On the border and in New York: Everybody’s got a right to live
Reflections prepared for a presentation at the forum titled, “Everybody’s Got a Right to Live,” hosted by the New York State Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral […]
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What’s behind Ecuador’s October 2019 uprising?
by Gabriel Fernandes Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) On October 13, the 14-day conflict over recent neoliberal economic reforms approved by Ecuador’s president Lenin Moreno finally came to an […]
Che Guevara: More than a beard, more than a brand
by Tim W. Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Many of us first became acquainted with Che Guevara by way of the iconic photo: the one of a serious, […]
Unite the Poor! Strategy of the Poor People’s Campaign
by Tim W. Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Unite the Poor! The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is based on an idea whose time […]
Exodus and Central America
by Tim W. Shenk Coordinator, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations More and more analysts, activists and migrants themselves are speaking in terms of an “exodus” northward out of Central America. […]
Asylum crisis on the southern border
by Kevin Maldonado Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations The U.S-Mexican border may have receded from our news feeds, but the asylum crisis there still rages on. On March 22 Cornell […]
Puerto Rico’s post-Maria recovery marked by inequality
by Melanie Calderon Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) September will mark two years since Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Yet, the island remains in shambles. […]
Migrant Caravans: A View from Ground Level
by Margarita Núñez Chaim This article is based on a talk given by at Cornell University on March 22 by Margarita Núñez Chaim, a Ph.D. student at the Centro de […]
Why Christians Should be Compelled to Welcome Immigrants
The following has been excerpted from a talk by Amaury Tañón-Santos, a guest speaker at Cornell University on April 10. The event was called “Welcoming the Stranger,” sponsored by CUSLAR […]
Let Suffering Speak: Reflections on Systemic Crisis
by Steve Pavey The following has been excerpted from a talk by Steve Pavey, a guest speaker at Cornell University on April 10. The event was called “Welcoming the Stranger,” […]
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