Latin America’s Constitutional Conundrum

After 200 years of independence, the continent still can’t decide whether re-electing presidents is a good idea. Mat Youkee...

Game of Thrones

As Colombia passes a major constitutional reform bill, Mike Mackenna analyses who won and who lost in this epic clash between the three branches of...

Euthanasia in Colombia: The right to die

[caption id="attachment_6474" align="alignnone" width="610"] Euthanasia is once again presenting itself as a topic for debate in Colombian society....

Same-sex marriage

[caption id="attachment_6421" align="alignnone" width="610"] Marchers carry a rainbow flag during the March for Peace and Remembrance on April 9....

Illegal mining: better than cocaine

[caption id="attachment_6397" align="alignnone" width="600"] 60 percent of the country’s illegal mines produce gold. Photo:...

Coca crop spraying: Poison from above no more

[caption id="attachment_6390" align="alignnone" width="512"] A National Police OV-10 plane sprays herbicides over a coca field in...

Journalism in Colombia

We take a look at different perspectives on journalism in Colombia, with Cristian Valencia, Hollman Morris and Kevin Howlett all sharing their...

Both sides: No car day

[caption id="attachment_5994" align="aligncenter" width="570"] An emptier than usual street for Dia sin Carro in 2008. Photo: Patton CC BY...

Teachers’ strikes: Thank you, Minister Parody

[caption id="attachment_5954" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Teachers are demanding wage increases, better health insurance, better classroom...

Reader’s view: Should we believe the military?

[caption id="attachment_5945" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Frente Amplio por la Paz (led by ex-senator Piedad Córdoba and prominent Unión...