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Roller-coaster vote count as leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez inches into run-off (for now)
Sánchez has moved up from sixth to 2nd place as rural vote finally counted in Peru. Aliaga declares "fraud"
Apr 15 • Joshua Collins
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Apr 14 • Joshua Collins and Daniela.
After a first round, Peru likely to feature two ultra-right candidates for the Presidency
Keiko Fujimori and Rafael Lopez Aliaga lead the quick count, but balloting extended at some Lima centers after thousands turned away
Apr 13 • Joshua Collins
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Mining in LATAM: Is it even possible to do ethically?
Extraction is a magnet for criminal activity, and an environmental disaster. Do the cons outweigh the benefits?
Apr 9 • Joshua Collins
Authoritarianism is rising across the Americas: it may be here to stay
From Quito to Minneapolis, Santiago to Jalisco, institutions are failing us. Perhaps the solution needs to come from somewhere else
Apr 7 • Joshua Collins
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Gentrification Spurs Cocaine Surge in Medellín
Sep 9, 2023 • Joshua Collins
The Rubio and Trump story over Venezuelan boat bombing is full of holes — and fabrications
Sep 7, 2025 • Joshua Collins
On Machismo, Misogyny, and Murder in Mexico
Mar 8, 2025 • Daniela.
Ecuador goes to "War" against crime, but will it work?
Jan 17, 2024 • Joshua Collins

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The US wants Venezuelan blood gold, but the price is likely much higher than they think
A "repatriation" of $100 million gold to the US almost certainly contained deposits mined by criminal groups through "child labor, torture, and…
Mar 29 • Joshua Collins
The US wants you to know they're coming after Petro
DEA claims Colombian president is "priority target" in leaks to press, but there are some serious problems with the accusations
Mar 22 • Joshua Collins
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Noboa thinks Ecuador can bomb its way out of a security crisis: he's wrong
Inroads by armed groups into new territories illustrate the shortcomings of "mano dura." But they also reveal unique vulnerabilities
Mar 14 • Joshua Collins
Mexico and Colombia owe women a serious debt
Despite progressive leaders who have promised progress in the fight against Gender-based violence, conditions for women in both countries continue to…
Mar 8 • Daniela.
Capture of El Mencho in Mexico leads to violence in areas controlled by CJNG
Burnt cars, roadblocks, and attacks across the country after the killing of one of Mexico's most notorious kingpins
Feb 23 • Joshua Collins

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Oppression and resistance: the DHS Diaries
PWS weekly on ICE, Border Patrol, and the brave communities , organizations, and individuals resisting their fascist policies
Apr 12 • Joshua Collins
The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
Cuba prisoner release, US drops sanctions on Delcy, and Peru heads to elect their 5th president in as many years
Apr 6 • Joshua Collins
The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
Blackouts, protests and an aid flotilla in Cuba, more details in DEA case against Petro, and the youngest person to die yet in DHS custody leaves Mexico…
Mar 23 • Joshua Collins
US prosecutors investigating Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro: NYT
Two investigations into campaign financing explore links to drug trafficking
Mar 20
Ecuador says it has no idea how its bomb ended up in Colombia
Noboa initially denied the bomb was from Ecuador, but after a high-level meeting between defense ministers, new details emerge
Mar 19 • Joshua Collins
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