Can Brazil come into its own as a global power without leaving a trail of destruction, inequality and irreversible environmental damage in its wake? As the world watches, only time will tell.
Can Brazil come into its own as a global power without leaving a trail of destruction, inequality and irreversible environmental damage in its wake? As the world watches, only time will tell.
by Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger Nearly a decade ago, America's War on Terror began as a manhunt for Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden...
Thirty years, millions of mobile devices and a massive wave of migration later, Latinos have largely forgotten the meaning of Cinco de Mayo.
Yoani Sánchez -- the world-renowned Cuban blogger and philologist -- will be honored here with the inaugural Freedom Award by CEPOS. But there's one oddity: Yoani is forbidden to leave her country to accept the award.
For decades in Cuba a market in housing was prohibited and it was only possible to exchange properties through a concept popularly known as a "swap."
Let's face it: There's just something about a salt-rimmed margarita on the rocks that makes people weak in the knees. The cheerful pale yellow-green h...
11 fiesta-worthy tacos, cocktails and (of course) plenty of spicy chocolate for Cinco de Mayo. Fish Salpicon by merrill ...
Cristina Kirchner has moved her image to the political center to attract dollar investors. Instead of a dirty war, Argentina is fighting a war against food price inflation and syndicalists.
Winds of change are blowing in both Havana and Washington these days, but in what direction no one really knows.
The Chaitén volcano came to life on May 2, 2008 for the first time in 9,000 years in a major eruption, and since that time, has never stopped.
If Republicans critical of the war rise in the primary, that could move the debate in Washington and end the war sooner.
Israel's security arrangements have long been like a New Orleans levee -- they work for a time, but someday a tsunami may come and wash out parts of Israel's protection. With current geopolitical developments, that may be happening now.
On April 18, unidentified gunmen opened fire on Javier Torres Cruz and his brother Felipe as they drove near their hometown of La Morena in Petatlán,...
Mother's Day is a few weeks away and Havana is all geared up for the merchandizing aspect of the day. In the past, due to scarcities, the embargo and...
Waiting outside those places were women who covered their faces with scarves and sunglasses, while the men paid the desk clerk and got the key to the room.
In the past, U.S. military strength had been grounded in U.S. economic dominance. But the new millennium has not been kind to U.S. primacy, bringing a host of challenges.
The impact of this case is not as historic as the precedent that would be set if countries began to extradite individuals to Venezuela, where torture is often used in dealing with prisoners.
The TV Serial Spaniards in the World is nice and blue, sprinkled with salt; but something doesn't fit. What they're showing me is another country, a distant dimension in sepia tints.
The internet -- conduit of cute cat videos, spreader of freedoms. Freedom House, an independent freedom watchdog, ranked the the world's countries by levels of internet freedom.
This March my wife Yolanda and I returned to Cuba to go bicycling for the third time in four years.
By Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger Too often, the immigration debate in this country ignores the role U.S. foreign policy plays in fue...