Latin America – Page 15 – People's World

A new year poem for Latin America, ‘La Paciente’

January 4, 2021 By Peter Lownds

Latin America lies on a hospital gurney after yet another amputation...

COVID-19’s other victims: Virus-linked hunger killing 10,000 children a month

July 28, 2020 By Lori Hinnant And Sam Mednick

All around the world, the coronavirus and its restrictions are pushing already hungry communities over the edge, cutting off meager farms from markets, and isolating villages from food and medical aid.

Trump deportation frenzy threatens the lives of thousands

May 19, 2020 By Emile Schepers

Along with all the workers being ejected from the U.S., the Trump administration is also deporting cases of COVID-19 into other countries.

Remembering Father Rutilio Grande of El Salvador

March 5, 2020 By A Dishwasher, un Lavaplatos

I remember that day: During the night, the army conducted a massacre in the center of our capital, San Salvador. I witnessed the crew of workers cleaning up the spilled blood in the morning.

Uprising in Chile is legacy of dashed hopes and bitter defeat

January 29, 2020 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The people are in the streets demanding a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. One of the few political parties backing them? The Communists.