–Written by Simon Bannister — Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: Colombian society reacted to a cascade of revelations surrounding a scandal which has now implicated the Petro administration in both illegal wiretapping as well as campaign finance irregularities.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: Through the organization Deuda Histórica, older trans women, who survived the past decades of ongoing police violence, have organized and are demanding justice.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: President Nayib Bukele ordered his deputies to approve a plan to reduce municipalities and seats, and announced the beginning of a war against corruption, similar to the one he unleashed against gangs.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: According to data on foreign investment collected by the Spanish government, Mexican people have invested over 700 million euros in real estate in Madrid since 2020.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: Argentina’s Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano y Hábitat found that the number of homeless people in Buenos Aires has increased from 2,611 in 2022 to 3,511 in 2023: these figures represent a 34% increase in homeless in the city.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: Two books written from a political science and investigative journalism standpoint have recently been published examining the decade of “correísmo” in Ecuador: The Reactionary Utopia by Simón Pachano and The Ill-fated Revolution by Mónica Almeida and Ana Karina López.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: The Argentinian Patagonia is proud to be home to one of the most important gastronomies.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: A promising tax reform is in the Brazilian Congress, which could provide fiscal justice for the low-income families who are most heavily taxed as workers and consumers of products.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: Conflict between armed groups in Buenaventura has led to a surge in violence, calling into question the efficacy of the total peace agreement.

Issue May 31-Jun 06 2023: On World Environment Day, an urgent need to protect the forests in the southern part of Mexico City was emphasized, calling for citizen action and participation in conservation activities as these forests are threatened by illegal extraction and urban expansion.