Tag: Latin America
María Corina Machado’s peace prize follows Nobel tradition of awarding recipients...
David Smilde, Tulane University
Few can doubt the courage María Corina Machado has shown in fighting for a return...
Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they...
Anthony Pereira, Florida International University
Brazilian politics are getting more dramatic again.
The South American country’s...
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Elena Jackson Albarrán, Miami University
This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their...
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and...
Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University
If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of...
‘Across the Spider-Verse’ and the Latino legacy of Spider-Man
Regina Marie Mills, Texas A&M University
As a Latino literature and media scholar, a lifelong gamer and a Guatemalan-American...
5 elections to watch in 2023 – what’s at stake as...
Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford; Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University; Ayesha Jalal, Tufts University; Carl LeVan, American University, and Eduardo...
Stop using ‘Latinx’ if you really want to be inclusive
Melissa K. Ochoa, Saint Louis University
Most of the debates on the usage of “Latinx” – pronounced “la-teen-ex” –...
Poll reveals white Americans see an increase in discrimination against other...
Stella Rouse, University of Maryland and Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland
Despite largely holding the political, economic and social...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
