Chile

The coronavirus and lockdowns have worsened the region’s economic divides—and set the stage for more political upheaval.

In South Africa, people are brewing beer at home. Muslims in India are celebrating Ramadan alone. And city streets everywhere are vacant.

The people want more democracy, even if their leaders want less.

Protesters get slammed by critics whenever they use force. But for the state, it’s normalized.

Chile’s government has sought for years to fix inequality problems that date to free market reforms under Pinochet. It just wasn’t nearly enough.

Here’s why they want to replace the dictatorship-era document.

Riven by ideological divisions and facing a lack of adequate regional mechanisms, neighboring countries cannot even agree on whether Evo Morales’s ouster constitutes a coup.

The popular uprisings in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti have many different causes and one thing in common: If history is any indicator, the outlook for genuine, lasting change is grim.

And the ongoing protests prove it.

In Santiago, demonstrations over economic inequality are expected to continue after President Sebastián Piñera promised reforms.

Both sides should heed the lessons of negotiated transitions in Chile and South Africa to forge a peaceful path to democracy.

The Trump administration was troubled by her views on abortion, Israel, and Latin America.

Despite a large international search effort, time is running out for the crew.

And the worst may be yet to come.

Braulio Jatar videotaped Venezuela’s president getting run out of town by protesters. Then he was arrested.

Documenting the legacy of a secret — and brutal — alliance of Latin American states against suspected leftists.