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.
50 Articles by: Hilary Goodfriend
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Hilary Goodfriend is a postdoctoral researcher with the Instituto de Geografía at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City. She is a Jacobin contributing editor.
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.