News and Politics

El Apagón en Venezuela: ¿Una Crisis, Una Conspiración, o Las Dos?

El 7 de Marzo, 2019, Venezuela sufrió uno de los apagones más severos que ellos han vivido (Hetland). Aproximadamente 80% de la energía de Venezuela es el...

Mío, Mío, Mío: El Dilema de la Tierra en El Chaco
May 1, 2019
University Strikes in Latin America: The Political Influence of University Students and Protests
April 10, 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

Inmigración y la Crisis Humanitaria en la Frontera de los Estados Unidos con México

Uno de los temas más apremiantes hoy en las Américas es el tema del "muro fronterizo" y la enorme cantidad de inmigrantes que intentan buscar...

La Crisis de Encarcelamiento y Poder en Brasil
How Ethnotourism Exoticizes Latin America's Indigenous Peoples
Music as a Method of Healing for Latin American Refugees

Opinion and Interviews

Spanglish: The Validity of Spanglish as a Lan...

            Spanglish is a phenomenon that is very well recognized among many Americans, though many do not understand what Spanglish necessarily...

Cuba: 60 años de dependencia económica extranjera
There’s Only One Way Out for Cuba’s Dismal Economy
Research and The Massacre at El Mozote: How the U.S. justified its support for the Salvadoran Military

Economy and Development

Are Entrepreneurs Widening Income Inequality in Latin America?

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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...

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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