Inequality

Climate change

From private benefit to collective cost: the exploitation of common resources in Latin America

David Castells-Quintana

Climate change exposes Latin America’s tragedy of the commons. Inequality, weak institutions, and global cooperation define the region’s future.

Poverty

Shantytowns and favelas: a century of urban informality in Latin America

Carlos A. Gordón B.

For over a century, informal settlements have shaped Latin American cities. This article explores their origins, challenges, and future in urban planning.

Disinformation

As democracies erode, Latin America’s billionaires grow richer

Gloria García

While inequality in Latin America rises, an elite of the ultra-rich accumulates power and wealth at the expense of weakening democracy.

Panama

Panama: What is behind the protests and what is at stake?

Sergio García-Rendón

The country is currently experiencing a cycle of public dissatisfaction and institutional questioning that goes beyond the current situation, forcing us to look a little further back.

Inequality

Health as a mirror of injustice: Social inequality kills

José Julio Villalba | Estefanía Suárez

Life expectancy no longer depends on genes or luck. It depends on your zip code, your ethnicity, your income, your education, whether you live...

Gender

Between light and shadow: The slow march toward gender equality in the region

Marco T. Bustos Gutiérrez

We must develop more robust legal frameworks, budget allocations with a gender perspective and public policies that truly aim to transform the structural conditions of inequality.

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