All Americas
First LookIs Mexico's messy corruption scandal a chance to turn the page?Mexico President L贸pez Obrador is calling for public access to details of a corruption investigation implicating three former presidents. Crucial testimony was leaked this week, along with a possibly innocuous video of a cash hand-off involving聽Mr. L贸pez Obrador's brother.
Pandemic pen pals: How Colombian libraries lift spiritsLibraries in Medell铆n, Colombia, help overcome pandemic-induced isolation with 鈥淟ove in the Time of Coronavirus,鈥� an anonymous letter-writing program.
He used to say Canada鈥檚 health care was risky. Now he says it鈥檚 the future.Almost a decade ago, Wendell Potter was working to scare Americans away from Canadian health care. Now he thinks the pandemic has proven it superior.
Pandemic pulls Latin America's trans community into the spotlightGender-based quarantine rules in Latin America鈥檚 fight against the coronavirus led to a jump in abuse against trans citizens.
Migrants have helped Canada weather the pandemic. Will it return the favor?Amid Canada's coronavirus pandemic, temporary workers and asylum-seekers have become more critical than ever. And they want recognition of that.
鈥榃hat we do is help鈥�: Mexican neighbors boost each other in pandemicCOVID-19 has left many Mexican workers in a precarious situation 鈥� the latest in a long line of events inspiring neighbors to band together.
鈥榃e鈥檙e invisible鈥�: Peru鈥檚 moment of reckoning on informal workersPeru acted quickly to combat the health and economic risks of COVID-19. So where did things go wrong?
In a pandemic, is a fast government check better than a larger one?The coronavirus pandemic has spurred a financially massive response in the U.S. Canada, meanwhile, has acted more quickly, and to greater effect.
First LookIn Venezuela, as water runs out, communities improvise solutionsVenezuela's water shortage has gotten so bad that neighbors are banding together, defying quarantine lockdowns, digging wells, and siphoning water from abandoned construction sites.聽
As lockdown lingers, a rural reckoning with domestic violenceThe coronavirus pandemic has trapped victims of domestic violence in lockdown with their abusers. And the problem appears most acute in rural areas.
鈥楽ay Their Names鈥�: Why the George Floyd protests resonate globallyProtesters around the world are reacting to the killing of George Floyd by demanding that police violence in their own countries be stopped.
鈥楩riendliest boundary in the world鈥� divides families in pandemicThe U.S.-Canada border is normally so open that many live lives that span it. But the pandemic has forced its closure, dividing families across it.
鈥楾hey didn鈥檛 get to die with dignity鈥�: Canada reexamines care for seniorsAlarming concerns about nursing homes that have surfaced in Canada, a country known for its health coverage, have prompted a national soul-searching.
First LookHow Latin American slums are leading the fight against COVID-19Slum dwellers have received little or no government aid during the coronavirus so communities are coming together to help the most vulnerable. A mask-making initiative is one of dozens of projects across shanty towns from Brazil to Venezuela, Colombia to Mexico.
Past crises brought change. What will this pandemic bring?Those who have lived through past global crises found聽opportunities to change for the better. Today鈥檚 coronavirus pandemic offers similar hope.
A helping hand? Amid pandemic, gangs cast themselves as protectors.COVID-19 has created new opportunities for organized crime in Latin America, as leadership vacuums give gangs a chance to strengthen control.
FocusFor refugees, a plea: You can鈥檛 beat a pandemic by leaving people outHow can refugees聽鈥� the world鈥檚 most vulnerable 鈥� cope with the coronavirus threat? There is no safety net, no margin for error.
Working thousands of miles from home 鈥� to build a new one鈥淩emittance homes鈥� are changing the landscape of rural Guatemala. For some, they symbolize the American dream. But could they drive migration?
Doug Ford鈥檚 leadership is making friends out of foes in OntarioAmid the coronavirus crisis, some former critics of Ontario鈥檚 premier say he has become a different politician, calmly deferring to experts.
After shooting, Nova Scotia finds ways to grieve under lockdownThe pandemic lockdown has hampered mourning those lost in last weekend's shooting, but the community of Nova Scotia is improvising ways to do so.
