Latin America

The country has widely reported problems, but improvements in income and conditions for many workers mean a lot of Brazilians have done well over the past decade.

In ways large and small, Pope Francis is having an impact on Roman Catholics in Latin America.

The presence of military in the communities has brought back painful memories of Guatemala's dirty war.

In December of last year, Uruguay became the first country in the world to fully legalize and regulate the cultivation, sale, distribution and use of marijuana.

Chile, one of the most conservative countries in Latin America, is getting ready for an unprecedented debate on the legalization of therapeutic abortion.

Hundreds of protesters recently gathered at the World Bank to shame a gold mining firm's shakedown of one of Central America's poorest countries.

There is a specific message for peoples of the Americas that have been de-Indigenized, disconnected and severed from their traditions, languages and stories.

“Going to the United States is my dream, and I'll do it even if I die in the attempt.”

Latin America has become a kind of new Soviet Bloc, a counter-hegemony to the liberal capitalist empire.

A mining project is planned for this biodiverse area of Quito, despite community opposition.