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Journalists in Colombia fear a return to right-wing persecution
Candidate De la Espriella has a history of combining violence with extremist politics, and intimidating media
9 hrs ago • Joshua Collins
"Call me 'the Tiger', baby. We want Total War"
A week ahead of Colombian presidential elections, an ultra-right advocate of right-wing death squads looks increasingly likely to make it to the run-off
May 24 • Joshua Collins
Trump has let the CIA off its leash
The spy agency is playing a direct role in assassinations, kidnappings, and captures across LATAM: reminding many of its darkest periods
May 17 • Joshua Collins
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
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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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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
Help Keep PWS alive!
As media is increasingly bought up by billionaires and huge corporations, indie journalism could not be more crucial
Apr 14 • Joshua Collins and Daniela.
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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The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
Elections tighten in Colombia, Cuba received international aid, and Bolivia is on fire
May 25 • Joshua Collins
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
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