The concept of home and identity in the global era
By Kimberly Blacutt, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) When we meet someone new, one of the first questions we have is: Where are you from? The place that […]
¿Qué pasó en Curuguaty? Paraguayan lawyer explains land dispute, massacre and efforts for justice
CUSLAR and the Cornell Latin American Studies Program Seminar Series present: ¿Qué pasó en Curuguaty? People demand to know what really happened in Curuguaty, where land disputes led to a […]
Uruguay to Regulate Marijuana Consumption, Cultivation, and Distribution to ‘Promote Peace’
By Luna Olavarría Gallegos, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR). When one considers the most effective ways to transform our global atmosphere to one that is fair and just, usually what […]
Schools and Immigration: an Education
There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. – Nelson Mandela by Kailin Koch, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations […]
The Ignored Consequences of Technological Advances
by Lizette Acosta, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a film remembered for its creative and colorful images and the perseverance and innocence of […]
Justice obstructed after massacre of peasants and police in Paraguay
by José Tomás Sánchez What happened at Marina Kue? This question has become the rallying cry of civil society and international human rights organizations, who want a full investigation into […]
An in-depth look at the role and response of the United States in the 2014 Venezuela Uprisings
By Eric Krasnow, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR). On February 2nd, 2014, a student in the college city of San Cristobal in Venezuela’s western state of Táchira was sexually […]
The Hardships and Dehumanizing Struggles of a Globalized Immigrant Population
By Albaro X. Tutasig Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) Turn to the latest news on U.S. immigration and you often encounter images of politicians scrambling about, fighting and debating […]
Seeds and Justice
By Bridget Tobin, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) In January, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from organic farmers in the U.S. and Canada to challenge […]
What’s in a Name? In the Case of Immigration, More Than Shakespeare Thought
By Hazel Guardado Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) “Low browed and savage, groveling and bestial, lazy and wild, simian and sensual” were just some of the ways Americans described […]
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