JOSEF FEDERMAN / The Associated PressMay 13, 2018
Combat battalions, special units, intelligence forces and snipers are sent to the Gaza border, where Palestinians plan a mass protest Monday against the embassy move to Jerusalem. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 6, 2018
It's easy to lose the habits and values of democracy, but incredibly hard to get them back. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 28, 2017
Many of the United States' neighbors to the south will be voting on new heads of government, possibly changing their countries' directions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 12, 2015
“The Argentine pope seemed to be asking for a social revolution,” wrote The New York Times on Friday as Pope Francis’ Latin American tour, featuring “left-leaning critiques" of "the inequalities of capitalism” and of "a ‘new colonialism’ rooted in an inequitable economic order,” approached its end. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 8, 2015
Despite his efforts to champion his constituency — the world’s poor, of which the vast majority are women — the pope tends to overlook the feminized nature of poverty and inequality. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigJul 7, 2015
Ecuador is the first stop on the pontiff's highly anticipated weeklong South American trip, which includes visits to Bolivia and Paraguay. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJun 4, 2015
Latin America is alight with feminist movements. From Argentina to Paraguay, women are taking to the streets to demand human rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 28, 2015
The Catholic country in which, on average, two children under the age of 16 give birth each day, is facing backlash after authorities ordered a 10-year-old victim of sexual abuse to carry out her pregnancy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2013
In the city of Luque, a group of men who were let go from their jobs at the Vanguardia bus company are protesting by going on a hunger strike and nailing themselves to crosses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 3, 2009
A new documentary by Oliver Stone called "South of the Border" follows his earlier trajectory of "Salvador" (1984), "Comandante" (2003), and "Looking for Fidel" (2004) as he talks to several Latin American leaders to understand what is happening on the continent and how U.S. perceptions of our own backyard are skewed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 21, 2008
Former Roman Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo's campaign against poverty has won him the presidency of Paraguay, a country that has been ruled by the same conservative party for 61 years -- arguably longer than the run of any party in any other country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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