“The unstoppable Guapinol mine.”
Latin America
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Beyond Borders
“Everything a man keeps on himself, in cases of capture, can save his life.”
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My Spoon, Your Bullet
Alice Driver reports from the November protests against the Colombian government of President Iván Duque Márquez.
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Moses Speaks Spanglish
Identity and agency tangle in complicated ways when none of the languages you speak can precisely channel who you are.
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How Women Survive the World: An Interview with Ingrid Rojas Contreras
To this day, when my mother is driving a car, she will only use the blinkers to indicate that she’s turning at the last second — just so that people behind her don’t know where she’s going.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
You Can See the Battle Scars
How Venezuela’s resistance movement — and the country’s democracy — reached a breaking point during one week in July.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
What de Blasio and Uruguay’s José Mujica Have In Common
I showed the group a Guardian article calling [Uruguay’s President] Mujica “the world’s most radical president.” They burst into contemptuous groans. Last January, Bill de Blasio took over as mayor of New York City. The election was a landslide; the hopes invested in him near messianic. “When New York City Democrats head to the polls […]