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Biometrics
The dehumanizing effects of biometric scanning | Flickr
Politics

Biometrics: The U.S. and Mexico Are Scanning Migrants

Immigrant families fleeing civil strife must give up their privacy in new ways. Under mounting political pressure from its northern neighbor, Mexico has...

Venezuela
Civil unrest in Venezuela / InSight Crime
World

Los Colectivos: Devolution of State Power in Venezuela

By IC Investigative Unit They are known by supporters as “knights of steel” riding on motorcycles, the most ardent defenders of Venezuela’s Bolivarian...

Gabriella Sanchez. Courtesy of the artist and Charlie James Gallery. Photo: Michael Underwood
Arts

Gabriella Sanchez: All Worlds Are Art Worlds

The clues are there for those who might recognize them—the references to cultural symbols, the nods to Latinx fashion. Gabriella Sanchez peppers her...

Llane Alexis
Photos by Peter Van Der Pas
Arts

Cuban Artist Llane Alexis: Why Sewing Machines Are Scary

Self-taught, Cuban-born artist Llane Alexis hand-stitches textile remnants to make whimsical and politically charged works of art. I’m a self-taught artist, born and...

EL SHOW

Celebrating Afro-Latino Baseball Legends During Black History Month

As we celebrate Black History Month, it’s crucial to acknowledge the profound impact Afro-Latino players have had on the fabric of Major League...

photo by Felipe Galvan
World

¿La Industria Textil Mexicana Puede ser Sustentable?

¿La industria textil mexicana puede ser sustentable? Hay iniciativas que buscan demostrar que es posible. Es probable que no lo sepas, pero renovar...

JC Rivera
JC Rivera
Arts

JC Rivera Speaks Truth Through Art

His bear symbol speaks to survival and life in the urban wild. Chicago-based Puerto Rican muralist JC Rivera has an unmistakable trademark character:...

Sex Trafficking
Labor trafficking is hard to criminally prosecute | Courtesy of Polaris
World

Sex Trafficking Out of Latin America

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1503304317525{padding-top: 12px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sex Trafficking from Latin America Is Just a Slice of the Slave Labor Market     Thousands of women...

Brazilian Death Squads
AP Photo / Felipe Dana
Arts

Riding With Ghosts: Author Chris Feliciano Arnold Explores Brazil’s Death Squads

In The Third Bank of the River: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First-Century Amazon, author Chris Feliciano Arnold chronicles the battle for human rights...

Culture

Who Said Mexican Cuisine is Meat-Obsessed?

A vegan Mexican-indigenous soup that my mother and grandmother brought over on their great migration from Navajoa, Sonora (Mexico) in the 1950s was...

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