Banning plastic…a problem or a solution?
Recently, municipal authorities banned the sale and distribution of products made of plastic in some…
Hunger caused by climate change is driving migration to the US
In 2010, US law enforcement arrested around 50,000 undocumented migrants at the border with Mexico.…
Impunity, tax privileges, and weak institutions threaten fiscal policy in Central America’s Northern Triangle
Commentary by Icefi - August, 2017 The Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (Icefi) is…
Icefi study shows discrimination in government spending on Maya communities
Commentary from the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (Icefi) The Central American Institute of…
The Public Ministry is investigating President Morales’ FCN party for drug trafficker campaign donations
Two Prosecutors’ Offices have opened three investigations into the political party that led Jimmy Morales…
Community radios
By Patricia Schwartz Community radio stations have long been an invaluable pillar of freedom of…
Pacifists in a theatre of war, 1980, Autumn
Cover photo: Mass for slain Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR) leaders, Metropolitan Cathedral, San Salvador. December…
Regina José Galindo’s Telarañas
By Ediciones del Pensativo This year, Ediciones del Pensativo published Telarañas, a book of poetry by…
“The Fourth Invasion” – Guatemala’s water crisis in context
By Richard Brown Thousands of people from throughout Guatemala, mostly rural and indigenous men and…