For the last two years, Guatemala has appeared second to last in published indexes of poverty and human development in Latin America.

As a result of President Mauricio Macri’s cancellation of various benefits pertaining to teacher unions, many Argentinians fear that a reduction in teacher compensation would negatively affect academic achievement, leaving people susceptible to oppression.

President Trump recently made remarks on several nations, classifying them as “shithole” countries.

Citing a scarcity of legal evidence, former Brazilian Minister of Foreign Relations Celso Amorim claimed that the trial of Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is a politically motivated effort to prevent his re-election and undermine democracy.

Progressives in Mexico have fallen short of victory or had it stolen by fraud in eight elections.

Repeating Bill Clinton’s motto in the presidential campaign of 1992, Máximo Pacheco recently used the phrase, “it’s the economy, stupid” in the Partido Socialista reunion to explain just how “stupid” of an error it was to not focus the campaign around the economy.

Argentina today still struggles with the deep-seated roots of authoritarianism that have plagued the country since its independence. With the newest president, Mauricio Macri, settling into power, he is drawing sharp criticism from the public.

This year, Colombia will face pivotal and defining elections for Congress and president.

While there are some positive things about California’s new laws that legalize recreational use of marijuana, drug-related violence in Mexico will not go away because of it.

Both current president Juan Orlando Hernández and opponent Salvador Nasralla have claimed victory in last year’s presidential election. Violent conflict and disagreement persist with the allegation of electoral fraud in Honduras.