Surfers Are Fighting to Save the Waves—and the Planet Surfers Are Fighting to Save the Waves—and the Planet
By the end of the century, the world could lose almost half of its sandy beaches. But a movement of surfers across Latin America is working to protect the coastal-marine environme...
May 28, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies? Whatever Happened to Reversing Trump’s Cuba Policies?
After campaigning on reversing Trump’s regressive policies in the region, Cuban Americans are frustrated by the president’s subsequent passivity.
May 15, 2024 / David Montgomery
Spanish Women in Science Spanish Women in Science
Josefina Castellví (1935), Spanish oceanographer, biologist, and writer. Maria Andresa Casamayor (1720- 1780), Spanish mathematician. Margarita Salas (1938-2019), Spanish biochemis...
Apr 30, 2024 / OppArt / Adriana Mosquera Soto
A Toxic Legacy of Mining In Peru A Toxic Legacy of Mining In Peru
Centuries of environmental exploitation in the small town have ensnared its inhabitants in a vicious cycle of displacement, irreversible health damage, and social conflict.
Apr 18, 2024 / Photo Essay / Tania Wamani
The Brutal Cycle of US Immigration Policy The Brutal Cycle of US Immigration Policy
In Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, Jonathan Blitzer examines how North and Central American migration moves in two directions.
Apr 16, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Gaby Del Valle
Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President
The former student activist and mayor of Mexico City is poised to make history with an ambitious platform on education, clean energy, and combatting violence against women.
Apr 10, 2024 / Feature / Arturo Cano
The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children The Unnatural Disaster Threatening Puerto Rico's Children
The island’s health system is on its knees. Doctors are fleeing in droves. And the crisis is hurting kids most of all.
Apr 10, 2024 / Feature / Coral Murphy Marcos
Javier Milei’s Amputation Regime for Argentina Javier Milei’s Amputation Regime for Argentina
The country’s new president has imposed a set of brutal austerity measures as part of a so-called “chainsaw plan.” The carnage is already mounting.
Apr 4, 2024 / Jacob Sugarman
Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream
The American elite has long had a soft spot for “our sons of bitches” like those Trump now befriends.
Mar 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
America’s Turbulent Path in Guatemala America’s Turbulent Path in Guatemala
Did the US halt a coup against President Arévalo—and democracy?
Mar 5, 2024 / Stephen Schlesinger