NEED TO KNOW The Chain Gang Blues: The Dominican Republic Grapples With Prison ‘Chaos’ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Political violence and indiscriminate imprisonment have […]

NEED TO KNOW Home Alone: Rule By Might Brings Peru to its Knees PERU On March 16, renowned Peruvian singer Paul Flores […]

NEED TO KNOW Mission Impossible: In Haiti, the Gangs Are Winning HAITI The “Unknown Maroon,” a statue of a freedom fighter in […]

NEED TO KNOW Slapshot: How Canada Is Getting Its Groove Back CANADA Canadians are known for being nice. But recently, they have […]

NEED TO KNOW When a ‘Total Peace’ Disintegrates COLOMBIA In early February, five days after she gave birth, a young Colombian woman […]

NEED TO KNOW The Guerrillas of Peace: How Nicaragua’s First Couple  Cemented ‘Total Control’ NICARAGUA Nicaraguan officials recently swore in 30,000 masked […]

NEED TO KNOW El Salvador’s New Business Model Fills Jails EL SALVADOR Last month, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele made an unusual offer […]

NEED TO KNOW Friend in Need … a Friend Indeed GUATEMALA Two years ago, a little-known former Guatemalan diplomat in a crowded […]

NEED TO KNOW Stability Über Alles URUGUAY Last fall, when Uruguayans were asked in a referendum whether they would like to retire […]

NEED TO KNOW Carrots, Sticks, and Dignity SOUTH/ CENTRAL AMERICA When US President Donald Trump sent a plane of deported Colombians back […]

NEED TO KNOW A Clenched Fist ECUADOR When Daniel Noboa took over the presidency of Ecuador in November 2023, there was hope […]

NEED TO KNOW Of Locks and Docks PANAMA Jorge Quijano sat on a hotel balcony overlooking Panama Bay recently, watching massive ships […]

NEED TO KNOW The Odyssey VENEZUELA On Jan. 10, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office for his third term, promising […]

NEED TO KNOW The Pointy Boots CANADA Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was stepping down after nine years […]

NEED TO KNOW Quadrant Chess GREENLAND Last week, Denmark’s King Frederik X unveiled a new royal coat of arms that gave its […]

NEED TO KNOW Sink or Swim BOLIVIA A community of ethnic Aymara shamans in Bolivia called amautas, or “wise ones” in the […]

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NEED TO KNOW The Yin and the Yang BRAZIL Right-wing Brazilian populist Jair Bolsonaro, who served as president from 2019 to 2023, […]

NEED TO KNOW The Big Carrot SURINAME The World Bank considers the South American country and former Dutch colony of Suriname to […]

NEED TO KNOW Chainsaw Politics ARGENTINA Students, workers from all sectors, LGBTQ folks, pensioners and women have all marched in the streets […]

NEED TO KNOW Paradise in Peril COSTA RICA The illustrious Hilton Waldorf Astoria brand is planning to open a 188-room hotel in […]

NEED TO KNOW Where No News Is Good News URUGUAY On Oct. 27, Uruguay voters will decide who they want to lead […]

NEED TO KNOW Paradise, Enraged CARIBBEAN The tourism industry – hotels, restaurants, and other amenities – has long replaced the extractive colonial […]