The Donald Trump of Central America
President Nayib Bukele is El Salvador’s Donald Trump. His hard-right bluster and media-centric populism threaten to deal a devastating blow to the country’s once-mighty left.
Articles by: Hilary Goodfriend
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Hilary Goodfriend is a doctoral student in Latin American Studies at the Universidad Nacional Autónomo de México (UNAM) in Mexico City.
Why Bernie Was Right to Oppose US Intervention in Central America
The New York Times recently attacked Bernie Sanders for opposing US intervention in Latin America in the 1980s. We should set the record straight on what the US was doing in Central America — and why Sanders was right to oppose it.
A Hundred Years of Solidarity
If we want to fight capitalism, the US left has to figure out how to confront US empire. Generations of internationalist struggles in Latin America can help us do just that.
El Salvador’s Backslide
With its loss of the presidency in El Salvador’s recent elections, the gains of the revolutionary project launched by the FMLN in 1980 are in serious jeopardy.
The Honduran Nightmare
Among the migrants amassed at the southern border are thousands of victims of the 2009 Honduran coup — a coup legitimized and shored up by the United States.
Death of a Cold War Supervillain
Luis Posada Carriles, an anticommunist militant who popped up throughout Latin America over the past half-century, died recently. He won’t be missed.
El Salvador’s Left in Crisis
In the wake of an electoral rout and growing internal divisions, El Salvador’s left is facing its starkest crisis in decades.
The Machinations of Empire
Hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans will soon be at risk of deportation — just the latest injustice they've suffered at the hands of the US state.
Capitalizing On Fear
El Salvador’s far right is using Trump’s war on migrants for political gain.
USAID’s Trojan Horse
Behind the heartwarming photo ops, USAID's projects in El Salvador are stealthily advancing the interests of the Salvadoran corporate class.
An Alliance for Insecurity
US policy in Central America under Trump appears to be shifting from bad to worse.
Not Going Back
Lorena Peña and a generation of FMLN militants adjust to the promise and limits of state power.
Not Just Nuns
Catholic activists like Maura Clarke, an American nun assassinated by a Salvadoran death squad in 1980, transformed missionary work into anti-imperialist solidarity.
A Demand for Sanctuary
As Trump's threats to immigrants grow, we should look back to the 1980s Central American sanctuary movement's victories.
El Salvador’s New Battlefield
Twenty-five years after laying down their arms, the FMLN continues its struggle.
Deportation Profits
El Salvador's call-center industry is profiting off US deportees.