Issue Aug 01-08 2023: 2023 has been a year of meteorological challenges for the whole world.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: In recent weeks, national and international news organizations have taken it upon themselves to explain Nayib Bukele’s meteoric stardom, such that his has become a model of governance fit for export.

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: Venezuela has continued to face several challenges: a humanitarian crisis, an economic crisis, mass migration, crime and violence, and corruption in the PDVSA (state-owned oil and natural gas).

Issue Aug 01-08 2023: Colombia has been ordered a six-month ceasefire by the United Nations after having shifted from a state of “revolutionary ideal to unholy war.”

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: Democracy in Latin American countries has been falling out of favor in the last few years.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: A growing number of citizens have come out to protest the government and justice system in Guatemala after recent attempts to derail upcoming presidential elections expected to take place on August 20, 2023.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: It is a mistake to turn now ex-presidential delegate Patricio Fernández’s ill-chosen words into a national debate on freedom of expression, something a democracy should never hold in doubt.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: Despite opinions that El Salvador lives in a “mafia peace,” or in an “unsuspended state of peace,” the Salvadoran public is willing to get results at the cost of their democracy.

Issue Jul 01-31 2023: The arrest of Nicolás Petro Burgos, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, on charges of illicit enrichment, poses a significant responsibility for the country, demanding a prudent and transparent approach.

Issue Jun 21-30 2023: Between 1995 and 2022, over 60,000 people were rescued from work in slave-like conditions, according to the Co­missão Pas­toral da Terra e Centro de Do­cu­men­tação Dom Tomás Bal­duíno (CPT-Cedoc).