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Stop-and-Frisk: The Policing of Latinos in New York

January 24, 2014

Andrés García

In August 2013, Federal District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that the New York Police Department (NYPD) practice of “stop-and-frisk” is unconstitutional because it violates the civil rights of blacks and Latinos who are disproportionately targets of the program.

Latino New York: An Introduction

January 23, 2014

Andrés Torres

In the mid-1970s the New York media alerted the public to a “Latin Boom” in the big city. Back then it was the salsa craze, the emergence of a new wave of politicians and activists, and the surpassing of the one million threshold in the Latino population.

Elections in Venezuela and Chile Advance Left Agenda and Latin American Economic Integration

January 16, 2014

Roger Burbach

In late November, it appeared the right in Latin America might be taking the initiative, but the elections in Venezuela and Chile in December provided new momentum for the left-leaning governments and the ascent of post-neoliberal policies. Over the past decade and a half, the rise of the left has been inextricably tied to the electoral process.

Stop-and-Frisk: The Policing of Latinos in New York

Latino New York: An Introduction

Elections in Venezuela and Chile Advance Left Agenda and Latin American Economic Integration

The Disappeared

Ghosts of Oscar Lewis

A Convoluted March to Modernity

Trotsky, His Assassin, and the Cuban Who Tells Their Story

The United States and Cuba: A Half Century of Aggression

De Cesare's Grim Photos

Garbage, Health, and Well-Being in Managua

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