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Vicarious Trauma: The Emotional Burnout Of “Doomscrolling”

by Isabella Bernal November 9, 2025November 13, 2025

Green corruption

Latin America, The Deadliest Region For Environmental Activists

by Olivia Carballar November 3, 2025November 4, 2025

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Ideas mental health

In A World Of Chaos, Pessimism Is Enemy No. 1

by Héctor Abad Faciolince September 28, 2025September 26, 2025

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In The News military

Colombia’s Misguided Ban On Veterans Fighting As Mercenaries Abroad

by El Espectador September 4, 2025September 4, 2025

Society literature

Why Dostoevsky May Be The Original Spark For Latin American Magic Realism

by Fernando Araújo Vélez August 26, 2025August 27, 2025

Society cocaine

The Pink Cocaine Plague Throws Colombia’s Drug War Off The Trail

by Andrés Nieto Ramírez August 24, 2025August 22, 2025

Confined In Chocó: When Guerrillas Decide Who’s Free To Move

by Héctor Abad Faciolince August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Society education

In Colombia, Disabled Women Face Greater Risk Of Sexual Abuse

by Luisa Lara August 16, 2025August 8, 2025

Society history

Colombia’s Race To Save Its Native Languages From Extinction

by César Mora Moreau August 11, 2025August 7, 2025

Society communism

The Maoist Dogma Still Haunting Colombia’s Campuses

by Mauricio Rubio August 3, 2025August 1, 2025

Geopolitics donald trump

No Kings In Bogotá: The Unacceptable U.S. Interference In Colombia’s Uribe Trial

by El Espectador July 31, 2025August 1, 2025

A portrait of Colombian writer Héctor Abad Faciolince.

“I Thought I Had Died, Too”: A Colombian Author Reckons With Survivor’s Guilt

by Edu Galán July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

Take The Money And Run: When Our Richest Colombians Move To The U.S.

by Juan Carlos Bayona Vargas July 21, 2025July 21, 2025

Society democracy

We, The Ochlocracy: How Democracies Devolve Into Mob Rule

by Julián López de Mesa Samudio June 29, 2025June 28, 2025

In The News rape

This Spanish Bracelet Can Tell If Your Drink Was Spiked — A New Weapon For Sexual Assault Prevention

by Luisa Lara June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

Photo Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe saluting a crowd as part of a recent trip to Envigado, Colombia.

In The News democracy

The Uribe Assassination Attempt Revives Colombia’s Cycle Of Political Violence — That Took His Mother 34 Years Ago

by Gloria Arias Nieto June 10, 2025June 10, 2025

LGBTQ Plus sexuality

The Invisible “A” In LGBTQIA — The Asexuality Battle For Recognition

by Valentina Guerrero Rojas June 9, 2025June 10, 2025

A woman takes a selfie with lanterns in the shape of Chinese Terracotta Warriors during an exhibition in Bogota, Colombia, on March 13, 2016. The exhibition was part of the XV Iberoamerican Theater Festival of Bogota.

Geopolitics donald trump

Can We Trust China? The Big Question For Colombia — And Others

by Santiago Villa June 7, 2025June 7, 2025

Eyes on the U.S.immigration

Sunglasses, Drug Checks, MAGA Slogans — My Run-In With An ICE Agent At The Houston Airport

by Maria Martha Bruno June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

A collection of inflatable union rats outside the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan in New York on , February 20, 2025.

Society colombia

Planet Of The Rats? A Global Sanitary Crisis Is Lurking Just Around The Corner

by Juan Carlos Ortiz June 5, 2025June 5, 2025

Women participate with signs and messages during the international women's day demonstrations in Bogota, Colombia on March 8, 2023.

Women Worldwide equality

Feminist Geography: Redrawing Gender Bias, From Street Names To Public Restrooms

by Valentina Guerrero Rojas June 2, 2025June 2, 2025

Vehicles burning after an explosion in Cúcuta, Colombia, in 2012

Society justice

Cúcuta, The Bad Guys Have Taken Over In Colombia’s New Drug Trafficking Hub

by Santiago Bohórquez Garrott May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV leads a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025.

Society women's rights

What If Leo XIV Won’t Go Further On LGBTQ+ And Women’s Rights? We Must Disobey Our Pope

by Stephanie Salazar Mahecha May 25, 2025May 25, 2025

Yoko Ruiz is among the eminent trans mother figures in Colombia.

LGBTQ Plus violence

A Close-Up View Of The Vital Role Of “Trans Mothers” In Colombia

by Luisa Lara May 16, 2025May 19, 2025

Society education

The Global Fight Against Smartphones In School Gets A Big Boost — Finland Joins The Pack

by Claudia Morales and Alidad Vassigh May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

In The News dance

Team-Building Tyranny! Court Rules Employee Not Obliged To Join Company Dance Therapy

by Piedad Bonnett April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

In A World Hooked On Hard Power And Greed, Latin America Offers Another Way

by William Ospina April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

Photo of a Coca-Cola truck in Guatapé, Colombia

Economy united states

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

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

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

Society colombia

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

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

A man reaches up to take down a USAID sign

Eyes on the U.S.international aid

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

by Reinaldo Spitaletta February 25, 2025May 24, 2025

Military Deportation Flights for Illegal Immigrants.

Geopolitics donald trump

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

by William Ospina February 12, 2025May 24, 2025

Close-up photo of a pensive Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum

Eyes on the U.S.donald trump

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

by Luis Rubio February 10, 2025May 24, 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, 2025May 24, 2025

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

Ideas colombian

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

by Gonzalo Mallarino Flórez and Alidad Vassigh January 9, 2025May 24, 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, 2024May 24, 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 3, 2024May 24, 2025

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 peace

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

by Maria Angela Holguin and Alidad Vassigh November 29, 2024May 24, 2025

The Problem With Male Feminists

Women Worldwide politics

The Problem With Male Feminists

by Catalina Ruiz-Navarro November 20, 2024May 24, 2025

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

by Aida Cuenca November 1, 2024May 24, 2025

photo of a woman holding Latinos for Trump sign

Eyes on the U.S.migrants

Unpacking The Contradictions Of Pro-Trump Latinos

by Catalina Rincón and Alidad Vassigh October 18, 2024May 24, 2025