Category: Features
May 7, 2020 > Vaclav Masek
White Flags as Guatemalans Grow Hungry
This article is republished from NACLA. GUATEMALA CITY—A drive down 7A Avenida in Guatemala City’s Zone 1 leads to the historic city center. Government-enforced lockdowns due to COVID-19 have rendered […] Read More >
April 30, 2020 > Jose Luis Martinez
Undocumented Day Laborers Struggle During Coronavirus Crisis
HOUSTON—Be Someone. Everyone from Houston recognizes the iconic graffiti sprayed on the side of a railroad bridge downtown. Houston is a place where people flock to “be someone.” It is […] Read More >
April 27, 2020 > juan carlos v
Deaths and Desperation Mount in Ecuador, Epicenter of Coronavirus Pandemic in Latin America
This article was originally publish on The Conversation. By Dennis Altman and Juan Carlos Valarezo. Dead bodies are lying at home and in the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador, a city […] Read More >
April 22, 2020 > rafael vilela
Guaraní Mbya Win Reprieve From Deforestation
SÃO PAULO—“They just started cutting. We woke up with the sound of the weeping trees,” says Wera Mirim, a Guarani Mbya leader. On January 31st, one of the biggest construction […] Read More >
April 20, 2020 > Ignacio Conese
The Long Shadow of Argentina’s Shale Boom
NEUQUÉN, Argentina— The Vaca Muerta region of Argentina is the promised land of unconventional oil and gas production. But as the shale industry struggles amidst the market crash, the social […] Read More >
April 17, 2020 > Isabella Reimi
Attacks on Venezuelan Press Continue During Lockdown
CARACAS— Authorities are clamping down on journalists informing the public about the coronavirus pandemic. Press freedom in Venezuela was already threatened, and as the public health crisis progresses, the government […] Read More >
April 14, 2020 > Juan Jose Relmucao
Argentinian Scientists Promote Cooperation and Conservation in Antarctica
BUENOS AIRES— Every morning in Antarctica, Argentinian paleontologist María Eugenia Raffi and her team ate breakfast by the Weddell Sea, while the temperature was far below zero. The small team […] Read More >
April 10, 2020 > Genevieve Glatsky
Coronavirus Lockdown is the Latest Challenge for Venezuelan Migrants
BOGOTÁ— Anni Rojas Jiménez first heard about the coronavirus when she was traveling with her husband and brother-in-law from Lima, Peru to Bogotá, Colombia. Rojas Jiménez, who was four months […] Read More >
April 9, 2020 > Paola Nagovitch
Gender-Based Quarantines in Panama and Peru Endanger Trans Communities
As global coronavirus cases climb above 1.5 million and deaths pass 94,000, heads of state are desperate to curb the disease’s reach. Latin American governments have taken a variety of […] Read More >
April 6, 2020 > Paulo Rosas
The Murder of a Peruvian Immigrant in Argentina Goes Unpunished
ROSARIO, Argentina—It all happened in a matter of seconds. There was a power outage and the street was dark. A man leapt out of a car and lunged at a […] Read More >