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In Latin America, Politics Of Fear Makes A Comeback

In The News colombia

In Latin America, Politics Of Fear Makes A Comeback

by Alidad Vassigh March 10, 2025

Photo of a Coca-Cola truck in Guatapé, Colombia

We Latin Americans Can Stop The Trump Madness: Boycott Gringo Products!

by Mauricio Restrepo Posada and Alidad Vassigh March 4, 2025March 24, 2025

Shakira In Barranquilla! When Colombia's Globetrotting Diva Comes Home

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Shakira In Barranquilla! When Colombia’s Globetrotting Diva Comes Home

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro February 27, 2025March 24, 2025

A man reaches up to take down a USAID sign

Eyes on the U.S.usaid

USAID Was A Tool Of American Imperialism — Trump Will Find A Way To Replace It

by Reinaldo Spitaletta February 25, 2025March 8, 2025

Military Deportation Flights for Illegal Immigrants.

Geopolitics migration crisis

“Why Do They Leave To Begin With?” On Latin American Hypocrisy At Trump Deportations

by William Ospina February 13, 2025March 8, 2025

Close-up photo of a pensive Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum

Eyes on the U.S.geopolitics

How Claudia Sheinbaum Can Tame Trump — And Save Mexico From Economic Disaster

by Luis Rubio February 10, 2025March 8, 2025

woman waiting outside US embassy in Bogota, Colombia.

Geopolitics donald trump

In A Trump World, I’ll Just Stay At Home — Musings Of A Colombian Author

by Héctor Abad Faciolince and Alidad Vassigh February 6, 2025March 8, 2025

A student puts her mobile phone in her locker before attending class in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Society education

Why Smartphone Bans In Schools Must Start Now

by Claudia Morales and Alidad Vassigh January 27, 2025March 9, 2025

"One Hundred Years Of Solitude" — How A Colombian Critic Sees The Netflix Series

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“One Hundred Years Of Solitude” — How A Colombian Critic Sees The Netflix Series

by Gonzalo Mallarino Flórez and Alidad Vassigh January 9, 2025

Photo of a couple checking their phones while sharing an embrace on a beach

Society parenting

How Anxious Parents’ Screen Addictions Are Creating Insecure Kids

by Julián De Zubiría Samper December 28, 2024March 9, 2025

A man choosing a book in a library.

Society literature

“Magic Realism” Mania And The Folly Of Categorizing Literature

by Juan David Torres Duarte and Alidad Vassigh December 6, 2024

Photo of a protester throwing a peace sign during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Amsterdam, Netherland. In the background, a flag of Palestine is waving.

Geopolitics diplomacy

UN, Multilateralism, Dialogue: These Are (Still) The Key Words To Peace In Our World

by Maria Angela Holguin and Alidad Vassigh November 29, 2024

The Problem With Male Feminists

Women Worldwide women's rights

The Problem With Male Feminists

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro November 20, 2024

Kirchner, Lula and Chavez back in 2010

Geopolitics colombia

Latin America Leftists, Pocket-Lining Populism Must End

by Worldcrunch November 3, 2024

A hand held underwater.

Green environment

Does A River Have Rights? Inside The Movement To Grant Legal Personhood To Nature

by Aida Cuenca November 1, 2024

A child dressed for a wedding in Monguí, Boyaca, Colombia.

Society child marriage

Colombia Is Facing A Quiet Plague Of Child Brides

by Luisa Fernanda Orozco October 23, 2024

Person using a old typewrtier.

Ideas literature

Can There Ever Be Writing Without The “I”?

by Juan David Torres Duarte and Alidad Vassigh October 23, 2024

photo of elite teams from the Ecuadorian armed forces carrying out patrols and searches to combat crime in conflict-prone sectors of the city of Quito.

Ecuador’s Chaos May Trace Back To The Demise Of FARC In Colombia

by María Teresa Ronderos October 23, 2024

Rescuers after a mining incident in northeastern Colombia

Green environment

Mineral Mining, The Dirty Secret Of The Clean Energy Industry

by Alidad Vassigh October 23, 2024

photo of a woman holding Latinos for Trump sign

Eyes on the U.S.hispanic voters

Unpacking The Contradictions Of Pro-Trump Latinos

by Catalina Rincón and Alidad Vassigh October 18, 2024

A photo of workers locally known as ''raspachines,'' harvesting coca leaves on a plantation.

Society drug trafficking

Narcos Or The Algorithm? Colombia’s Coca Farmers Storm Social Media

by María Fernanda Fitzgerald Galindo and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra October 7, 2024

Tanja Nijmeijer

Geopolitics colombia

FARC’s “Innocent Import” – Dutch Woman Is Clean New Face For Colombian Rebels

by Marion Girault-Rime October 4, 2024

Photo of person holding dried insects in their hands.

Food / Travel insects

FARC & Flies: Former Colombian Rebel Soldiers Now Want To Put Insects On Your Plate

by Andrés Mauricio Díaz Páez and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra October 2, 2024

Singer Carlos Vives during a performance in Madrid.

Ideas censorship

A Colombian Pop Song, García Márquez Idolatry And The Sins Of Censorship

by Sergio Ocampo Madrid September 24, 2024

aerial view of a bombed out housing complex

Geopolitics war

How We May End Up Sliding Into The Real “War To End All Wars”

by Alidad Vassigh September 24, 2024

Image of singer Romeo Santos singing on stage.

Toxic Salsa: When Latin Romance Music Glorifies Sexist Violence

by Alidad Vassigh September 24, 2024

In Frankfurt, Germany, in tribute to Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian migrant boy found dead on a beach

Geopolitics colombia

Art As Antidote To Xenophobia

by Alidad Vassigh September 24, 2024

Installing solar panels in Colombia

Future colombia

Solar Power: Researchers Map Out Colombia’s Sunshine Hotspots

by Alidad Vassigh September 24, 2024

Fifty Years On, Che Guevara's Economic Ideas Are What Matter

In The News colombia

Fifty Years On, Che Guevara’s Economic Ideas Are What Matter

by Alidad Vassigh September 24, 2024

Bogota police officers stand guard outside the Colombian Congress, where lawmakers were voting on a proposed bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the country, on April 23, 2013.

Society colombia

In Colombia, A Lesbian Police Officer Who Fought The Law – And Won

by Giacomo September 24, 2024

Atheist Richard Dawkins and bus campaign creator Ariane Sherine in London

The Empty Dogma Of The Radical Humanist

by Julie Farrar September 24, 2024

2013 LGBTI pride parade in Bogota

LGBTQ Plus colombia

Being LGBT In Colombia: Victims Of Hatred, Casualties Of Civil War

by Sarah Collings September 24, 2024

Thousands of activists from the LGBT community and sympathizers took to the downtown Lima streets to participate in the 2019 Peru Pride Parade asking for recognition of their civil rights and against discrimination.

LGBTQ Plus coming out

How Latin Americans Are Learning To Embrace The “Coming Out” Of LGBTQ+ Loved Ones

by Pilar Cuartas Rodríguez September 17, 2024

Image of a man in a suit, Esteban Acosta, a self-proclaimed apostle, giving a speech at La Unción Christian Community Church, a big screen behind him projecting his speech.

In The News religion

How Colombia’s “Prosperity Preachers” Squeeze The Masses, With The State’s Blessing

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra September 17, 2024

A park in green Bogota

Green Or Gone colombia

How Green Urban Design Lowers Risk Of Climate Change Disaster

by Worldcrunch September 17, 2024March 19, 2025

Photo of a street in Havana, Cuba with people stopping to buy fruits and vegetables

Economy cuban economic crisis

The Misery Paradox: Unpacking Cuba’s Eternally Broken Economy

by Mauricio Botero Caicedo September 11, 2024

Photo of the Polaris dawn crew dressed in space suits

Future colombia

Ego Trip? Isaacman Joins Musk And Bezos In The Billionaire Space Race

by Alidad Vassigh September 10, 2024

Image of Nearly 4,000 migrants from Central America walking the roads of Chiapas in the Migrant Stations of the Cross Caravan.

Eyes on the U.S.united states

The U.S. Badly Needs Friends In Latin America — It Should Start Acting Like It

by Alidad Vassigh August 30, 2024

Photo of anti-Maduro protesters in Quito, Venezuela, on August 3, holding a sign with a drawing of a crossed out caricature of president Maduro

Geopolitics nicolas maduro

Will Venezuela’s Neighbors Let Maduro Get Away With Election Fraud?

by Sergio Ocampo Madrid August 6, 2024March 10, 2025

Chao, Gustavo Petro

Society colombia

A Not-So-Fond Farewell To Bogota’s Disastrous Mayor

by Worldcrunch August 5, 2024