News and Politics

University Strikes in Latin America: The Political Influence of University Students and Protests

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Detention of Migrants Under Bridge
April 8, 2019
Sexual Harassment During Carnaval
April 1, 2019

Art and Culture

The Echoes of Immigration: Music as a Method of Creating Political Change

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Dangerous Misconceptions about Latin America and “Third World Countries”
January 29, 2019
Are narcocorridos the new gangsta rap?
January 13, 2019

Health and Society

How Ethnotourism Exoticizes Latin America's Indigenous Peoples

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Music as a Method of Healing for Latin American Refugees
Mexico's draft for a new mental health bill would permit violations of human rights
Macarena Sánchez and Marginalized Voices of Latin American Female Soccer Players

Opinion and Interviews

Cuba: 60 años de dependencia económica extran...

 

La constante fundamental en los 60 años de la economía socialista de Cuba ha sido su total incapacidad para generar un...

Research and The Massacre at El Mozote: How the U.S. justified its support for the Salvadoran Military
Nick Cullather’s Secret History and US Intervention in Guatemala
Reconsidering the Legacy of Estrada Palma, Cuba's First President

Economy and Development

What is Suburbanization in the Context of Latin America?

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The Brazilian Pension System: Vulnerable and Approaching Ruin
 
Brazil is experiencing a shift in demographics, and it is...
Understanding Chile: A Complex Road to Stability

Today’s headlines surrounding Latin America illustrate a continent full of...

Other

Racism at the 2018 World Cup

On June 14th, soccer players and representatives from thirty-two countries...

Mitchell A. Seligson, LAPOP, and the slipping support for democracy in Latin America

On Friday, January 19, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and...

The Rio Huatanay: My Experience with one of the most polluted rivers in Peru

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