New World Order
NEED TO KNOW New World Order MEXICO/ LATIN AMERICA The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, skipped the recent Summit of […]
The Makeover
NEED TO KNOW The Makeover CHILE Chilean President Gabriel Boric recently apologized to thousands of women who were forcibly sterilized over the […]
Dairy and Dictatorship
NEED TO KNOW Dairy and Dictatorship CUBA Years ago, the late Fidel Castro promised that Cuba’s communist government would subsidize a liter […]
Return of the Repressed
NEED TO KNOW Return of the Repressed COLOMBIA A Colombian rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced a 10-day, unilateral ceasefire […]
Guns and Crypto
NEED TO KNOW Guns and Crypto EL SALVADOR Crime and Bitcoin are the two most powerful forces in El Salvador. The question […]
The Forever-war
NEED TO KNOW The Forever-war WORLD Some Ukrainian women in Poland, refugees from their country’s war against Russia, want to have abortions. […]
The War Without a Name
NEED TO KNOW The War Without a Name MEXICO A Mexican drug gang recently left six severed heads on a car roof […]
Frustration, Fear and Baby Shark
NEED TO KNOW Frustration, Fear and Baby Shark CANADA The 5,525-mile border between Canada and the US has long been described as […]
Keeping the Lights On
NEED TO KNOW Keeping the Lights On MEXICO Proposed reforms to Mexico’s energy sector are causing ripples throughout North America. Leftist President […]
Holding the Nose
NEED TO KNOW Holding the Nose COSTA RICA Costa Rican leaders face hard choices. Their constituents, meanwhile, feel as if they are […]
The Covid Orphans
NEED TO KNOW The Covid Orphans PERU More than 204,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Peru, the highest rate per […]
Standing Tall
NEED TO KNOW Standing Tall BARBADOS When the BBC asked Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley about climate change last year, the interviewer […]
Justice Delayed But Not Daunted
NEED TO KNOW Justice Delayed But Not Daunted LATIN AMERICA The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, a Costa Rica-based panel affiliated with […]
A Frightful Old Year
NEED TO KNOW A Frightful Old Year WORLD Fear was the watchword of 2021. People feared the coronavirus. In Africa, where the […]
Much Ado About Something
NEED TO KNOW Much Ado About Something CANADA School officials forced third-grade teacher Fatemeh Anvari out of her classroom at Chelsea Elementary […]
Upstaging Ghosts
NEED TO KNOW Upstaging Ghosts CHILE If the legacy of General Augusto Pinochet’s cruel rule haunted Chile for years, the ghost of […]
Promoting Parenthood
NEED TO KNOW Promoting Parenthood WORLD Most wealthy countries offer nationwide paid parental leave. Estonia, for example, mandates 82 weeks for new […]
Standing Tall
NEED TO KNOW Standing Tall BARBADOS It’s often forgotten that Queen Elizabeth is the head of state of many former British colonies […]
Stacking Decks
Editor’s Note: Due to technical issues, we are unable to post the quiz this week. The quiz will resume next week. We […]
Eyes Wide Open
NEED TO KNOW Eyes Wide Open CHILE Fabiola Campillai was walking to work in 2019 when Chilean security forces fired a tear […]
Voting With Feet
NEED TO KNOW Voting With Feet ARGENTINA Argentine President Alberto Fernández unveiled big spending plans on social welfare programs and other benefits […]
When Might Is Right
NEED TO KNOW When Might Is Right NICARAGUA Nicaraguan law enforcement recently arrested two prominent businessmen on charges of “money laundering, acts […]
Life and Death
NEED TO KNOW Life and Death COLOMBIA Suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Martha Sepúlveda opted to die. She scheduled the procedure […]
Hostage Diplomacy
NEED TO KNOW Hostage Diplomacy CANADA Recently a plane from China carrying Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor arrived in Calgary. At […]