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Twisted Democracies

In many democracies, particularly in Latin America, well-meaning reforms intended to enhance democracy have achieved just the opposite.

By February 2021, there had been a 95.5% drop compared to numbers in January and February the previous year.

“What’s on my dinner table starts in this line; if I don’t stand here, what do we eat?” So says an 82-year-old retiree…

The high temperatures will hit 32-33° C (90-91 F), and the lows between 22-24° C (72-75 F). The sea surface temperature will be 27° C (81 F).

Our reader Einar Holmen from Mexico took the photo of the day: “Playing at Sunset” in Trinidad, Cuba. He used his Canon 6D camera.

Our featured duo is Cande y Paulo from Argentina with a NPR Tiny Desk Concert released today May 5th. Remember to send us your favorites.

Ortega deputies and their allies approve Electoral Council magistrates & electoral reforms that maintain the FSLN advantage in elections.

His wooden house was demolished when he was just ten. He built another one with the boards, a three-story house, in a tree in the backyard.

UN rapporteur and president of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights warn of impact of restrictions on Nicaraguans’ political rights.

Our reader Larry Benvenuti from the United States took the photo of the day: “Miguel Toledo,1996” in Escambray, Cuba. He used his Kodak camera.