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The Van Was Full
As a Venezuelan, the anonymous terror imposed by ICE is coldly familiar. I didn't realize how much until I was caught up in an arbitrary public sweep
May 7 • fausta
Colombia's leftist Presidential candidate now hopes to win in the first round
Ivan Cepeda is gaining in the polls, and now stands just a few points from eliminating his right-wing opponents on May 31
May 4 • Joshua Collins
As Noboa’s “iron fist” policies fail to stem rising violence, Ecuador is looking for a scapegoat
Facing increased criticism at home over his failed security policies, Noboa starts a trade war with Colombia
Apr 23 • Nicolás Zuluaga
Roller-coaster vote count as leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez inches into run-off (for now)
Sánchez has moved up from sixth to 2nd place as rural vote finally counted in Peru. Aliaga declares "fraud"
Apr 15 • Joshua Collins
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Apr 14 • Joshua Collins and Daniela.
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Gentrification Spurs Cocaine Surge in Medellín
Sep 9, 2023 • Joshua Collins
The Rubio and Trump story over Venezuelan boat bombing is full of holes — and fabrications
Sep 7, 2025 • Joshua Collins
On Machismo, Misogyny, and Murder in Mexico
Mar 8, 2025 • Daniela.
Ecuador goes to "War" against crime, but will it work?
Jan 17, 2024 • Joshua Collins

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After a first round, Peru likely to feature two ultra-right candidates for the Presidency
Keiko Fujimori and Rafael Lopez Aliaga lead the quick count, but balloting extended at some Lima centers after thousands turned away
Apr 13 • Joshua Collins
Mining in LATAM: Is it even possible to do ethically?
Extraction is a magnet for criminal activity, and an environmental disaster. Do the cons outweigh the benefits?
Apr 9 • Joshua Collins
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Authoritarianism is rising across the Americas: it may be here to stay
From Quito to Minneapolis, Santiago to Jalisco, institutions are failing us. Perhaps the solution needs to come from somewhere else
Apr 7 • Joshua Collins
The US wants Venezuelan blood gold, but the price is likely much higher than they think
A "repatriation" of $100 million gold to the US almost certainly contained deposits mined by criminal groups through "child labor, torture, and…
Mar 29 • Joshua Collins
The US wants you to know they're coming after Petro
DEA claims Colombian president is "priority target" in leaks to press, but there are some serious problems with the accusations
Mar 22 • Joshua Collins
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Colombia’s ELN guerrillas sentence captured prosecutors to 5 years in “revolutionary prison”
The forensic investigators were captured last year in Catatumbo while investigating a homicide
May 6
DHS wants you to think masked kidnap-squads are “NICE”
PWS weekly on ICE, Border Patrol, and the brave communities , organizations, and individuals resisting their fascist policies
Apr 29 • Joshua Collins
Colombia’s main fact checker linked to far-right propaganda campaign
La Silla Vacía part of PR campaign to push "fear, indignation, and uncertainty" as Presidential elections gear up
Apr 26
The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
US eases Venezuela sanctions as IMF moves in, Colombia-Ecuador trade war escalates, and what the hell is going on with Peruvian elections?
Apr 20 • Joshua Collins
Oppression and resistance: the DHS Diaries
PWS weekly on ICE, Border Patrol, and the brave communities , organizations, and individuals resisting their fascist policies
Apr 12 • Joshua Collins
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