A crumbling education system, a health system rigged in briberies, and a security sector manipulated by impunity are all examples of the corruption infiltrating daily Guatemalan life.

In light of several violent incidents and threats against Colombian politicians, some Colombians fear that the recent spate of political violence could debase the nation’s democratic environment.

In 1823, American President James Monroe declared that the United States would consider attempts by any country outside of this hemisphere to extend power into it as a threat to his country’s peace and security.

In Brazil, Carnaval is a space where participants may feel free to display their bodies, despite a growing public disdain for such corporal display.