Author: Amaury Rodríguez

Amaury Rodríguez is a Dominican socialist based in New York City. He is a member of the collective Compas de la Diáspora. I thank Simón Rodríguez for his insightful comments and revisions.

Rethinking the 1965 Revolution in the Dominican Republic

By: Amaury RodríguezMay 26, 2026

The revolution and this anti-imperialist resistance revealed the potential of solidarity between Haitians and Dominicans who to this day share an island that was divided two-hundred and fifty years ago by the European imperialist powers.

The Dominican Left

Crisis and Prospects

By: Amaury Rodríguez Winter 2026

The Dominican Republic’s revolutionary left is caught in a continuous crisis at a time when the Dominican state is under the complete control of the capitalist class and the far right is on the rise both locally and internationally. Mostly

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