The hard right turn in Latin America, Colombia edition: from Nicolas Forsans
Debbie Sharnak
@dsharnak.bsky.social
Historian studying Latin America, social movements, human rights, transitional justice, USFP, sports. Author: Of Light and Struggle (Penn 2023). Co-editor: Uruguay In Transnational Perspective (Routledge 2023)
ladiaria.com.uy/politica/art... Senadores del Frente Amplio presentaron un proyecto para establecer los “juicios por la verdad”. El objetivo de estos procesos es “esclarecer las violaciones a los derechos humanos” y así “tutelar el derecho a la verdad” tanto de las víctimas como de la sociedad
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la diaria es un medio de comunicación independiente que se edita en Uruguay.
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Chile and Operation Condor: An Aging Assassin Was Caught by ICE. Will the U.S. Deport Him? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
An Aging Assassin Was Caught by ICE. Will the U.S. Deport Him?
He helped plot a car bombing in Washington that killed two people in 1976. Fifty years later, old government secrets could decide his fate.
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🤦♀️ Court Lets National Parks Keep Removing Signs on Slavery, Climate www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/c...
Court Lets National Parks Keep Removing Signs on Slavery, Climate
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www.espn.com/soccer/story... 🫢
Uruguay lands in Miami after flight delayed by paperwork issue
Uruguay arrived in South Florida on Sunday night ahead of its opening World Cup match after the team's plane was delayed for a couple of hours in Mexico due to what FIFA called "an airline permitting error".
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If you’re at LASA, come join me for either of these panels today!
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... can’t believe I still manage to be surprised but I am. Almost every day.
May 19, 2026
Yesterday the Department of Justice announced it is creating a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate what it calls victims of the Department of Justice under former President Joe Bide...
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Hantavirus Isn’t Just a Threat. It’s a Test for Public Health Officials. So far, they're failing. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/o...
Opinion | Hantavirus Isn’t Just a Threat. It’s a Test.
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Argentina Identifies Dictatorship's Disappeared People After 5 Decades of Search
The Argentina's Anthropology Team confirmed on May 11 the identification of three victims of the last civil-military dictatorship, whose remains were found near La Perla in Córdoba after five decades.
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Is your semester done? Grading in? Fantastic! Time to pick up your 594 page copy of this brilliant new book by @britttevis.bsky.social
This should be required reading for anyone wavering: “Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.
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orinocotribune.com/milei-halts-... No good reason to do this except to try to stop the search for truth
Milei Halts Key Tool for Identifying Children Lost During Argentina’s Dictatorship
The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo recalled that around 300 people continue to live under false identities. On Wednesday, Argentine President Javier Milei suspended the shipment of DNA identification k...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... more impunity by new far right governments in Latin America
Chile’s far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site
New administration reverses expropriation of property founded by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, leaving victims in limbo
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Mural Arts will remove Cesar Chavez’s image from North Fifth Street mural
The Philadelphia arts nonprofit said it will replace Chavez's image with that of his most prominent female ally, Dolores Huerta. "We believe the women who came forward,” a representative said.
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How did people imagine UNAM's Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City before it was built? I took a dive into the archive of unbuilt plans for CU and wrote about them in the Journal of Urban History. Check out "Imagining University City" (open access!): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Happy Women's History Month... www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
I gave a second interview with the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) about why the right is attempting to shut down NPR and PBS, and how rural station closures will affect democratic discourse. Thanks to the excellent Lucy Schiller.
The NPR and Colorado stations that took Trump to court.
“It isn’t just an affront to localism. It’s an attempt to reengineer thought.”
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Kast names worrisome cabinet members in Chile.. "Fernando Rabat, who defended Pinochet in an illicit funds case, will lead the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, which is still overseeing cases linked to the dictatorship." www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Chile’s Kast names Quiroz finance minister, taps Pinochet defenders for cabinet
Chilean President-elect Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday named economist Jorge Quiroz as finance minister, part of a cabinet that includes two lawyers who defended dictator Augusto Pinochet, a move that h...
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CFP on Venezuelan Revolutions: ageofrevolutions.com/2026/01/06/c...
CFP: Venezuelan Revolutions
Series editor: Amanda C. Waterhouse, University of Notre Dame Recent events in and around Venezuela demand more scholarly and public attention to the country’s history and relevant related t…
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Our Phi Alpha Theta chapter made the main page of the national website. This is what “unlocking your historical potential” looks like…
Today at @rowanuniversity.bsky.social, come (lots of) rain or shine! @dsharnak.bsky.social just sent me some advance questions from her students and they are 💯. So excited!!
It was a pleasure to review Karen Robert's book, Driving Terror: Labor, Violence, and Justice in Cold War Argentina. It's a deep history of the Ford Falcon before, during, and after the nation's dictatorship. I highly recommend getting a copy! www.h-net.org/reviews/show... @h-diplo.bsky.social
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In 2022, a student came to me asking about this group they had found mentioned in State Department documents called the United States Friends of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. I asked twitter for help and got no response. (🧵/1)
I can't get through "I Love You Forever" without weeping, which my daughters think is hysterical. Apparently though I am not the only one. Also, Paperbag Princess is a mainstay in our house. I have gifted it to many a friend!
Harold Underdown@hunderdown.bsky.social · 11mo agoI've never been a fan of "Love You Forever" but this story about Robert Munsch--who has dementia--is wonderful. Read it. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...