Race, Class, and Cannabis in the Caribbean

Race, Class, and Cannabis in the Caribbean

Without sufficient regulation, drug legalization in the Caribbean could end up benefitting international business interests, and hurting those who depend ...
ALBA Expands its Allies in the Caribbean (Part 2 of 2)

ALBA Expands its Allies in the Caribbean (Part 2 of 2)

Two years after Haiti's devastating earthquake, the failed reconstruction has shown that a great deal of the international community’s optimism, ...
Measuring the Poor in Colombia or a Poor Measurement?

Measuring the Poor in Colombia or a Poor Measurement?

The controversy over the new Colombian methodology to calculate the number of poor is far from settled. The problem is, ...
Colombian Statistics of Poverty and the Poor

Colombian Statistics of Poverty and the Poor

Colombia recently changed the method it uses calculate poverty. Consequently the numbers of the poor were reduced significantly. But how ...
Medical & Military Malpractice: The U.S. Public Health Service in Guatemala

Medical & Military Malpractice: The U.S. Public Health Service in Guatemala

In the 1940s U.S. Public Health medical researchers conducted appalling experiments on vulnerable populations in Guatemala. After last week's convening ...
A Crime or a Cure?

A Crime or a Cure?

Most of the time when you hear judgment being leveled on the success, or failure, of the so-called “war on ...