Paraguayan Sorrow: Writings of Rafael Barrett, a Radical Voice in a Dispossessed Land (Review)

Paraguayan Sorrow: Writings of Rafael Barrett, a Radical Voice in a Dispossessed Land (Review)

Translated for the first time into English by William Costa, Rafael Barrett’s text, originally published in 1911, offers political and ...
Despite Conservative Victory, Paraguay's Presidential Elections Signal Growing Discontent

Despite Conservative Victory, Paraguay’s Presidential Elections Signal Growing Discontent

The status quo party is headed back to the top office, but exhaustion of the country's development model spells shifting ...
Transnational Guarani Land Defense and Solidarity

Transnational Guarani Land Defense and Solidarity

Guarani community leaders from Brazil and Paraguay come together to strengthen alliances and share experiences of fighting for their ancestral ...
The Colorado Party Strengthens Its Power in Paraguay

The Colorado Party Strengthens Its Power in Paraguay

The results of Paraguay's municipal elections showcase the dominance of the Colorado Party and the persistence of an unequal two-party ...
Protesters in Paraguay Question Pandemic Response and One-Party Rule

Protesters in Paraguay Question Pandemic Response and One-Party Rule

President Mario Abdo Benítez survived an impeachment motion last week, but the ongoing protests have shaken the right-wing Colorado Party's ...
Paraguay Stifles Criticism After Two Girls Killed in Military Raid

Paraguay Stifles Criticism After Two Girls Killed in Military Raid

Swift government action to criminalize dissent echoes dictatorship terrors in the wake of the killing of two young girls at ...
Inside Paraguay's Coronavirus Shelters

Inside Paraguay’s Coronavirus Shelters

Overcrowding, poor sanitation, inadequate medical attention, and delays in testing prime Paraguay's quarantine shelters to spread the virus, rather than ...
COVID-19 Drives Unlikely Changes in Paraguay

COVID-19 Drives Unlikely Changes in Paraguay

As Paraguay fights off a global pandemic, the govenment is debating—perhaps misplaced—reform.  ...