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World-changing events as masses vote and hit the streets

U.S. has much to learn from new feminist movements that spurred Argentina, Colombia and Mexico to dump traditional abortion laws. Now powerful women’s movements in Mexico, Argentina and Colombia have won access to the right to choose

For the first time since the liberation of Colombia from Spain by Simón Bolívar, Colombia now had leaders who promised to radically transform Colombia, and with it, all of Latin America.

The Pacto Histórico: a one-of-a kind alliance. It was a unique coalition, not a mere alliance among political parties, but also including social movements from a broad range of the ideological spectrum. And the "Nobodies" won. Here's how

Brazilians prepare for a momentous vote

This week: left economists cut through the baloney, rumblings of general strike, and a guide to wrecking your party

Mass media as stepping stone—three talking heads who lie their way to political dominance

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is wildly popular among Mexicans at home and abroad. It’s not just because of his domestic policies: AMLO is also playing a key role in challenging US dominance in Latin America.

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Big demands, big changes from Santiago de Cuba to Santiago de Chile