Issue May 22-28 2024: In early June 2024, Mexico approaches a truly historic election in which the two leading candidates are women: Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena Party and the opposition coalition hopeful, Xochitl Gálvez. Yet the contest has been plagued by a seemingly unending wave of violence, kidnappings, intimidation, and assassinated candidates. Political

Issue May 22-28 2024: Over 9.2 million people have been displaced in the Americas, meaning that some 28% of the displaced population worldwide is found in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Issue May 22-28 2024: The potential election of Claudia Sheinbaum or Xóchitl Gálvez as Mexico’s first female president on June 2 would be a historic milestone, symbolizing the country’s significant progress in women’s political empowerment.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Colombia’s House of Representatives approved a ban on the bullfighting by a vote of 93-2.

Issue May 22-28 2024: During a plenary session on May 28, the Asamblea Nacional passed a bill which promises the family members of victims of femicide and other violent deaths immediate and comprehensive reparations.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Javier Milei is “the most extreme of the neoliberals,” and his claim of libertarianism serves as an appropriation of the concept of freedom.

Issue May 22-28 2024: According to an IEP survey conducted in 2023, 42% of Peruvians are considering leaving the country in search of better living and working conditions.

Issue May 22-28 2024: The global effects of climate change are directly affecting Latin American sea levels at alarming rates.

Issue May 22-28 2024: Some 400,000 migrants, including 60,000 Nicaraguans, entered the United States under humanitarian parole from 2023 to April 2024.

Issue May 22-28 2024: As drug trafficking gains grounds in the Valleys of the Apurímac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers (Vraem), health and well-being indicators decline: 81% of the districts in the sector have chronic malnutrition rates higher than the national average.