Lines Drawn in the Sandinistas

Nicaragua’s democratic left chafes under President Ortega’s rule.

By Freda Moon

On a downtown street corner in Leon, Nicaragua, a young man in black carries a large wooden cross in the mid-day heat. Across his chest, a sash reads "Dictator." The cross is marked with swastikas, alongside the acronym FSLN, for Nicaragua's ruling party, the Sandinista [RETURN TO ARTICLE]