Issue May 20-26 2026: It remains unclear how Peru’s twin ideological poles will (re)constitute themselves after the upcoming elections, but if the last electoral cycle in 2026 is any indication, both left and right will continue to be fractured by the country’s increasingly divided multiparty system.

Issue May 20-26 2026: The new right that has taken control of the government in Chile with the arrival of José Antonio Kast is not like the old right. Gone is the traditional right-wing, with its typical focus on order, the market, and nostalgia for the past.

Issue May 20-26 2026: The debate surrounding “civilization” and its relationship with Indigenous populations became one of the foundations upon which many Latin American republics were built.

Issue May 20-26 2026: Brazil is facing an urban abandonment crisis, affecting cities in the northern regions unproportionately to southern ones. The government cannot ignore this issue; many governments around the world have worked to revitalize their cities with varied approaches.

Issue May 13-19 2026: Black consumers continue to face discrimination in stores, shopping centers, and other commercial spaces.

Issue May 13-19 2026: Whereas political campaigns were once based on media, posters, advertisements, and jingles before they eventually gravitated online into viral networks, today politics is dominated by a kind of self-consciously amusing, AI-mediated fakery. Everything feels false; nothing is real. Politics once required messages; now it is driven by showmanship.

Issue May 13-19 2026: Characterized by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre as the “insurmountable philosophy of our time,” Marxism has entered the twenty-first century with strength, even as its perspective and geographical scope have undergone major transformations.

Issue May 13-19 2026: The adverse reaction to the policies of right-wing or far-right governments in the region is fueling a rising tide of citizen protests, spilling onto the streets of major cities, particularly in countries such as Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.

Issue May 06-12 2026: Panamanian Academy of Language (APL) was first conceived by internationalist lawyer and lexicographer Ricardo J. Alfaro after he decided to forge a national institution dedicated to the study and promotion of the Spanish language. After undergoing the requisite procedures at the Ibero-American Union, together with the efforts of like-minded intellectuals and

Issue May 06-12 2026: A recent meeting between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump concluded with no formal agreements signed but is considered positive for Brazil.