A Few Shocks Away from Poverty
English + Español
Growing up in Lima Peru, I can remember people saying, “There is no middle class.” This was an exaggeration. Not all the non-poor were rich—far from it—but the differences in the living …
Country: General Considerations
“We are Not Part of Your Family; We Have Our Own”
English + Español
In 2003, shortly before I (Adriana Paz) emigrated from my native country, Bolivia, for the first time ever, a law regulating domestic work (Law 2450) was approved, despite the fact that this…
Concentration of Wealth in Latin America in Times of Covid-19
English + Español
The number of super-wealthy—those with a fortune of US$1,000 million or more, as reported…
Redefining the American Novel
The border crisis between the United States and Latin America has sparked countless headlines and controversies in the past few years. Recently, we’ve heard devastating news of the…
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Encanto, Spanish and the Gift of Family
Barring global pandemics, my immediate family packs our bags every two or three years and heads to the south of England to visit our extended family. Because of Covid-19, we hadn’t…
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