Americas
Politics of Blood
As expected of a developed country with a highly effective healthcare system, Canada has one of the lowest HIV/AIDS rates in the world. However, a completely different reality exists within certain Canadian indigenous communities.
Argentina’s Tango to the Right
A newly-elected president in Argentina seems poised to push back against decades of leftist politics in Latin America.
Guatemala: Democracy in Crisis
The ousting of a corrupt president amid a presidential election has left the state of Guatemala’s democracy in uncertain times.
A Mysterious Death and Argentina’s Uncertain Future
“No one can shut me up, […] no power can shut me up,” she bristled. On January 30, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner appeared on national television and rebuked her critics. The incident exemplifies what her presidency has become:…
Plastic Paradise: Brazil’s Cosmetic Surgery Boom
A surgeon penetrates the bridge between your two nostrils. Tweezers enter the space created by the incision, lifting the skin off your nose as if it is the hood of a car. Now comes the scalpel, cutting bone and transforming…