Remaking the Common Good: The Crisis of Public Higher Education in Colombia

Remaking the Common Good: The Crisis of Public Higher Education in Colombia

As Colombia under right-wing president Iván Duque promises to further roll back desperately-needed public university funding, a student movement is ...
Students as Spies: The Deep Politics of U.S.-Colombian Relations

Students as Spies: The Deep Politics of U.S.-Colombian Relations

On January 27, bucking for a third term in spite of Washington's objections, Colombian president Álvaro Uribe announced his goal ...
Containing Multitudes: Death, Destruction, and Rebirth in Brooklyn

Containing Multitudes: Death, Destruction, and Rebirth in Brooklyn

Money is the most egalitarian force in society. It confers power on whoever possesses it. —Roger Starr Not long ago, ...
Reactionary Rampage: The Paramilitary Massacre in Bolivia

Reactionary Rampage: The Paramilitary Massacre in Bolivia

Events in Bolivia took a dramatic turn on September 11 with the murder of more than two dozen government supporters ...
Colombia's Cornered President Raises the Stakes

Colombia’s Cornered President Raises the Stakes

Sadly, the operation on March 1 in which the Colombian Armed Forces shot and killed Luis Edgar Devia Silva, a.k.a ...
Medellín: The Peace of the Pacifiers

Medellín: The Peace of the Pacifiers

The ride into Medellín, Colombia, is spectacular, especially at night, when lights sprawl up the western hills about a mile ...
Medellín: The Peace of the Pacifiers

Medellín: The Peace of the Pacifiers

The ride into Medellín, Colombia, is spectacular, especially at night, when lights sprawl up the western hills about a mile ...
Politics as Organized Crime in Colombia?

Politics as Organized Crime in Colombia?

As the rest of Latin America continues its seismic political shift to the left, Colombia moves starkly in the opposite ...