The recent election of Xiomara Castro de Zelaya in Honduras demonstrated that the democratic process is still working. There is, however, still much room for improvement.

Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, has announced the cancellation of the city’s renowned Carnaval street parties as the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to rage across the world.

After negotiations between Argentina and the IMF, many business owners expressed their concerns for the foreseeable future in the absence of a “plan B.”

The distance from democracy and proximity to intense party affiliation in Brazil is reflected in “the fact that there exists a strong latent will in many niches of Brazilian society for candidates who are not linked to political parties to enter the contest.”

To prosper in a civilized society, people learn to adapt and integrate with the community.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has remained true to his promise to end neoliberalism by ending privatizations, bailouts of private companies with public resources, and with counter-reforms for the energy sector.

The origins of the political phrases left and right may be traced back to the French Revolution when monarch supporters sat on the right side of the rostrum and opponents on the left.

The year 2018 was a worrying year for democracy in Latin America.

In a commentary on the rise of the ultra-right that believes in the denial of many facets of modernity, Jorge Alemán quotes Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Freud.

Brazil’s history of slave labor still affects the country, despite slavery being abolished years ago.