Argentina’s Fight Over Closed Schools
Kids in Latin America have lost an average of 158 days of face-to-face schooling, with more students out of the classroom than any other region in the world. In Argentina, the debate over when to send...
7 Maj 202126min
Cuba’s Post-Castro Chapter
Cuba’s political regime took a step into unknown territory on April 16, when Raúl Castro announced he was stepping down as head of the ruling party. The change comes as the government faces headwinds ...
20 Apr 202131min
Crisis on Venezuela's Border
What’s driving an outbreak of violence on Venezuela’s border with Colombia? What does it say about Nicolás Maduro, who appears stronger than he was six months ago despite a worrying second wave and fe...
7 Apr 202126min
Peru's Risky Election
On April 11, Peruvians will head to the polls to elect their fifth president in less than four years. An unpopular, crowded field of candidates adds to the election’s unpredictability. Could the count...
24 Mars 202122min
A Border Crisis and Biden's $4 Billion Solution
A surge in migrants at the US-Mexico border has become the first big test for President Joe Biden's migration policy. It's also giving new urgency to a $4 billion aid package that he has proposed to t...
10 Mars 202127min
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele: Strong and Getting Stronger
In the year since President Nayib Bukele marched soldiers into El Salvador’s legislative assembly, his critics say the leader’s threat to democracy has only grown. Now, as legislative elections on Feb...
23 Feb 202122min
A Tale of Two Colombias
Colombia reported some good news in 2020: The country’s homicide rate was its lowest in nearly five decades. But continued violence in rural communities – and a pandemic that is emboldening organized ...
4 Feb 202129min
What to Know About Ecuador's Election
There are 16 candidates in Ecuador’s presidential election scheduled for Feb. 7, but polls suggest voters aren’t too excited about any of them. Whoever they settle on will have to work overtime to man...
21 Jan 202124min
