Parker Asmann is a Summer 2016 Editorial Intern at In These Times. He is an Editorial Board Member for the Chicago-based publication El BeiSMan as well as a regular contributor to The Yucatan Times located in Merida, Mexico. He graduated from DePaul University in 2015 with degrees in journalism and Spanish, as well as a minor in Latin American Studies.
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The U.S. Spends Millions Funding Central America’s Drug War. A New Report Says It Hasn’t Worked
Militarized law enforcement may have done more damage to human rights than it has to crime rates.
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Domestic Workers in Ill. Win Bill of Rights: “Years of Organizing Have Finally Paid Off”
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Why a Georgia Congressman is Fighting to Stop Security Aid to Honduras
Rep. Hank Johnson talks about the struggle for human rights and the future of U.S.-Honduras relations.
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Chicago Activists Accuse ICE of Racial Profiling After Street Corner Raid
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Maestros de Chicago Protestan en Solidaridad con los Educadores Oaxaqueños
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Chicago Teachers Organize in Support of Mexican Colleagues After Violent Clashes in Oaxaca
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After Teachers Union Protests Against Education Reform, Mexican Police Kill 8 Protesters in Oaxaca
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Honduran Indigenous Leader Asks Sen. Dick Durbin To Help ‘Stop the Assassinations’ in Honduras
Activists say U.S. policy in the region is still leading to violence.