Nicaragua long has been a deeply divided nation where political ideology influences daily life: where people live, their friends, even their tastes in art. During the nearly decade-long civil war that ...

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Art students at Middle Township High School plan to give children in Nicaragua a hand-painted portrait of themselves. “A lot of kids in Nicaragua don’t even have a picture of ...

In March, I wrote about Nicaraguan First Lady Rosario Murillo’s massive construction of public art projects as symbols of state power, into which the government has funneled millions of dollars. Now, ...

A monument to the late Hugo Chavez adorns a traffic circle in Managua (all photographs courtesy the author unless otherwise noted) After Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega lost his re-election bid in ...