Contemporary politics and fierce antagonisms
Elections were a battlefield of ideas, positions, representations about social life. But the politics of recent years presents a fierce antagonism and a violent dialectic that survives electoral contests.
Vaccination calms the storm in Ecuador
For the government, vaccination has become a wall that has been containing the demands of the different social sectors. But the lack of answers to their demands could lead the country to a new social explosion.
The “discovery” of Machu Picchu and the duel of narratives
According to the official website of the Machu Picchu National Park, “the city was never lost, as it was occasionally visited and inhabited,” which contrasts with Bingham’s account of his declared “discovery” of the region.
Central government hinders Chilean decentralization
Co-author Camila Carrasco
The democratic election of the regional governor is one of the main measures of political decentralization that Chile has taken recently. However, the central government is hindering the process and seeks to retain power.
Left and post-left in Latin America
During the Peruvian campaign, a difference was generated between the two leftist parties: Veronika Mendoza’s Juntos por el Perú and Castillo’s Perú Libre, around gender, sexual and reproductive health issues that opened a gap between what one congresswoman called a “popular” left and a “progressive” left.
Is there a divorce between Mexico City and AMLO?
The most surprising result of the past mid-term elections was the apparent divorce between AMLO and the Mexico City voter. But it has not been such, the CDMX is not leftist, the capital has always had an opposition vocation.
The narrow cornices of Pedro Castillo
O presidente eleito do Peru, Pedro Castillo, parece ter superado os muitos obstáculos colocados no seu caminho por Keiko Fujimori. Entretanto, ele deve se preparar para uma fase muito mais dura, quando várias frentes se abrem para ele em um contexto social onde as demandas por soluções se multiplicam.
Economy
The reality of wages in Venezuela
Most formal jobs in Venezuela are anchored to a scale that depends on the minimum wage. The value of the minimum wage is clearly an anomaly: $2.4. It is so, so low that it is enough for less than 1% of the basic food basket.
Pathways for Haiti’s development
Co-author Robson Dias da Silva
The first Latin American country to become a republic, Haiti is one of the poorest in the world. Nearly two-thirds of its population survives on subsistence agriculture geared to the domestic market.
Economy, Pandemic and Crisis
The IMF estimates a contraction of the world product in 2020 of 3.3% and Latin America is the most affected region. The reduction of the Latin American economy was 7% but with a great inequality between countries and regions.
Society
Zero Emissions: Latin America and a New Crossroads
La comunidad científica nos plantea la necesidad de reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero e impedir que se sigan acumulando gases en la atmósfera. ¿Como resolver la situación? ¿Quien debería liderar el proceso de transición?
The remnant of Shining Path in Peru
A dos semanas de la segunda vuelta electoral, un ataque de remanentes del grupo armado maoísta Sendero Luminoso, dejó al menos catorce muertos. El ataque se produjo en El Vraem, principal zona productora de hojas de coca, con una nutrida presencia del narcotráfico.
An environmental agenda for Peru
Co-author Deborah Delgado
After more than two decades of intensification of extractive activities in Peru, the affected rural areas show no improvement or increase in services, but rather a growing distrust of the centralist state.
Politics
Vaccines: Keys to Addressing a Global Issue
Co-author Magdalena Bas Vilizzio
With the beginning of vaccination, 2020 ended projecting the first step towards the end of the pandemic. However, new challenges have appeared, such as the dispute over vaccines.
Fujimorism strains democracy once again
The arbitration of national bodies and international observers have declared that the Peruvian elections have been unobjectionable, clean and transparent. But Keiko Fujimori’s party, which has been losing the election, has developed a legal strategy under the thesis of massive fraud.
Ortega and Murillo’s Two-Level Game
Nicaragua’s government – controlled by President Ortega, his wife Murillo and the Sandinista National Liberation Front – is using new laws to arrest political rivals and harass independent media ahead of elections scheduled for November.