The Civic Tranformation of Mexican Newspapers

The Civic Tranformation of Mexican Newspapers

By the mid 1990s, it was apparent that something astounding was happening in Mexico, home of the world’s longest-running single ...
Reporters Under Fire in Colombia

Reporters Under Fire in Colombia

Forty years of civil war have taken a heavy toll on Colombia’s press corps. In the last decade alone, at ...
The Battle of Latino Media

The Battle of Latino Media

If anyone ever sets out to write a history of Latino media in the United States, he or she could ...
Letters: Policing in Caracas and La Paz

Letters: Policing in Caracas and La Paz

Mark Ungar’s otherwise interesting article on policing in Caracas and La Paz is unfortunately marred by some inaccuracies and omissions ...
TRACKING THE ECONOMY: NAFTA TURNS TEN 1994 – 2004

TRACKING THE ECONOMY: NAFTA TURNS TEN 1994 – 2004

Number of pages in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): 900 Final tally for the vote that narrowly passed ...
Bolivia: Cocaleros Face Terror Charges

Bolivia: Cocaleros Face Terror Charges

On December 11, Bolivian police and military troops arrested eight campesino coca growers, cocaleros, in a massive operation involving dozens ...
¡YA! YOUTH ACTIVISM IN THE AMERICAS

¡YA! YOUTH ACTIVISM IN THE AMERICAS

Red Juvenil, or Youth Network, was founded in 1990 in the poor barrios of Medellín, Colombia, “to promote youth participation ...
Kidnapped in Arauca

Kidnapped in Arauca

Ruth Morris and I were on an assignment for the Los Angeles Times when the trouble started. On January 21, ...
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