The Honduran elites believe they can govern the country with the same old bag of tricks (“cachurecadas”) that they’ve used to fool and intimidate people for centuries. 

The prosecutor served powerful interests while he was alive, and many want to take advantage of his death. 

Future citizens will look back with embarrassment on society’s homophobia. 

Journalists still face threats, attacks, moves to silence their voices, and death throughout Mexico. 

Though their approach worked well “for a while,” according to critics on the center right, things have “started going badly wrong.” 

The country must invest more in education to sustain economic growth. 

Citizens who feel exasperated about the lack of progress made since the “democratic opening” that began in 1985 are considering measures that will only empower the greedy oligarchs. 

New anti-corruption legislation seems to leave possible presidential misconduct off the table. 

It’s no “coincidence” that there are simultaneous judicial offensives against Presidents Dilma Rousseff in Brazil, Michelle Bachelet in Chile, Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Cristina Fernández in Argentina. 

Oncologist Tabaré Vázquez Rosas becomes Uruguay’s president for the second time, demonstrating the stable nature of his country’s democratic tradition, and the desire of its citizens for more center-left policies.