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Gentrification Spurs Cocaine Surge in Medellín
An influx of digital nomads and ex-pats aren't just driving up rents, they're stimulating the city's black markets as well
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Joshua Collins
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On Machismo, Misogyny, and Murder in Mexico
Anecdotes from a Colombian woman on how Patriarchy harms women in her new homeland
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Daniela.
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Ecuador goes to "War" against crime, but will it work?
Experts suggest a militarized approach may bear results more akin to Colombia than El Salvador
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Joshua Collins
As ICE terrorizes the U.S, institutions are failing us. Citizenry must take the initiative
Tactics and strategies the U.S. helped develop as tools to fight terrorism abroad are being used again on the domestic population
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Joshua Collins
7 Years of Covering Colombia has taught me one thing— Peace is messy
As an official ceasefire with the largest remaining rebel group approaches, I found myself reminiscing on all the stories I've been told
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Joshua Collins
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Urban Legends and a media-ecosphere: How the "Tren de Aragua's" infamy grew across the Americas
Dishonest politicians, paranoia, xenophobia, and a lack of real research have affected even well-meaning commentators
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Joshua Collins
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The U.S. just took a giant leap towards authoritarianism
Shaky legal claims and an ever-changing story by the Trump administration over deportations to an El Salvadoran work camp are worrying, but the…
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Joshua Collins
“Total Peace” in Colombia in danger of total collapse
ELN mounting major offensives in three regions of the country against other armed groups and police alike
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Joshua Collins
U.S Foreign Policy a key factor in record numbers risking their lives in the Darien Gap
A strategy to reduce arrivals at the border hasn’t worked, but it has put more lives at risk
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Joshua Collins
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The other crypto-fascism: how “Futurism” and the tech-right are making inroads into Latin America
Roughly 80 years ago, a similar “disruption and innovation” movement by the same name brought about the birth of fascism in Italy. The parallels are…
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Joshua Collins
As U.S. braces for Trump, it could learn a lot from the Global South about what "resistance" really means
Going beyond hashtags and doing the real work of building community is our strongest defense against authoritarianism
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Joshua Collins
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Bukele goes after reporters who shared details on power-sharing pact with gangs
El Faro journalists fear arrest orders as Bukele blames "NGOs, elites, and Soros" for the new revelations
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Joshua Collins
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