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Category: Latin America & Caribbean

Mexican General Motors workers elect independent union in a historic labor win

by Lan Duong26 May 202221 Dec 2025Leave a comment

The win represents a major success for GM workers in Mexico.

Explainer, Latin America & Caribbean, North America general motors, GM, labor, labor union, mexico, unions, workers

Latin America’s resurgent leftism

by Matthew Slade9 Jan 202222 Dec 2025Leave a comment

A “pink tide” of left-wing parties are ascending across the region. Who’s next?

Explainer, Latin America & Caribbean Brazil, chile, colombia, conservatism, election, latin america, leftism, politics

Drones are helping Indigenous communities protect the Amazon

by Aaron Smith10 Oct 202122 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Indigenous communities are using modern technology to protect against illegal deforestation.

Explainer, Latin America & Caribbean Amazon, Amazon Rainforest, Bolsonaro, Brazil, deforestation, drone, drones, environment, Indigenous, sustainability, Technology

Historic ruling decriminalizes abortion in Mexico

by Sabrina Pierre23 Sep 202122 Dec 2025Leave a comment

The Supreme Court decision is a major turning point for Latin America’s second-largest Catholic country.  

Explainer, Latin America & Caribbean, North America

In favor of the Argentine wealth tax model for addressing COVID-19 supply shortages

by Sabrina Pierre19 Feb 202122 Dec 20252 Comments

To address global shortages of personal protective equipment amid COVID-19, countries ought to consider a wealth tax.

IWSJ, Latin America & Caribbean, Problems and Answers argentina, covid19, model, pandemic, ppe, supplychain, wealth tax

It’s Not Just the Amazon: Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands are also going up in flames

by Daniel Kos31 Jan 202122 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Fires in Brazil's wetlands are damaging biodiversity, harming ecosystems and affecting indigenous people.

Latin America & Caribbean, Problems and Answers

Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security overstepped its authority in Central America

by Lan Duong25 Jan 202122 Dec 20251 Comment

DHS played an outsized role in Central American foreign policy and violated international human rights agreements under Trump.

Latin America & Caribbean, North America asylum, border, Central America, DHS, donald trump, Guatemala, Honduras, human rights, immigration, Opinion, Refugees, trump, united states

Honduran migrants reach Guatemala on foot amid pandemic

by Sabrina Pierre29 Oct 202022 Dec 20252 Comments

Thousands of Honduran migrants reach Guatemala in the hopes of migrating to the United States.

Explainer, Latin America & Caribbean, North America Honduras, human security, latin america, migrants, pandemic

A referendum on Chile’s future

by Zissis Marmarelis26 Oct 202022 Dec 2025Leave a comment

Sparked by protests over a year ago, this vote could trigger a rewrite of Chile’s constitution.

Explainer, Latin America & Caribbean chile, constitution, economic reforms, income inequality, latin america, Pinochet, protests, public empowerment, referendum

Chile is rebuilding its economy through climate-centered goals

by Ashley Abadeer6 Oct 202022 Dec 20251 Comment

Chile works to combat climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explainer, Latin America & Caribbean chile, climatechange, climatecrisis, covid19, southamerica

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