Land reform: The 500-year plan

[caption id="attachment_9769" align="alignnone" width="658"] Mario Cuitiva, leader of internally displaced families reclaiming the Santa Paula farm,...

Who’s to blame for the TransMilenio fare hike?

Mike Mackenna presents the case against the three principal suspects for the recent TransMilenio COP$200 fare increase, bringing the total cost to...

Top stories of 2015: The odyssey of Natalia Springer

[caption id="attachment_9455" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Natalia Springer, expert analyst or scam artist?[/caption] Mike Mackenna explains how...

Top stories of 2015: Child Mortality in La Guajira – The Shame of the Nation

Mike Mackenna explains why, since at least 2008, thousands of children have died from preventable causes in the coastal department of La...

Top stories of 2015: Colombian police corruption scandal

With accusations of sex, murder, prostitution and cover ups, the Colombian national police have been rocked by allegations of dodgy dealings going...

In defence of privatising Isagen

Mike Mackenna explains why the government’s decision to fully privatise the well-managed, profitable energy company Isagen was their least bad...

Stocking the Cabinet

Mike Mackenna introduces you to some of the key members of new Mayor Enrique Peñalosa’s cabinet Related - New year: New mayor, Peñalosa's...

All in the family

While some might say that questionable connections are a part of political life, Mike Mackenna argues that Gustavo Petro gave special treatment to...

Alejandro Ordóñez: Serving the people?

Procurador Alejandro Ordóñez is in charge of supervising most of Colombia’s public servants, and as such is one of the most powerful figures in...

On Trial: Germán Vargas Lleras

[caption id="attachment_8646" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Germán Vargas Lleras, possibly the next president of the republic?[/caption] On...