Here in the United States, there are a few stories that we hear with frequency about Latin America. In this section, MALA will go "behind the news" and examine some of the biggest and most frequent stories about Latin America and U.S. hemispheric policy, bringing a range of resources and perspectives to each topic.

The War on Drugs

Despite evidence that the U.S. ‘drug war’ has failed, news reports often take for granted the U.S. approach of targeting supply while neglecting to address the demand for narcotics in the United States and Europe. Read more

Latin America's 'Pink Tide'

By describing the left-leaning Latin American governments with the catchprase “pink tide”, news reports tend to dismiss the significant differences among them. Read more