Articles by Belén Fernández
Coronavirus, Checkpoints, and the Beach of Death
Enjoy this exclusive excerpt from Belén Fernández’s new book Checkpoint Zipolite: Quarantine in a Small Place, a story about getting stuck during the pandemic and a no-holds-barred critique of the politicians who are largely responsible for the scale of the disaster.
Diversions of Empire: Narco-jihad in the U.S. Backyard
On the media, propaganda, and the alleged ‘secret connections’ between Latin American narco-traffickers and Middle Eastern jihadists.
The Long, Disturbing Voyage of the “U.S.S. Honduras”
A brief history of imperial servitude…
The Strange World of the Special Tribunal For Lebanon
A very expensive court prosecutes spectral defendants…
Killing a Shadow
A “special terrorist” is killed, but remains a mystery…
My Police State Vacation
A tour through the lighter side of the sometimes brutal U.S.-allied nation…
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