Faced with rising economic inequality and the challenges of the pandemic, the political right in Latin America will struggle to maintain power in the region.
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Those who claim that the rejection of Bolsonaro’s proposed constitutional amendment – designed to replace electronic voting machines – by the Brazilian Congress represents a victory for democracy are sorely missing the point.
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In Guerrero, the Escuela Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos de Ayotzinapa is a refuge for marginalized youth, a family for Indigenous children that leave their communities to study despite lacking the money for city schools.
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The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) has long stood as a pillar of Argentine identity.
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There are many difficulties involved in “defining oneself as a leftist today.”
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President Iván Duque of Colombia gave a speech at a commemoration event for the Día de las Glorias del Ejército Nacional and tried to assure those listening that his government is following through with the Acuerdo de Paz of 2016.
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Demands for Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei’s resignation have intensified following the dismissal of Juan Francisco Sandoval, the head of the Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad, because of his investigations into current government officials.
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Around the 17th century, capitalism emerged as the narrative that would transform the feudal world, promising ‘equality,’ ‘fraternity,’ and ‘liberty’ after the French Revolution and adding ‘democracy’ after the American Revolution.
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Gendered violence is on the rise in Brazil, with legal frameworks struggling to overcome a deep-seated culture of machismo.
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Former first lady of Argentina Eva Duarte’s autobiography La Razón de mi vida concerns the story of her entrance into politics and her career’s consequences for feminist movements in Argentine society.
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