Latin America

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  Climate Reports

  Monsanto in Argentina: Rhythms of Resistance in Soybeanland

  May 20, 2013 - 

  In Argentina, a group of women calling themselves the “Mothers of Ituzaingó” are fighting against the spraying of Monsanto pesticide Roundup. Federico Zukerfeld films a protest against the notorious biotech corporation in Buenos Aires.  More

  By Federico Zukerfeld

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  Audio Interview

  Haiti Beyond the Headlines: Tom Healy Interviews Edwidge Danticat

  March 18, 2013 - 

  Three years after a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti, poet Tom Healy looks “behind the sound bites of trauma” with award-winning Haitian novelist Edwidge Danticat, who shares stories of her childhood and reflects on immigrant life in the United States.  More

  By Tom Healy and Edwidge Danticat

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  Feature Op-Ed

  Venezuela’s Electoral Autocracy

  March 4, 2013 - 

  The Venezuelan government announced the death of Hugo Chávez on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck, Boris Munoz and Cristian Balteo Yazbeck chronicle the controversial leader’s rise to power, constructing a provisional history from Venezuela’s murky realities.  More

  By Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck

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  Dispatch

  Haiti Earthquake: Le Point d’Arrivée/The End Point

  January 12, 2013 - 

  For the second segment of our two-part collaboration with the PEN American Center, Haitian poet Georges Castera explores the effects of 2010’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Haiti, declaring, “If we could my love, bring life back to life.”  More

  By Georges Castera

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  Dispatch

  Haiti Earthquake: Pour La Enième Fois/For the Umpteenth Time

  January 11, 2013 - 

  For the first installment of our two-part collaboration with the PEN American Center, Haitian poet Georges Castera reflects on the devastation a 7.0-magnitude earthquake wreaked on Haiti.  More

  By Georges Castera