Latin America

Papito at Artecorte

Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win) Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win)

In one Havana neighborhood, they’re doing exactly that.

Dec 28, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes

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How Trump Is Sabotaging Cuba’s New Private Sector How Trump Is Sabotaging Cuba’s New Private Sector

His policy is hurting Cuban entrepreneurs—the very private-sector small businesses that US officials claim to support.

Dec 21, 2017 / Benito Albisa Novo

US-Mexico border

The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out The United States Is Polluting the World and Locking Refugees Out

Border walls are being erected left and right as natural disasters become more frequent, leaving victims with nowhere to go.

Dec 7, 2017 / Todd Miller

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The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election

It’s increasingly clear that a majority of voters have had enough of US-backed President Juan Orlando Hernández.

Dec 6, 2017 / Miguel Salazar

Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time

Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time

In her new photo-memoir, the photographer returns to the origin of her career to reflect on all she’s remembered, and why it’s worth remembering.

Dec 5, 2017 / Ratik Asokan

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These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America These Women Nobelists Are Fighting for Grassroots Activists in Central America

They’re bringing limelight to women-led movements resisting land grabs and destruction from mining companies, hydroelectric plants, and monoculture plantations.

Nov 17, 2017 / Laura Carlsen

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Trump’s Cold-War Politics Are Hurting Ordinary Cubans Trump’s Cold-War Politics Are Hurting Ordinary Cubans

Recent US measures have compounded daily insecurities and hardships.

Nov 15, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes

Berta Cáceres march

A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres

In Honduras, the United States willfully ignores institutional rot and buttresses crooked strongmen.

Nov 14, 2017 / Lauren Carasik

Eduardo Galeano

Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection

Hunter of Stories retells tales from our everyday lives with unparalleled compassion.

Nov 2, 2017 / Eduardo Galeano

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Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico

Two lawyers argue that the feds should impose “dictatorships for democracy” on cities and government bodies in fiscal crisis.

Oct 30, 2017 / Simon Davis-Cohen

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