The Bukele administration recently released its 2020 budget proposal, putting into concrete terms what the president meant by “bitter medicine” in his inauguration address: in short, large cuts to social welfare initiatives, public programs, and state institutions.

The experiences of women environmental defenders from El Salvador and Guatemala.

El Salvador commemorates 30 years since the Jesuit murders at the University of Central America (UCA): “Llenan de luz la historia”

We join the popular movement in El Salvador and throughout our hemisphere in reaffirming their commitment to defending working class interests and advancing social justice.

October 31 marked the 30-year anniversary of the bombing at the National Federation of Salvadoran Workers' Trade Unions headquarters.

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