This article analyzes the emergence of Nayib Bukele as a political figure in El Salvador from a Marxist materialist perspective. Bukele’s ascent is the result of both the failure of capitalist neoliberalist policies and the lack of a working-class struggle instrument....
Consumer prices in El Salvador rose 0.94% year-over-year in October 2025, following a 0.36% increase in September, marking the second consecutive month of inflation. It was the highest inflation since August 2024, led by food and alcoholic beverages, which rose 1.41%,...
For a tiny country, El Salvador looms large in recent U.S. history. A generation ago its civil war swallowed some 75,000 lives and billions of dollars in U.S. aid. More recently, President Donald Trump has made the Salvadoran street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or...
A soldier stationed in the Historic Center of San Salvador reportedly discharged his firearm accidentally, killing a woman on Thursday afternoon, the police reported after concluding initial interrogations and preliminary inquiries. The incident occurred at...
“Jessica was a very good woman; she kept to herself and was a good daughter.” This is how family and friends describe Jessica Solís, who lost her life on November 6 after a soldier’s firearm accidentally discharged, killing her in front of the National Palace. The...
The police (PNC) and the Fuerza Armada de El Salvador (FAES) confirmed on Thursday, November 6, the arrest of a soldier who shot and killed a person in the Centro Histórico of San Salvador. According to the police account, published on X (formerly Twitter), “a...
