News and Politics

War-Rhetoric and “Strong-Man” Politics in the Americas

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Reported sex abuse of migrant children in U.S. custody highlights inadequacies in immigration system
March 18, 2019
Selective Intervention: Why the U.S. presence in Venezuela, but not Nicaragua?
March 12, 2019

Art and Culture

Dangerous Misconceptions about Latin America and “Third World Countries”

Latitude is defined as “a measurement on a globe or map of location north or south of the Equator” (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2018). A unit of measurement...

Are narcocorridos the new gangsta rap?
January 13, 2019
Could dark tourism bring a light to Latin American issues?
December 20, 2018

Health and Society

Mexico's draft for a new mental health bill would permit violations of human rights

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Macarena Sánchez and Marginalized Voices of Latin American Female Soccer Players
Environmental and Social Impacts of Climate Change in the Caribbean
The 'Security Trap' in Latin America: Using the State to Fight Violence with Violence

Opinion and Interviews

Research and The Massacre at El Mozote: How t...

There is no justification to murder civilians in any circumstance. However, perhaps just as heinous a crime is to support any individual or...

Nick Cullather’s Secret History and US Intervention in Guatemala
Reconsidering the Legacy of Estrada Palma, Cuba's First President
Desde Pittsburgh: Repudio a la Retórica y al Crimen de Odio/From Pittsburgh: Renunciation to the Rhetoric and to Hate Crimes

Economy and Development

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...

Renewable Energy Flowing through Latin America

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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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