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When you think of how to improve the lives of the poor in Latin America, you might first think of food, education, and health. However, one of the most pressing needs–even if not as obvious–is …
Read MoreWhen you think of how to improve the lives of the poor in Latin America, you might first think of food, education, and health. However, one of the most pressing needs–even if not as obvious–is …
Read MoreIs it the government or the philanthropist that should lead the way in combating poverty? It’s an old debate, with special relevance for today’s Latin America. In his Memoir on Pauperism (1835) …
Read MoreA cacophony of sounds and colors welcomed the visitor to the annual Havana Commercial Fair at ExpoCuba on the outskirts of Havana. Displays of rum, mattresses, shampoos, cab services…
Read MoreRoberto Schwarz, Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor this past semester, is one of the foremost Latin American intellectuals whose critical work spans 25 years. Students who took his Romance…
Read MoreA waiting room in a charity clinic in rural Haiti. It is a humid afternoon, and huge drops of warm rain are starting to fall. A young woman is watching as her ten-year-old son, Dominique, clutches…
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