Art as a passport in a city of borders
The young grafiteros of San Salvador. Huck Magazine, 2017. Photos by Fred Ramos of El Faro. Ivonne Reyes steps out of the house she rents near central San Salvador. … Continue reading
Deported to El Salvador
The Intercept, May 21, 2017. See accompanying film by Leighton Akio Woodhouse and Pedro Armando Aparicio here. THOUSANDS OF MILES from his home and family, Jose Escobar lives in a … Continue reading
Return from the Jungle
The women of the FARC begin peacetime. The Intercept, March 2017. Photos by Newsha Tavakolian—Magnum Photos When Newsha Tavakolian arrived in the Colombian jungle to document the women guerrillas of the … Continue reading
An analysis of a failing US program for Central American refugees
The Huffington Post. The US promised more support for a refugee crisis close to home. Why has its program, the PTA, helped just one family in nearly six months? SAN … Continue reading
The Accused
The Intercept. A violence prevention activist shows up on a US federal watchlist – and then ends up in a Salvadoran prison. Aug 8, 2016. IN THE EARLY morning hours of … Continue reading
Otros Mundos son Posibles // Other Worlds are Possible: Gustavo Castro
The Intercept. An interview with the sole witness of the murder of Berta Cáceres. Leer en español, y aquí abajo. April 18, 2016. Gustavo Castro was the sole witness to the murder on … Continue reading
Central America’s Hip-Hop Guerreras
The Establishment, April 2016. In the U.S. media, Central America and Mexico mostly appear as places overpowered by corruption and skyrocketing murder rates. Violence is a defining characteristic of life here, … Continue reading
