The U.S. approach toward the region needs to fundamentally change.read more

“I was honored to visit the cathedral this evening and pay my respects to Archbishop Romero, who remains an inspiration to people all around the world,” said President Obama. If Obama really wants to pay his respects to Archbishop Romero, he should close the military training facility at Fort Benning. Or better yet, stop conducting a covert war in Yemen.read more

The inauguration of Brazil’s first female president is a stark reminder that the United States lags far behind its Latin American neighbors in electing women to power.read more

"The banks were suddenly becoming gigantic casino players, buying and selling for themselves—and the client be damned. It's a rigged game."read more

Another baseball season brings a new, misguided attack on Latin American ballplayers.read more

Thirty years ago this week, Romero was gunned down by Salvadoran death squads linked to that country’s military. He gave his life defending the rights of the poor and standing up to the brutality of the powerful.read more

“In Latin America, after decades of U.S. interference in the region, we had great expectations and hopes,” said Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in a February 25 interview on CNN’s Spanish-language channel. “Honduras was a strong blow to these expectations.”read more

To be a real leader, the United States must stop making policies to fit the demands of a few corporate lobbyists — and start tailoring policies to the needs of the hundreds of millions of people in this hemisphere. 
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President Obama’s recent meeting with Latin American heads of state marked a positive step, but he needs to make bigger ones to repair our relations.read more

Washington no longer calls the shots.read more

The crisis that is threatening to contaminate the global financial system has caused an odd role reversal. Amid the turmoil, many Latin American countries find themselves in healthy economic shape compared to the United States and Europe. As a result, the position of progressive governments, a majority in the region, grows stronger.read more