Global health: Springboard to a career
by Vanessa Rivera As a Cornell Global Health minor, I was eager to study the social aspects of human biology and medicine. I spoke of my desire to “help others” […]
Mexico’s troubles in the era of Trump
by Tim W. Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico pay for that wall.” […]
Globalization and Latin America: Seeing new potential
by Richard Gaunt, David Johnson, and Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) The term “globalization” is on everybody’s lips today, from academics to policy makers to international business leaders. […]
Indigenous struggles and the global economy
by Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Indigenous struggles have gained visibility in 2016 throughout the Americas. On December 4, indigenous-led resistance halted construction of the Dakota Access […]
Fidel Castro Ruz, 1926-2016
Fidel Castro, father of the Cuban Revolution and one of the great figures of the twentieth century, has died at 90. His brother, Raul Castro, president of Cuba, made the […]
Report: Dakota Access Pipeline could be almost dead financially
by Tim Shenk Coordinator, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Many people have been following the indigenous Water Protectors’ prayerful, nonviolent protests at the site of stalled oil pipeline construction in […]
Learning hope in difficult times: On Paulo Freire’s reflections on struggle
This reflection on Paulo Freire’s call for an education in hope was first published in 2013 in the CUSLAR Newsletter. Freire wrote from exile after a fascist military takeover of his […]
Francis and the hour for action: Introducing CUSLAR’s publication on the first Latin American Pope
See the full issue here. Introduction to the issue by Jordan Cowell and Tim Shenk Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) On April 15, three CUSLAR student interns presented initial […]
On theology and liberation
A reflection on justice-oriented church traditions Latin America after CUSLAR’s Spring 2016 study of Pope Francis and his context by David K. Johnson Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) For […]
On care for our common home
by Elba Morales Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical letter on the environment is a powerful work that draws on scientific research and the best of […]
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