, is but the latest in more than six decades of U.S. war on the island and its revolution.

For more on this war, as well as more than a decade of writing on the island's revolutionary process, changing society, and regional impact, check out the "Making of Cuba's Crisis," a guide to NACLA 's best coverage, hand-picked by our editors.

NACLA revisited decades of coverage and curated this selection to help readers understand how Cuba’s crisis has been years in the making.

05/21/2026

Are you going to ? Join us in Paris for a happy hour to celebrate our Spring 2026 issue and be in community!