The Paradoxical Dual Crises of Food Waste and Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
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By Abby Neiser
COVID-19
A Closer Look at the Origins of Peru’s Latest Political Instability
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By Abby Neiser
A Green Recovery: Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery Plan in Costa Rica
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By Ashley Brown
Interview: Brazil’s COVID-19 Response Threatens Not Just Its Citizenry But Also the Whole World
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By Ben Lyons
This interview has been translated from the original Portuguese by the author. The interviewee is a local official in a Brazilian city. Due to the volatile political climate in Brazil and sensitivity of the topic, they have requested anonymity.
I know that the situation in Brazil is very bad right now. How is it in your city/your state/your region?
COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean: Impact on Existing Gender Equalities
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By Isabel Morales
El peligro que presenta el covid-19 para las comunidades indígenas de Latinoamérica
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Por Madeleine Umstead
This essay was selected as a winner for the Fall 2020 Essay Competition Concurso de Escritura Panoramas.
Clases sociales y riesgos de pobreza y aumento de la desigualdad en Latinoamérica, en tiempos de pandemia
November 17, 2020
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Estos tiempos de pandemia y (auto) enclaustramientos y distancias obligados o precautorias, nos permiten en algunos casos, observar las condiciones diversas que genera los efectos del COVID-19 en la estructura social, ya que sus implicancias son diversas de acuerdo a la posición de clase de diversas poblaciones.
COVID-19, The Economic Crisis and Trump's Inequities
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The article studies inequities in Donald Trump's policies first with the 2017 tax reform and then concerning the corvid-19: 1) his belated and infamous policy (or lack thereof) in the face of the pandemic; 2) the unconstitutionality of Trump’s declaration of having full power over the states; 3) the numerous cases in which Trump, his allies and large corporations have benefited from covid-19; 4) the economic rescue packages, the initial focus on helping large corporations and the struggle of Democrats to improve equity; 5) the triage that theoretically must be objective and ethical but in practice privileges the rich and powerful while sacrificing the poor, elderly, Hispanics and African-Americans; and 6) the people's reaction to Trumpian policies over covid-19 and their potential impact on the elections.
COVID-19 Presents Latest Challenge for Brazil’s Indigenous Population
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By Abby Neiser
Brazilian Democracy with Bolsonaro: How long can Brazil handle it?
August 11, 2020
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In the best-seller, “How Democracies Die,” Steven Levitsky and David Ziblatt analyze how authoritarian leaders are democratically elected and then create tyrannies or authoritarian regimes, killing democracy.
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