Society

Society

Free healthcare: the paradox of Latin America

Ronald Jonathan Cañarte
Although Latin America has expanded healthcare coverage, millions of families continue to pay out of pocket for what healthcare systems fail to guarantee.
Society

Whitening or pedagogical colonization? The struggle over Argentina’s historical narrative

Franco Stachiotti
Reducing Argentine history to racial whitening oversimplifies a process shaped by identity disputes, and may reinforce contemporary narratives that portray the country as a racist exception in Latin America.
Society

New wellness rituals in Latin America

Constanza Cilley
More and more Latin Americans are turning to new wellness practices in search of something that traditional institutions no longer seem to offer.
History

The wounds that never fade: Memory, colonialism, and identity

Carolina Gaviria Salazar
Latin American identity continues to bear the marks of colonialism, sovereignty, and the power struggles that still shape its present.
Society

To Hell and Back

Fabián Bosoer
An urgent rereading that reveals how chained crises and extreme leadership can drag entire societies into catastrophe.
Society

Latin America’s Cities See the Symptoms but Miss the Causes

José Caballero
Latin Americans recognize urgent problems but fail to prioritize the structural solutions needed to solve them.