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Cacerolazo Resounds in Chile Amid Protests Around Latin America
The outside world has viewed Chile as a shining example of success in Latin America after enduring one of the region’s worst dictatorships. It has str...
Uruguay’s Left Loosens its Hold as Voters Grow Tired of Rising Crime
In the first round of Uruguay’s presidential election on Oct. 27, voters changed the political makeup of parliament and nearly passed a referendum tha...
Keeping up with the Kirchners: Cristina Returns to Office
In the Argentine presidential election last week, Alberto Fernández managed to outrun incumbent Mauricio Macri using the fact that he isn’t Cristina K...
President For-Evo? Morales Keeps His Hold on Power in Bolivia
Evo Morales was the first indigenous president of Bolivia, and he spoke to a group of Bolivians that politicians usually ignored. During his time in o...
Be Careful What You Witness For: Uribe Stands Trial in Colombia
Former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe Vélez is standing trial for tampering with witnesses and making false accusations. It’s the first time Colombi...
We Are the Walled: The Rights of Migrant Children in Mexico
Mexico was one of the first countries to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 30 years ago. As the United Nations prepares...
An Episode of Democracy: Puerto Rico After the Protests
After a few months off, RadioLAND is back. In this episode, we look at one of the summer’s biggest stories: the resignation of Puerto Rican Gov. Ricar...
What the End of TPS Would Mean for El Salvador
Salvadorans make up the largest portion of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, holders in the United States. The Trump administration is trying to end...
Indigenous Peruvian Women Fight for Justice After Forced Sterilizations
Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori is facing a variety of criminal charges, including the forced sterilization of hundreds of thousands of women...
As Economic Crisis Grips Argentina, One Province Gets Rich from Oil Boom
A shale formation in the Neuquen province of Argentina called Vaca Muerta, or “dead cow,” holds a massive reserve of oil and gas. The province is boom...
From Fighting Corruption in Guatemala to Fighting to Stay on the Ballot
There are more than 20 candidates running in Guatemala’s presidential election, which will be held on June 16. Some of them, however, are facing scand...
Protesters in Colombia Regroup After Deal, Without Presidential Meeting
A month-long blockade of the Pan-American Highway in Colombia is over, but the movement behind it is not, according to the leaders of a coalition of I...
Searching for Stories of Everyday Resistance in Migrant Farmwork
Last Sunday was the birthday of Cesar Chavez, who in the 1960s, along with Dolores Huerta, led a movement demanding higher wages, better conditions an...
Mexico's Women's Movement Confronts Gender Violence as Thousands Post #MeToo
Against a backdrop of machismo and impunity in the justice system, the #MeToo movement erupted in Mexico last week, with thousands of women sharing st...
Remembering Marielle Franco a Year after Her Assassination
Two days before the one-year anniversary of the killing Rio de Janeiro Councilwoman Marielle Franco, police in Brazil arrested two former officers for...
A Free And Fair Next Step In Venezuela?
Two men claim to be the legitimate president of Venezuela: opposition leader Juan Guaidó and sitting president Nicolás Maduro. Leaders of countries in...
Changes Coming to Cuba After Vote to Replace Constitution
On Feb. 24, Cubans voted to replace the constitution they've had for the last 40 years. Reporter Vaclav Masek talks to Cuban blogger and researcher Ha...
What's Behind the Protests in Haiti and Arrests of Americans
As protests continued in Haiti, a bizarre story broke out: eight people, including five former U.S. military members, were arrested in Port-au-Prince...
El Salvador's New "Outsider" President-Elect
El Salvador elected a new "outsider" president, Nayib Bukele, who upset the country's two-party system. In other news from Latin America, Venezuelan o...