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Beyond #MeToo, Brazilian women rise up against racism and sexism

Staff Writer - January 11, 2018

Alvaro Jarrin, College of the Holy Cross and Kia Lilly Caldwell, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Women’s empowerment recently got a big...

Politics

Latin American history suggests Zimbabwe’s military coup will turn violent

Staff Writer - November 17, 2017

Rut Diamint, Torcuato di Tella University On Nov. 14, a group of soldiers from the Zimbabwe Defense Forces arrested and detained Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe....

Religion

In Brazil, religious gang leaders say they’re waging a holy war

Staff Writer - November 4, 2017

Robert Muggah, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) The expression “evangelical drug trafficker” may sound incongruous, but in Rio de Janeiro, it’s...

Politics

Surviving crisis: UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala has global...

Staff Writer - September 25, 2017

John Ciorciari, University of Michigan Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis. Guatemalans took...

Business

How Lula evolved from Brazil’s top politician to its most notable...

Staff Writer - July 20, 2017

Terry L. McCoy, University of Florida Brazilians watched along with the rest of the world as one of the country’s leading federal judges ruled that...

Politics

Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America

Staff Writer - July 17, 2017

Yanilda González, University of Chicago President Donald Trump’s appointment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has led people to speculate about the fate of recent police...

Politics

Trump nods to Cuban exiles, rolls back ties: Experts react

Staff Writer - June 16, 2017

Brian Gendreau, University of Florida and William M. LeoGrande, American University Editor’s note: President Donald Trump announced on Friday a partial reversal of former President...