Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: The entire batch of 275 bags was certified to have been grown on Costa Rican farms that, since December 2020, have not cut into forest to expand their agricultural areas.

Issue Apr 24-May 07 2024: “There is no more violence,” says Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), president of Mexico, though statistics show a more complicated picture.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: On April 21, Ecuador held a referendum. The eleven questions posed by President Daniel Noboa were aimed at two overall goals: first was to strengthen the government’s hand with security measures such as allowing the extradition of Ecuadorians, the toughening of sentences against organized crime, and the creation of specialized judiciaries;

–Researched and Written by Mikayla Kennedy— Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Alberto Fujimori, former president of Peru, has returned to the public discourse ever since his release from prison in December of 2023. Fujimori has a notorious reputation in Peru, as he committed multiple crimes while in office, including staging a self-coup and ordering the kidnapping

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Piggy Sooy, an Argentine biotechnological firm that manages to produce pork proteins from soybeans, obtained an unprecedented endorsement in the United States.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: The Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (OCDH) said that amid the poverty on the island, the Cuban government, “dedicates massive resources to increase the repression against intellectuals, unions, and independent journalists” in reference to the repressive acts committed by police.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: As the Argentine working class continues to bear the brunt of President Javier Milei’s “shock therapy,” which has slashed public spending and suppressed wages, a question continues to trouble experts, journalists, and opponents: How is he still so popular?

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: The Escazú Agreement is the first environmental treaty in Latin America and the only one in the world that contains specific provisions on the protection of activists.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: A study by Observatório da Branquitude found that Brazilian public schools with a majority Black student body have worse educational infrastructure than schools with a majority white student body.

Issue Apr 17-23 2024: Brazil was ranked as 19th out of the top 25 most attractive countries for foreign direct investment (DFI) by the consulting firm Kearney, the highest ranking the South American country has received since 2017.