Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: Nila Heredia and Maria Victoria Fernández, both victims of human rights violations that occurred as a result of the Condor Operation fifty years ago, reiterated the importance of standing up to repression and forming civil unions.

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: While politicians have historically relied upon rallies, physical propaganda, and television messages for communication with the public, the rise of social media brings a new era of interaction, forcing politicians to adopt social media presences to gain support.

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: The rise of the far right in Brazil has been strongly associated with Jair Bolsonaro, often referred to as “Bolsonarism.”

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: Poet and professor at the University of Chile, Nicanor Parra was honored through the making of a film about his life.

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: The popular Mexican band, Reik, will begin its tour of Ecuador in Quito.

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: The Ecuadorian capital of Quito will host a business gathering aimed at promoting the inauguration of the Agreement of the Asociación Comercial between Ecuador and Costa Rica.

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: Anuel AA, known as the “king of Latin trap music,” released a new single titled “Shampoo de Coco.”

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: In their national meeting in Córdoba, the Curas en la Opción por los y las Pobres (Priests in the Option of the Poor, COPP) released a message titled “There is Hope,” analyzing the national situation of Argentina.

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: Mexico and the United States have a history of tensions over drug trafficking, immigration, and trade.

Issue Aug 28-Sep 03 2024: In some neighborhoods with greater socio-economic vulnerability, drug trafficking wields more influence than the government.