Tag: Latin America
Surviving crisis: UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala has global...
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...
How Lula evolved from Brazil’s top politician to its most notable...
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...
Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America
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...
Trump nods to Cuban exiles, rolls back ties: Experts react
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...
Educating children in Guatemala before they decide to migrate to the...
Carmen Monico, Elon University
On March 8, 40 girls were killed in a fire at a home for abused youth in Guatemala. More...
The rise of anti-immigrant attitudes, violence and nationalism in Costa Rica
Caitlin Fouratt, California State University, Long Beach
Costa Rica is often thought of as the “Switzerland of the Americas.”
With a stable...
What Rousseff’s impeachment means for Brazil’s struggling millions
Jeffrey W. Rubin, Boston University
In Brazil, right-wing parties and politicians are following constitutional procedures to oust the country’s democratically elected president, Dilma Rousseff. They...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
