Posts By: Alanna Elder
Alanna is pursuing a master’s in journalism and Latin American and Caribbean Studies and studying Quechua at NYU. She has experience in general assignment reporting for public radio in Alaska and Wyoming, and a B.S. in agroecology. Her research interests include land issues, farming, gender, and social movements in the Andes.
August 13, 2019 > Alanna Elder
The Dam that (Almost) Brought Down Paraguay’s President
The past two weeks have brought Paraguayans a political earthquake and a crowd of new household names, all connected to a bilateral energy deal signed with Brazil in May and […] Read More >
October 25, 2018 > Alanna Elder
With or Without Paris, Brazilian Politics Sway Global Climate Change
This Sunday Brazilians will vote in the second round of a presidential election that has captured the world’s attention. The choice is between a representative of Brazil’s leftist Partido dos […] Read More >
September 28, 2018 > Alanna Elder
A year after María, 150 years after the Grito, Manhattanites march
Late at night a century and a half ago, hundreds of rebels against Spanish rule entered the town of Lares in the western part of Puerto Rico and captured the […] Read More >