Aug. 12 (UPI) --For most Latin Americans, the Democratic Socialists of America probably seems like a distant feature of domestic U.S. politics. That may be a mistake. DSA has grown dramatically in recent years. On July 4, the organization announced that it ...

For years, Latin American politics seemed trapped in a familiar cycle. The Left promised social justice. The Right promised stability. Governments changed, parties rebranded, presidents came and went — yet the underlying political architecture often ...

Across Latin America and the Caribbean, voters worried about rising crime have elected populists who promise to impose order and security in their countries. Some observers have read this development as a sign of a regional swing to the right,

Latin America’s rightward shift now faces its biggest test.

July 1 (UPI) --On July 4, the United States will commemorate 250 years since the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. The declaration announced a revolutionary principle: human beings possess rights that do not come ...

Polarization is often created by political elites aiming to gain popularity, but it can also be caused by social conflicts rooted in extreme inequalities, according to a new book about Latin America politics co-authored by two Cornell professors.

Latin America has moved right. Not in one election, not in one country, and not as a passing mood. The region’s political map has been reordered. Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Colombia, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic are ...

Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Email (Opens in new window) Across Latin America, candidates from the political right have ...

In a pre-dawn raid in January, Delta Force soldiers burst in on a sleeping Nicolás Maduro, capturing the Venezuelan leader wanted on U.S. narco-terrorism charges. The dramatic end of Maduro’s control over a country emblematic of left-wing politics ...

Mexico is Latin America's second-largest economy and population, with 130.9 million people, shaping the region through CELAC and the OAS.