Hundreds of thousands of Chileans marched to denounce the Pinochet-era pension system, in spite of government plans to reform it. 

One expert in the field of education is calling for the liberation of Peru’s educational system, calling it a controlling demagogue. 

The elderly people of the state of Miranda are losing an average of two kilograms per month.

The Ministry of Social Development (Mides) in Uruguay found an increase in the homeless population through a recent census. “At a glance, it would seem that the population on the streets increased and that population we have today is different from the past,” said Departmental Minister Marina Arismendi, interviewed by Channel 4’s Telebuendía program.

Over the past three years the Mexican federal government has reduced expenditures supporting sporting programs by as much as 68 percent.

“The arrival of the homeless has changed our lives,” asserts Claudia Espinosa, a commercial consultant in Bogotá’s downtown district.

Adriana Cabo, professor of architecture, characterizes narco-architecture as “ostentatious, exaggerated, disproportionate and full of symbols that seek to provide status and legitimize violence.” Cabo’s characterization is accompanied by a nuanced understanding of the significance of narco-esthetics to Colombian pop culture.

A debate has emerged around the increased rates of femicide in the Mexican state of Morelos and the statistical discrepancies provided by the state commission and judicial authority. Following the activation of the gender alert in August 2015, the government of Morelos credits the reeducation of boys and girls as a way to reduce femicide.