Issue May 22-28 2024: Politics is not delimited to the political sphere alone; far from being an insular game played between politicians, administrations, and opposition, the world of politics carries with it very real consequences, as can be seen in the poor performance of the Colombian economy.

Issue May 15-21 2024: Despite legal and social advances, discrimination and violence against LGBTQ+ individuals remain a grave problem in Brazil.

Issue May 15-21 2024: Argentine President Javier Milei takes his mission to stop communism and its supporters around the world. Opponents laugh at his delusions but fail to provide a superior narrative.

Issue May 15-21 2024: In titling one of his novels The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco created an “air of mystery” to intrigue readers. Similarly, the mobilization of November 2022, called the marea rosa, or pink tide, was designed with the uncertain aim of “defending democracy.”

Issue May 15-21 2024: Alberto Aziz Nassif shared his fear that a loss of democracy may be occurring in Mexico as a result of the upcoming June 2nd election.

Issue May 08-14 2024: In Mexico City, a group of Ayotzinapa students attacked the National Palace with rockets and firecrackers, injuring 26 police officers, 25 of whom required hospitalization.

Issue May 08-14 2024: There are two contrasting understandings of economic reality in Argentina. In the reality of Javier Milei, salaries are above inflation, the income of retirees has increased by 150 percent, and “brutal tariffs” are basic readjustments of economic policy.

Issue May 08-14 2024: “Latin America has a serious growth problem,” argued José Antonio Ocampo regarding the weak economic expansion in the region, resulting in long-term political, institutional, social, and cultural challenges and instability.

Issue May 08-14 2024: Chile seems to have suffered a shock, a short circuit in memory, forgetting its recent progressive history.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: In response to democratic backsliding and rising radical right-wing authoritarianism and populism, people in Argentina and Paraguay have organized in support of public education and democratic values.