Cuatro Nicas: A Photo Essay on Life in Post-War Nicaragua
by Diego Cupolo
Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere. The governing political party, Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional(FSLN), was brought to power after overthrowing longtime...
Story of a Rural Bolivian University
by Rachel Satterlee
A university on the eastern slopes of the Andes in rural Bolivia is providing an avenue for students to obtain professional skills...
Honduras: Violence, repression and impunity capital of the world
by Grahame Russel
There is no end in sight to violence and repression in Honduras. There is no end in sight to the impunity and...
Conga Mining Project in Peru: Are Legality And Viability Enough?
by Ricardo Morel
“Conga will go ahead with or without social license” – announced Peru's Prime Minister in early June, after more than a...
Does Culture Matter in Sustainability? A Takeaway from Rio+20
by Josique Lorenzo Lemire
In June, the world turned its attention to the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD 2012). At the same...
Climate Change and Gender Inequality in Bolivia
by Amy Cannoly
June 2012 saw the convergence of world leaders, powerful participants of world governments, agents of the private sector, and non-governmental organizations...
LGBT Rights in Argentina: A Model for Latin America
For a country synonymous with a culture of machismo, gauchos (cowboys) and a dance deeply rooted in traditional male-female dominant- submissive roles, the tango, Argentina is surprisingly leading the way for gender and sexual equality or LGBT rights in Latin America.
Teaching Failed States to Function
by Aparna Patankar
In recent years, international relations experts have debated the question of nation building - the process of constructing a functioning state that...
A Post MDG World – Why we need a more holistic approach to development
There is more to life than money and by now it is well established that gross domestic product (GDP) is an inadequate measure of...
