WATCH: Living on one dollar

We all know that there are many people in the world who live in poverty. Poverty has become a part of people’s lives even in the most cosmopolitan of cities – but only because we hear about it so much and are urged ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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International Political Forum

Why The Press Needs Protection In Trinidad & Tobago

After the murder of Dana Seetahal earlier this month, one reporter, Mark Bassant, was doggedly pursuing the story. Now, the journalist attests that his life has been threatened because of his investigative reporting. The ...
by Global Voices
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The future of the war on drugs

The war on drugs in the Americas conjures up a broad array of images: assassinations, gangs, executions, cartels and battles with the police and armed forces. The war on drugs also brings home the images of those who are affect...
by Simon Fraser
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Snowden, the NSA, and Latin America: Beyond the headlines

If you were to read only the headlines of US news covering the controversy surrounding Edward Snowden and the NSA’s surveillance in Latin America over the last two weeks, it would be easy to think that Latin America was a ...
by Anita Chan
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International Political Music

What Is Happening In Venezuela?

On February 12th 2014 (the Day of the Youth in Venezuela) students took to the streets of Venezuela to protest. This much we know. But unfortunately for Venezuelans, the crisis in Ukraine has captured the attention of the inter...
 
 

Today’s Cuba – Running To A Standstill

Last week’s exchange of political prisoners between the US and Cuba, followed by a handful of far-reaching declarations tabled by the White House were widely acclaimed as a new opening between Havana and Washington. For all t...
by Mateusz Mazzini
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Mexico’s Growing Human Trafficking Scene

In one Mexican farm alone, Bioparques de Occidente in Jalisco (BO), more than 250 workers were rescued from slavery circumstances.
by Carlos Arturo
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WATCH: How Advertising Overthrew a Dictatorship

In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet faced international pressure to call a referendum on his presidency. Below is a trailer for the film “NO”, the true story of  a marketing campaign which sparked a...
by Natasha Lipman
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Colombia’s military ceasefire: One step closer to peace?

In a fifteen-minute long speech delivered on Tuesday evening, President Juan Manuel Santos announced that Colombia’s Armed Forces shall stop their bombing operations against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) f...
by Leonardo Goi
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