What are the causes of Haiti’s ongoing poverty and political marginalisation? 🔊
Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. But what are the causes of this poverty? International aid has flown into the nation, in particular, throughout the last two to three decades. It has also been the target of intentional military intervention and...
What happens if we lose the Amazon?
By Vanessa Andreotti Brazil is voting to legalize the destruction of the Amazon forest and the extermination of Indigenous peoples, the forest’s last line of defense. It is not just the people of Brazil who will suffer in the face of their government’s smartly...
What is going on in Cuba and how much is the US responsible? 🔊
Last month, Cuban’s took to the streets and protested the government in a series of political actions. Lack of food and medicine and anger at the government’s response to the COVID pandemic seemed to be at the centre of these protests. Cuba has been a...
What’s happening in Haiti?
By Rashmee Roshan Lall The 7 July assassination of the country’s president, Jovenel Moïse, has thrown the country into disarray. Here’s what you need to know. In the days since president Jovenel Moïse’s assassination last week, Haiti’s situation has become...
What is the context behind the protests in Cuba?
By Democracia Abierta In unprecedented protests, Cubans demonstrated against their government and its mishandling of the pandemic, only to be met with repression. For the first time in over 60 years, thousands of Cubans, in more than 20 towns and cities across the...
What is going on in Colombia? 🔊
In April, Colombian demonstrators took to the streets to protest new policies proposed by the Government. The police responded with violence, with videos of the police response going viral. The response has subsequently led to larger protests against the Colombian...
How is Latin America handling the devastation of the COVID pandemic? 🔊
COVID-19 is a truly global pandemic, but the threats to the health, wellbeing, and economic prospects of people are particularly salient across Latin America. Two countries, in particular, Brazil and Mexico, are feeling the brunt of the pandemic more so. Doug Becker...
What is the state of democracy in Latin America?
By Francesc Badia i Dalmases This year’s election cycle will tell us whether political systems in the region can deal with social tensions made worse by the pandemic. Aseries of elections in Latin America this year, either held already or scheduled to take place, are...
What is the difficult road that has brought Chile towards a non-neoliberal constitution?
By Walescka Pino-Ojeda Chile’s road towards drafting a non-neoliberal constitution has been long and painful, according to Walescka Pino-Ojeda. In the mid-1970s, making reference to Chile, Milton Friedman stated: “it was the first case in which you had a movement...Subscribe by Email
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