Waiting for Rain
Just before the beginning of the pandemic, I traveled to Sevilla, Colombia, to meet with Yudith Leguí, a participant in my sociological research, whom I first interviewed in 2016 in El…
Read MoreMar 24, 2022 | Race, Immigration and Social Mobility, Upstairs, Downstairs
Just before the beginning of the pandemic, I traveled to Sevilla, Colombia, to meet with Yudith Leguí, a participant in my sociological research, whom I first interviewed in 2016 in El…
Read MoreDec 10, 2021 | COVID December 2021, Spotlight: Eyes on COVID-19
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On the afternoon of Friday, March 13, 2020, the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Uruguay was announced. At that time, I made the decision to ask the 100 employees of Gómez Platero Arquitectura & Urbanismo…
Nov 21, 2021 | Towards a More Equitable City, Transportation
Former Mexican Senator Citlalli Hernández, who at the time had just been elected as a local congressperson, was protesting the construction of a .06 mile highway underpass in Mexico City with some of her constituents. Their concerns were environmental, notably the removal of nearly 1,700 trees…
Read MoreNov 8, 2021 | Beyond Cities, Transportation
Early Amazonian trade and transportation generally floated along the vast lower riverine system or was trekked on backs across many rapidly moving headwaters. In the mid- to late- 20th century, the first roads opened, leading largely to resource extraction, not…
Read MoreNov 5, 2021 | COVID November 2021, Spotlight: Eyes on COVID-19
So implores native son Manuel, who returns to Fonds Rouge, Haiti, after toiling on Cuba’s sugar plantations in Gouverneurs de la Rose´e´ (“Masters of the Dew”), the…
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