Issue Jan 01-09 2024: 2023 saw the most denunciations of slave and slave-like labor in recorded Brazilian history, according to data provided by the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended the participation of the Mexican Armed Forces in the construction of public works, and denied that this represented a militarization of the country.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Various policy proposals are being submitted for consideration by the upcoming Arévalo/Herrera administration, which is projected to be sworn in on January 14th, desperate political machinations by Guatemala’s corrupt oligarchy notwithstanding.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: The Uruguayan radio host recalls his experience and contribution to the film La sociedad de la nieve (Society of the Snow).

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Bolivia and China have finalized details for the commercial use of the yuan.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: The acclaimed graphic novel Lautaro El Ascenso, published by Chilean editorial Historieta in tandem with SM Chile, has just won bronze at the 17th annual Japan International Manga Awards.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Following a series of nationwide incidents reported on Tuesday, January 9, including the seizure of an Ecuadorian television station, President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of “internal armed conflict.”

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: While 2023 featured major breakthroughs in science and medicine, humankind will continue to face great challenges in the new year and beyond.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: Issues that confront journalists, such as fake news and the rise of social media platforms, have generated questions about the nature of media and the relationship between government and the press.

Issue Jan 01-09 2024: President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador uses X, formerly known as Twitter, to spread his messages and become an internet phenomenon.