How We’re Misreading the Situation in Venezuela

All the U.S. needs is an excuse to intervene in Venezuela. Do we really want to…

The 33: Here’s Hoping the Chilean Miners Movie Doesn’t Suck

Hollywood has a penchant for turning working class issues into hero-worship fodder. Will we see more…

Why Chile’s Student Movement Won’t be Fooled Again

Chile’s student movement is likely to plow forward on the path to free education once classes…

9 Latin American Writers You Should be Reading in 2014

This year is dedicated to reading writers of color—and Latinos have much more to offer than…

What the Sochi Olympic Games Mean for Brazil in 2014

Protests plaguing the Winter Olympics are just a small taste of the anti-World Cup social movement…

Film Review: Narco Cultura and its Inconvenient Truths

Why the doc’s critics deferred to the ‘thug-life’ trope...