Tag: care

Mental Health: A Silent Epidemic in Latin America

Posted on

Beatriz Botero One of the biggest contemporary crises in Latin America is mental health. It is silent because it is not immediately visible and because it can be hidden. This is, for example, what anorexic people do, hiding their thinness behind loose clothing. Mental problems can be hidden to a point where they can no …

Ecological Crisis and Resilience in Metztitlán, México

Posted on

Lily Zander The negative synergies of emerging environmental crises and the effects of climate change after nearly a century of prioritizing neoliberal, free-market systems have been discussed and studied at length. Disproportionate Global North carbon emissions are provoking extreme heat waves, shorter rainy seasons, and intense tropical storms throughout the country of Mexico. The combined …