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Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules That Abortion Is Not a Crime
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several…
Latino City in Arizona Grew, but Census Says It Shrank
It’s a Thursday evening in Somerton, Arizona, and parents and students packed inside a middle…
Mexico, Facing Its Third Covid-19 Wave, Shows the Dangers of Weak Federal Coordination
Cases of COVID-19 are surging around the world, but the course of the pandemic varies…
5 Ways Americans Often Misunderstand Cuba, from Fidel Castro’s Rise to the Cuban American Vote
Cuba recently erupted in the largest protests seen there in six decades, reflecting popular anger…
Cuba’s Leader Lays Some Blame for Protests on His Government
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel for the first time is offering some self-criticism while saying that…
Cuba Protests: 4 Essential Reads on Dissent in the Post-Castro Era
Street protests erupted across Cuba on July 11, 2021, with crowds of Cubans demonstrating against…
El Salvador’s Abortion Ban Jails Women for Miscarriages and Stillbirths – Now One Woman’s Family Seeks International Justice
El Salvador outlaws abortion completely, even in circumstances of rape or incest, with penalties ranging…
Thousands of Brazilians Who Won Elections as Black Candidates in 2020 Previously Ran for Office as White
Brazil is undergoing a strange racial reckoning after bombshell revelations that thousands of veteran politicians…
Cuba Cracks Down on Artists Who Demanded Creative Freedoms After ‘Unprecedented’ Government Negotiations
Cuban artists and intellectuals want more rights – and, in an unusual show of dissent,…
