Big Agriculture’s Latin American Exploits

By William A. Collins, otherwords.org You may wonder why President Barack Obama is so intent on passing a free-trade agreement with Colombia. One answer is simple enough: Big Agriculture. Without any […]

Indie rock band La Vida Boheme from Caracas, Venezuela takes cues from a variety of musical influences – from salsa to ’80s punk rock – to create a unique sound. […]

I remember back in the 1990s when I first heard King Changó’s frenetic single, “Don’t Drop Your Pants” I thought I had stumbled onto the best thing to his Latin […]

The Two Marco Rubios On Immigration Who Are We Celebrating On Father’s Day? Texas Anti-Immigrant Bill Is Filled With Inconsistencies Socialist Dreams And Beauty Queens: Arriving In Venezuela  

[Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from “Socialist Dreams and Beauty Queens: A Couch Surfer’s Memoir of Venezuela” by Jamie Maslin from Skyhorse Publishing.] Caracas, Venezuela — Dawn had […]

Colombian and Venezuelan beauty queens are being “imported” to Mexico as novias, or girlfriends, for narcos, or drug dealers. This comes from a story by McClatchy, which outlines a handful […]

Andean Fusion is a group of musicians — from Peru, Venezuela and even Mexico — that play traditional Andean music with a twist. They have adapted the Andean music style […]

Just thought we could start off Friday with a little par-tay!  Enjoy this little dittie from the Venezuelan powerhouse Los Amigos Invisibles!  Just got their latest album, “Commercial” and it […]