Central America
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Guatemalan civil society to ask U.S. to help tackle corruption
The meeting takes place a day after Harris met virtually with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei and U.S. sanctions were imposed…
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Remember Artsakh but never forget the Armenian genocide
The entire lead was this: “The Armenian genocide.” Michael Krikorian Los Angeles Times That was it. The whole shebang. Not…
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End of an era: Raul Castro resigns as Cuba’s Communist chief
The 89-year-old Castro made the announcement in a speech at the opening of the eighth congress of the ruling party,…
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Mayan urn returned to Mexico by Albion College
The urn, considered to be of high historical value, has been housed at Albion College, Michigan, since 1969. BBC The…
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Mexico: Online Free Speech at Risk
(Washington, DC) – Mexican Senate Majority Leader Ricardo Monreal’s proposed bill to regulate social media networks could severely restrict free speech…
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Guillermo Lasso: Conservative ex-banker elected Ecuador president
His opponent, the left-wing economist Andrés Arauz, conceded defeat hours after polls closed on Sunday. BBC With almost all the…
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Border agents releasing asylum-seeking migrants into US without court date
The measure is meant to bypass the hours-long process of giving the migrants a “notice to appear,” which requires tedious…
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Women march in Mexico to make their voices heard, seek justice
“I’m here so my voice is heard, so justice is done. Yesterday it was my daughter. Tomorrow it could be…
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Her journey from Guatemala to the U.S. ended with a crash near the border
He had made the trek from Guatemala to the U.S. 15 years earlier in search of a new life. In…
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Where are Mexico’s disappeared? Many have been in government graves all along
She gave police a sample of her DNA, but they said they found no hits when they checked it against…
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Latin America: inequality and political instability have lessons for the rest of the world
He was talking primarily about America, where the income share of the top 1% almost doubled between 1980 and 2015.…
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The Foreign Roots of Haiti’s “Constitutional Crisis”
As if on cue, U.S. media began reporting on Haiti’s “constitutional crisis” this week. Mark Schuller CounterPunch Sunday, February 7,…
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Biden’s peaceful inauguration doesn’t end America’s longtime coup addiction
He was inaugurated under intense security following the attempted coup on Jan. 6, 2021, by Donald Trump supporters after the former…
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Guatemalan security forces break up US-bound migrant caravan
Police advanced on the group in a coordinated move, striking batons against their shields to make an intimidating noise, prompting…
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Pink seesaws across US-Mexico border named Design of the Year 2020
A collection of bright pink seesaws that allowed people to interact over the US-Mexico border has won the prestigious Design of…
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The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
In the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, the seascape is peppered with lights. Hannah Seo Truthout And every light…
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