The United States and Cuba: A Half Century of Aggression

The United States and Cuba: A Half Century of Aggression

  These two books treat relations between the United States and Cuba. They show in detail the formulation and impact
Paqueteros: Connecting the Old Life with the New

Paqueteros: Connecting the Old Life with the New

  Traditionally, the migrant flow from Mexico to the United States has been concentrated in California, Texas, Arizona, and Chicago,
Ecuador: Extractivism for the Twenty-First Century?

Ecuador: Extractivism for the Twenty-First Century?

  “Development is a voyage with more shipwrecks than navigators.” —Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America * Throughout Ecuador,
Garbage, Health, and Well-Being in Managua

Garbage, Health, and Well-Being in Managua

  A boy sorting through plastic at La Chureca. Nov. 16th, 2010. Photo by Timothy Bouldry. Long described as a
The Changing Face of Latino Politics in New York

The Changing Face of Latino Politics in New York

  October Hearing on Proposed Changes to City Council Districts. Photo by Taleen Dersdepanian/City Limits Novelist Toni Morrison once referred
Building Power from the Ground Up: Mexican Civil Society in New York

Building Power from the Ground Up: Mexican Civil Society in New York

  New York City May Day Rally, 2013. Photo by Alfonso Gonzales. A man and woman speaking Nahuatl with facial
Strivers into Patients: How Public Prenatal Care May Disempower Future Citizens

Strivers into Patients: How Public Prenatal Care May Disempower Future Citizens

  “See you soon!” The nurse laughed as she discharged Claudia and her new baby from the recovery wing of
Latinos in the World of Work: An Interview with Hector Figueroa

Latinos in the World of Work: An Interview with Hector Figueroa

  Hector Figueroa in Philadelphia at a Rally on September 28, 2011. Photo by Dave Sanders. Hector Figueroa is the
The Disappeared

The Disappeared

  Mario Benedetti, 1920-2009, was a distinguished Uruguayan poet and novelist. He was a member of the Latin American literary
A Chance to Move Leftward

A Chance to Move Leftward

  Bill de Blasio’s convincing triumph in the 2013 race for mayor has given a broad mandate to the progressive
De Cesare's Grim Photos

De Cesare’s Grim Photos

  Before I ever heard "marero," a word commonly used in El Salvador and the United States to describe a
Latino New York: An Introduction

Latino New York: An Introduction

  In the mid-1970s the New York media alerted the public to a “Latin Boom” in the big city. Back