Now that slow-to-count California races have been called, it’s clear that Democrat’s performance in heavily Hispanic districts is one of the biggest stories of the 2018 midterms. Those districts accounted for 32.5 percent of total Democratic gains.
In a historic landslide, Democrats flipped a net of 40 House seats. Here’s how they performed in swing districts with large Hispanic populations
By William Naylor / wm_naylor /
An interview with Nicaraguan Journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro
As the political crisis in Nicaragua continues to deepen, Global Americans’ Chris Sabatini and Ken Frankel from the Canadian Council of the Americas inaugurate their interview series, Two Gringos with Questions, by interviewing Nicaraguan Journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro.
The roots of the Nicaraguan crisis: Collective guilt
By Richard Feinberg /
Whenever an authoritarian ruler succeeds in subverting democracy, the responsibility for the democratic backsliding must be more widely shared. Here’s why.
What difference will the mid-terms make on U.S.-Latin America policy?
By Christopher Sabatini / chrissabatini /
The new Democratic majority in the House will likely elevate a well-known, moderate Latin America advocate to chair the Foreign Relations Committee and provide a balance to the administration’s possible bro-mance with Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro should follow Lula’s 2003 example
By Patricio Navia / patricionavia /
If Bolsonaro governs as a pragmatic and moderate president, he can put Brazil back on the path of economic growth without undermining democratic institutions.
The winners and losers of Brazil’s elections
By Valeria Saccone /
Even while we wait for the October 28 second-round elections, the results for the national legislature and state and local offices already say a lot about the direction of the country.
Macri’s Argentina: Shipwrecked by economic crisis
By César G. Calero /
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The Argentine president will likely have to face feared stagflation, increasing social tension, and an emboldened Peronist opposition ahead of presidential elections next year.
How big business enables authoritarianism in Central America
By Javier Gutiérrez / jantgut /
Business elites have been willfully complicit in the pan-ideological rise of strongmen in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala.
An outsider candidate looms large in El Salvador’s February presidential election
By Lucas Perelló / lucasperello /
Widespread discontent with corruption-plagued traditional parties might result in a historical win for Nayib Bukele, a former FMLN member who is now running on a third-party platform.
Elections in Brazil: Blank and null votes are the favorite
By Valeria Saccone /
Disillusioned with the political system because of corruption, more than half of Brazilians will stay home during elections in October.
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