Issue May 20-26 2026: The debate surrounding “civilization” and its relationship with Indigenous populations became one of the foundations upon which many Latin American republics were built.

Issue May 20-26 2026: Brazil is facing an urban abandonment crisis, affecting cities in the northern regions unproportionately to southern ones. The government cannot ignore this issue; many governments around the world have worked to revitalize their cities with varied approaches.

Issue May 13-19 2026: Black consumers continue to face discrimination in stores, shopping centers, and other commercial spaces.

Issue May 13-19 2026: Whereas political campaigns were once based on media, posters, advertisements, and jingles before they eventually gravitated online into viral networks, today politics is dominated by a kind of self-consciously amusing, AI-mediated fakery. Everything feels false; nothing is real. Politics once required messages; now it is driven by showmanship.

Issue May 13-19 2026: Characterized by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre as the “insurmountable philosophy of our time,” Marxism has entered the twenty-first century with strength, even as its perspective and geographical scope have undergone major transformations.

Issue May 13-19 2026: The adverse reaction to the policies of right-wing or far-right governments in the region is fueling a rising tide of citizen protests, spilling onto the streets of major cities, particularly in countries such as Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile.

Issue May 06-12 2026: Panamanian Academy of Language (APL) was first conceived by internationalist lawyer and lexicographer Ricardo J. Alfaro after he decided to forge a national institution dedicated to the study and promotion of the Spanish language. After undergoing the requisite procedures at the Ibero-American Union, together with the efforts of like-minded intellectuals and

Issue May 06-12 2026: A recent meeting between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump concluded with no formal agreements signed but is considered positive for Brazil.

Issue May 06-12 2026: Fifty years after the dictatorship period that destroyed democracy, culture, and social peace in Argentina, Buenos Aires decided to honor those who resisted through culture.

Issue May 06-12 2026: Nayib Bukele’s regime in El Salvador has crossed yet another red line in its attacks on El Faro by seizing the personal assets of its shareholders.