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The U.S. troops arrive amid an upsurge of Peru’s underclass. Peru’s mostly rural, poor, and indigenous majority elected the recently deposed Castillo as president in 2021, they are now calling for Boluarte's, (his unpopular replacement) removal.

Nakba at 75

Thunder on the labor front

Striking writers take on The Industry, and more news from tech and media

Movements and parties grapple with democracy, cost-of-living and shifting power arrangements

An archaeologist traces the current protests in Peru to exploitive labor policies enacted in silver mines during Spanish colonial rule from 1532 to 1800.

An in-depth analysis of the Peru uprising, and updates from Europe, Myanmar and more

Inequality, poverty and discrimination lie behind explosion of rural anger against rich Lima

Dig a little deeper with new international theory