Sandy Solomon: After Kahlo
We hid in a big wardrobe to sing
songs praising Zapata, our voices
joined, the air smelling of walnut.
Video: A Personal Plea for Humanity at the US-Mexico Border
“This isn’t about kids and borders,” Juan Enriquez says. “It’s about us. This is about who we are, who we the people are, as a nation and as individuals.”
Alma Luz Villanueva: I Sleep with my Buck Knife
It all began with my full-blood Yaqui Indian grandmother, Mamacita, from Sonora, Mexico, who raised me in San Francisco.
Julia Conley: Extreme Heat Expected to Impact Millions of Americans Again This Summer
“These are not your grandparents’ heatwaves,” said one meteorologist.
Lourdes Medrano: Mexican Farmers and Scientists Share a Mission: Saving a Wetland
Once mutually wary, farmers and scientists are working jointly to save a key ecosystem — and an endangered salamander.
Zachary Guadamour: Ciénaca
I ride lazy atop the mule Toby
as he unravels a deer path we follow
not knowing where we head
the morning crisp in the cloudless warming sky
John Samuel Tieman: Self-portrait with folks in St. Louis
still I recall the rains in the islands
the cold in Mexico and how
I imagined my mother standing
on the porch looking south
Karla Lamb: Chiapas, Mexico
Chiapas, ten years old. Morning hummingbirds, rainforest canopy. Where monarchs land on my arm, & don’t fly away. Adobe house on a hill. Three rooms, no doors. Where two holes in … Continue reading
Before Venezuela: The long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses the United States of trying to orchestrate a coup against him, and that allegation has resonance among many in a region where Washington has a … Continue reading
Medea Benjamin: 10 Good Things About 2018
Yes, you could say I’m trying to put lipstick on a pig. 2018 was a year of whiplash, a never-ending series of assaults on our environment, immigrants, people of color, … Continue reading
Alice Evans: How Latin America Bucked The Trend Of Rising Inequality
Through sustained networking and resistance, which secured redistribution and recognition, many Latin Americans have come to expect more of their governments. Income inequality is gaining attention. The good news is … Continue reading
