Issue Mar 20-26 2024: In mid-March 2024, hundreds of Cubans took to the streets to protest blackouts and shortages. The demonstrations took place in Santiago, the country’s second city, as well as other towns, at the end of a weekend with power outages that lasted more than 12 hours. The government pushed back, blaming “enemies

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Law 2292 of 2023 allows female prisoners who are the head of a family to work on public projects rather than go to prison.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Law No. 21.368, implemented in August 2021, represents Chile’s proactive stance against environmental degradation by regulating the use of single-use plastics and plastic bottles.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: In a collaborative effort aimed at addressing chronic child malnutrition and enhancing living conditions among Ecuador’s Indigenous communities, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated over $500,000 to UNICEF Ecuador.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Inhabitants of Alausí are determined to increase tourism by reopening railway access to the Naríz del Diablo. The local train, dubbed the “most difficult train in the world,” is central to commerce in the area.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Mexico City’s organ grinders are no strangers to racism and discrimination.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: According to a study by the Centro de Estudios Transdisciplinarios de Centroamérica (CETCAM), Nicaraguan women who work as academics, artists, journalists, and cyberactivists have been targeted and oppressed by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo’s government.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Since 2000, the Costa Rican medical device industry has boomed, recording over 750% in growth.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Despite President Gustavo Petro’s efforts to put an end to six decades of conflict between the country’s security forces and its armed groups, the military and economic influence of guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, and drug gangs continues to expand.

Issue Mar 20-26 2024: Measures taken by Argentine President Javier Milei during the first several months of his term suggest a commitment to anarcho-capitalist principles.