The humanitarian parole granted by the Trump Administration to the family of Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro was revoked or denied to nearly 1 million foreign nationals in the United States. by Jamil Chade A few months ago, one case caused a stir among Latin American immigrants in the United States. The Donald Trump administration refused…
Democracy can recover after an illiberal government, but that possibility depends on governments responding to people’s needs and voters continuing to participate, political scientist Anna Grzymala-Busse and researcher Alberto Díaz-Cayeros agreed during a Stanford Continuing Studies event. During the Oct. 14 session, part of the “Reimagining Democracy” series, the two experts compared experiences in Europe…
“They are poisoning America,” the United States government says, referring to illegal drugs, especially opioids, both naturally derived and synthetic. Beyond the ignorant misunderstanding that, to them, “America” means only the United States, perhaps the first question such a claim calls for is: Why do they swallow the poison? Or, put another way, why are…
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, we human beings developed the capacity for symbolic language. With the development of symbolic language, we expanded our ability to learn, store information, and transmit it to future generations. For this reason, a museum does not simply store objects, but also the possibilities of learning about and interpreting the…
The morning of August 10 did not begin with the festive rumble of marimbas announcing the 30th anniversary of the Petronio Álvarez Festival. At 7:34 a.m., the earth roared from the depths of Chocó with a devastating magnitude of 7.4. In a matter of seconds, the geography of Cali and the Coffee Region fractured. What…
On August 7, Colombia will swear in its new president, the far-right firebrand and Trump-backed Abelardo de la Espriella, or “The Tiger” as he’s often called. The White House’s support during the campaign played a key role in de la Espriella’s June victory. It also helped him secure more than 80% of votes cast by overseas Colombians,…
María del Rosario Chindoy had never heard of the mining concession FJT-141. Like many Kamëntsá women in Colombia’s Sibundoy Valley, she only realized something was changing when helicopters began flying over the mountains surrounding her territory. Seeking answers, the Women’s Council organized meetings and began asking local authorities what company was operating there. They found…
The resignation of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s High Representative raises new questions about stability in the Balkans. Amid constitutional disputes, energy interests, and shifts in U.S. foreign policy, the fragile balance established after Dayton is once again under threat.
By: Andrés Gómez. Photography: Manuel Ortiz. Terra360 She had learned to work the land since she was a child. She was strong and brave, say those who knew her. She dreamed of owning a small piece of land and seeing it flourish alongside her daughter. That is why, when Carmen Velasco Tombé remembers Flor Alba,…
The Hungarian parliamentary elections on Sunday, 12 April, were closely watched around the world, despite the normally limited geopolitical significance of this landlocked country of fewer than 10 million inhabitants. The reason was Viktor Orbán, the incumbent who ultimately lost: long celebrated by far-right populists worldwide, he had become notorious as the leader who first…