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Incest case attests that, in Costa Rica, abortion is legal in name only
In Costa Rica, women have had the right to abortion since 1970. Well, more or less. The concept of t...
Lipstick Under My Burkha: when real women take over Indian screens
“We see many films on male bonding, but hardly any on female bonding,” award-winning Indian filmmake...
Governors gone wild: Mexico faces a “lost generation” of corrupt leaders
During the colonial period, the Spanish Americas were governed under the 14th-century formula, “Obed...
Jim Yong Kim starts his second term as World Bank president despite a rocky first five years
Jim Yong Kim is set to begin his second five-year term as World Bank president on July 1, having bee...
Paraguay’s population is booming, but where are all the jobs?
In recent weeks, Paraguay has been shaken by a fierce parliamentary debate about a bill – recently k...
Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1952–2023
Jen Monroe ,June 20, 2023 Ryuichi Sakamoto...
Study: US cities have worse inequality than Mexico, with rich and poor living side by side
The cities of the Americas are unequal places. US census data and recent American Community Surveys...
Bridges and roads in north
Kherepe Meme gestures with her hand animatedly. She vividly remembers and describes the Great Assam...
In censoring a ‘Queer Museum,’ Brazil edges closer to authoritarianism
An art show has become Brazil’s latest political battleground. For those who didn’t get to see the 2...
From New York to Romania, restoration ecology is helping nature heal (and maybe humanity, too)
New York City’s Bronx River used to be an open sewer, more useful for carrying industrial waste than...