President Temer announced in a five-minute speech that he intends to remain in the presidency of the country despite the fact that he is being officially investigated by the Brazilian Supreme Court, his parliamentary coalition is now dissolved, and thousands of Brazilians demand his resignation in demonstrations throughout the whole country.

With the recent Peace Accords in Colombia, former guerrilla fighters must turn their efforts to politics.

In the quest for votes, politicians are turning to Big Data to look for advantages over their opponents.

In the midst of national protests and economic chaos, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro compared the harassment of government officials to that of Jews during the holocaust.

Recent events in the municipality of Masaya and the national government exemplify the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional’s (FSLN) power expansion on local governments. 

Just because a leader is out of office does not mean that they are refraining from being politically active.

Milagro Sala, a leader of social justice movements in Jujuy, was beaten and tortured along with other detainees, and proceedings are in order for her release.

What does democracy mean in the current political climate?

The Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) presented a bill to the Mexican Congress in an attempt to reform article four of the Constitution, legalizing abortion.

The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) is one of the largest political parties in Brazil, and given the recent political turmoil in the country, PMDB (along with many other political parties) could face a mass exodus of its members in the upcoming weeks.