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Trump's Venezuela gambit may be a show, but it's ratcheting up pressure on civil society
Warship deployments, bounties, and aggressive rhetoric from the White House put Venezuela on "high alert"
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Joshua Collins
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Noboa expands his war: this time against Ecuador's Constitutional Court
After it struck down a series of laws that would have granted security forces broad powers, Noboa declares the court "an enemy of the people"
The question isn't "Will Bolivia turn right?", it's "Will MAS survive at all?"
Bolivians head to the polls amidst economic crisis, political fractures, scandals and growing frustration
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Joshua Collins
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Gentrification Spurs Cocaine Surge in Medellín
 • Joshua Collins
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On Machismo, Misogyny, and Murder in Mexico
 • Daniela.
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Ecuador goes to "War" against crime, but will it work?
 • Joshua Collins
As ICE terrorizes the U.S, institutions are failing us. Citizenry must take the initiative
 • Joshua Collins
7 Years of Covering Colombia has taught me one thing— Peace is messy
 • Joshua Collins
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Urban Legends and a media-ecosphere: How the "Tren de Aragua's" infamy grew across the Americas
 • Joshua Collins
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What Uribe's conviction, the search for truth, and "peace" mean to a survivor of one of Colombia's most infamous massacres
Justice, like peace processes and "truth", is often imperfect. That doesn't make it less valuable
 • 
Larisa Sioneriu
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Uribe found guilty in historic ruling
Colombian courts say the former president intimidated and bribed witnesses as part of investigations into his links to narcos and paramilitaries
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Joshua Collins
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It's a pirates' life for me
As PWS sails into year three, a bit about what we do and why: We will always go after power. Context matters; that's what we're best at. And finally…
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Joshua Collins
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Daniela.
MAS faces an existential threat in upcoming Bolivian elections
If the leftist party can't manage 5% of the vote, they will be disbanded. We talk about elections, economic crisis and the future of the body politic
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Joshua Collins
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ICE is a Terror organization
Formed based on counter-insurgency theory developed by paramilitaries during the Cold War, the organization's actions fit even the FBI's definition of…
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Joshua Collins
Amidst crisis of violence against transgender communities, Colombia debates bill that would foster safety and inclusion
Activists say attacks on the LGBTQ+ community are evidence reform is desperately needed
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Daniela.
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Protests in Panama: pensions, environmental issues, a state of emergency, and rising anti-U.S. sentiment
Mulino's government has initiated brutal crackdowns, and they very well might work
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Joshua Collins
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