The Americass

What happens when land becomes a financial asset? 

How corporations, pension funds, and other financial actors are driving land dispossession in Brazil

On fire in Patagonia

Decoding Argentinian media’s coverage of wildfires. Welcome to the third online instalment of Read Between the Lines, where we commission a journalist or commentator to interpret a recent article from beyond

From silence, into the light

A shocking Colombian investigation into sexual abuse in the Catholic church

This side of the bridge

Venezuelan women cross into Colombia for abortions they cannot legally have at home, only to find that this “right” is not always easy to reach

Special Period II

How Cuba is faring in its economic war with the US, and what it bodes for the future of the island’s regime

Kingston: Who owns carnival in Jamaica?

Women may be taking centre stage, but behind the scenes lies deep-set gender inequality

Mothers for hire

How Colombia has turned into a “paradise for reproductive tourism”

Brick by brick

How mutual-aid construction has helped thousands of working-class families secure homes while limiting real-estate speculation in Uruguay

The ‘uberisation’ of psychology in Brazil

Digital platforms promising affordable mental health care are pushing psychologists into precarious gig-style work

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