Does “Dialogue” Mean “Impunity” in Chile?
Carmen Vivanco is 83 years old. She looks fragile and timid at first glance, but after a few minutes of ...
Engendering Democracy in Chile’s Universities
In 1995, Chile became the only country in the world to ban the use of the word "gender" in Parliament, ...
Book Review Essay: Fear as a Way of Life: Mayan Widows in Rural Guatemala
It is fitting that Linda Green's book on Mayan widows comes out at the end of the century. This tour ...
The Growth of the Uruguayan Left
MONTEVIDEOHopes that the left-wing alliance between the the Frente Amplio and the Progressive Encounter (FA-EP) would win national elections were ...
Fujimori’s Rentless Pursuit of Re-election
On April 9, 2000, Peruvians will go to the polls to elect a new president and Congress. But chances are ...
The UNAM Stalemate: Mexico’s Student Strike
On Friday, October 29, just a few days before Halloween and the Day of the Dead, Mexico's then-Minister of the ...
The Future of Education and the Future of Work
One cannot talk about the future of education without talking about the future of work. There are immediate questions of ...
The Crisis of the Latin American University
The first student movement demanding radical reform emerged in Latin America in 1918. The expansion of the middle classes into ...
