Fears, efforts, lessons, challenges and hope in the second round of elections
2018 Abril Centroamérica
At one of the most critical junctures in our country’s recent history, with its democratic stability at stake, Costa Rica elected Carlos Alvarado as...
When women are forced to migrate...
2017 Marzo Centroamérica
One cannot generalize what forced migration means for women. Many leave because of tragic experiences, others for reasons of sheer survival. Courage...
Does the new government have a new way of doing politics?
2014 Junio Costa Rica
Costa Rica decided to change: that’s the phrase that worked its way into the Costa Rican self-image after the surprising victory of the Citizen’s Action...
Winds of change blowing among surprises
2014 Marzo Costa Rica
Costa Rica is experiencing winds of change. Over three decades of bipartisan political order, during which power was divvied up between the National...
Eight months before the next elections, is the country really “Pura vida”?
2013 Junio Costa Rica
A sizable group of Costa Ricans lined the General Cañas freeway on May 3, waving little flags and applauding the imposing US presidential caravan as...
Reforms to the Migratory Law: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2007 Junio Costa Rica
Called a repressive, draconian law by Costa Rica’s President himself, the new Migration and Alien Affairs Law will be a year old as of August. In that...
La Carpio: Sensationalist Reporting and Clear Voices
2005 Enero Costa Rica
A sprawling community called La Carpio has sprung up northeast of San José’s central canton. It is home to some 23,000 people, about half of them impoverished...