At the end of 2019, each of Bolivia’s nine regional departments experienced protests for nearly…
Category: Mexico and Latin America
The Danger of Being “Safe at Home”: Domestic Violence in the Era of Quarantine
Not long ago was the topic of domestic violence considered a taboo. Universally, these terrible…
Guatemala’s Critical Turning Point
In the past few months most international news has focused on conflicts throughout the Middle…
Ending the Embargo: Liberating US Politics from the Cuba Lobby
On 14 December, 2014, President Obama announced he will re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba after almost…
Los Muertos no Pagan: The Case for New Institutions to Resolve Sovereign Debt Disputes
In 1776, Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations asserted: “When it becomes necessary for a…
State of the (Student) Union – 2014
by James Walker – Editor in Chief Summer has begun, and life at UCLA has…
Brazil’s World Cup, a Reflection of Flawed Priorities?
By Emily Milstein International sporting events provide platforms for host countries to broadcast their national…
Sorry for the Inconvenience – Brazil is Under Construction
by Michelle Sinness Contributing Writer When Brazil won the Confederations Cup final soccer game on…
The War on Drugs: Mexican Cartels
Mexican Navy seizes drugs and weapons from the Las Zetas drug trafficking organization (Jorge Lopez/Reuters)….
Chavez: Sinner, Saint, or Sacrifice?
by ¡Que comunismo! by Kara McManus Contributing Writer When official news broke that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez…