President Nicolás Maduro is taking advantage of his power and the “extreme weakness” of the opposition. Despite threats and purges, the crisis for him is nothing more than “fake news.”

Cuban president Raúl Castro has announced that he will postpone his retirement. He will not leave office on February 24, 2018, but on April 19.

A recent wave of neoliberalism is spreading across Latin America with a domino effect. Many different sectors of society pushed for this political shift, and more nations are poised for change.

What do Mexicans think about the year that just ended, and what do they want for 2018?

Ahead of the 2018 Mexican elections, former Mexico City mayor and third-time presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has presented Morena’s 2018-2024 National Project, giving a clear indication of where his party’s priorities lie.

It has become more and more difficult to recognize Brazil and its renowned city of Rio de Janeiro. From an institutional coup to political corruption, the country is on course for shipwreck.

Tragedy struck Argentine families when the naval submarine ARA San Juan, with forty-four crewmembers on board, disappeared on a routine voyage.

Amid the destructive violence of the crises that degrade Venezuelans and despite the rejection of the government, the opposition seems to be heading towards an electoral defeat with worse consequences than in 2005.

The book “Empresarios Zombis” (Zombie Entrepeneurs) by Juan Andrés Guzmán and Jorge Rojas investigates the stories of the largest fortunes of Chile and their strategic tax evasion that has allowed them to disguise their earnings paired with the purchase of failing companies.

Support for democracy in Latin America seems to be on the descent, according to polls taken within the past couple decades.