The troubled history of the Panama Canal’s racial and social divide
The social and racial divide along the Panama Canal zone in its American heyday was stark: a silver and gold, segregated ...
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own
President-elect Donald Trump is decrying rising shipping fees Panama has imposed to use the Panama Canal. He’s even ...
No, the U.S. does not have any authority over the Panama Canal
After Donald Trump suggested the U.S. can retake control of the canal if it’s not “treated fairly,” Panama’s president pushed ...
The Greeley Tribune4d
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own
But experts in both countries are clear: Unless he goes to war with Panama, Trump can’t reassert control over a canal the U.S. agreed to cede in the 1970s. Here’s a look at how we got here: It is a ...
Orlando Sentinel4d
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own
Shipping prices have increased because of droughts last year affecting the canal locks, forcing Panama to drastically cut shipping traffic through the canal and raise rates to use it. Though the ...