News and Politics

Berta Cáceres: Profile as an Environmental Activist and Upcoming Trial in Honduras

This September, the trial began for the murder of former Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations in Hondoras (COPHINH) coordinator and 2015 Goldman...

Rhetoric vs Reality: Analyzing TPS and El Salvador
October 2, 2018
The Stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro and the Brazilian Presidential Election
September 26, 2018

Art and Culture

Latin Music and Latino Identity

Latin music has been growing in popularity in the United States over the past several years. Although hit Spanish language songs in the U.S. are nothing new...

Latinos struggling to find voice in fashion industry
September 26, 2018
Queer Museum Brings Uncomfortable Truth About LGBT+ Expression in Brazil
September 3, 2018

Health and Society

Xenophobia and the American Immigration Debate: The way we view Latino immigrants

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Chile leads international efforts to investigate sex abuse within the Catholic church
Varying expressions of negritude throughout the U.S. & Latin America
Equity in Education for Latino Students and Teachers

Opinion and Interviews

El racismo contra las personas indígenas

En Latinoamérica, hoy en día y también por toda historia...

The “Real Venezuela” is Exactly What You Think
A Lottery System not so Random
Naming Controversy Surrounding Parran Hall

Economy and Development

Using Heritage as a Strategy for Development in Mexico

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Coffee Versus the Climate: Coffee Production in Brazil
From needing a energy-boost to socialization, coffee serves as a social...
Argentina’s Macri struggles to establish austerity measures in the face of economic collapse

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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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