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New Resolution in Congress calls for annulment of the Monroe Doctrine

Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY) has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for the annulment of the Monroe Doctrine. The bill’s introduction coincided with the 200-year anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, which has been used to justify US intervention in Latin American. House Resolution 943 is also co-sponsored by Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

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20 Members of Congress urge US State Department to support demands of besieged water protectors in Honduras

In response to a wave of assassinations against water and land defenders in the Guapinol and Bajo Aguan areas of Honduras, 20 members of Congress led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to Secretary of State Blinken calling for an independent investigation into the murders and the definitive cancellation of the illegal Los Pinares

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New Book by Dr. James Phillips on Honduras documents devastating impact of the “colonial extractive relationship of Honduras to the United States”

In a new book, Extracting Honduras: Exploiting Resources and Forcing People to Flee, Dr. James Phillips documents the devastating “colonial (or imperial) extractive relationship of Honduras to the United States.”   The book has just been published by Lexington Books… With a focus on Honduras, this book explores the deeper causes of the massive emigration of

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