Will November’s elections in the United States be free and fair?
I have spent my career helping pursue dictators and documenting how democracies erode: what is happening in my country is a pattern I know well
They steal our data, they steal our democracy. The moral catastrophe of Big Tech’s totalitarians-for-profit
Shoshana Zuboff|
A group of corporate power brokers is responsible for the democratic collapse we are witnessing on a global scale. Through their algorithms, they have managed to trap citizens in a mire of information overload and misinformation, while political leaders improvise in response to each new crisis. When business practices carry an unacceptable moral and human cost, they must be abolished. We did it with child labor. And with slavery
Abelardo de la Espriella embraces Trump's 'Donroe doctrine' as it spreads across Latin America
The new president of Colombia is in Washington’s orbit, giving a new boost to anti-immigration and hardline policies in the region
Solomy Balungi Bossa, member of the International Criminal Court: ‘Trump views us the same way as terrorists and drug peddlers’
The 70-year-old Ugandan is one of the ICC judges sanctioned by Washington due to the court’s ongoing investigations involving the United States and Israel
The world is plunging into a dangerous spiral of military spending
Geopolitical tensions, technological revolutions, economic interests and the absence of international treaties point to a sustained acceleration of the global arms race
From libertarian dream to political weapon: How the far right appropriated the crypto wave
Leaders such as Trump, Milei and Bukele raise these assets as a banner to attract disenchanted citizens while profiting from their popularity
The clandestine objects of Alligator Alcatraz
Former detainees managed to smuggle out of the center a diary, an electronic wristband, a silicone cup and other items from the facility. They keep them as tangible testimonies of an experience they do not want to be forgotten
Christopher Caldwell: ‘Europeans do not understand Trump’s voters: they see the corruption, but believe other problems are more serious’
The conservative analyst, one of the leading voices of the now-defunct ‘The Weekly Standard,’ says the Iran war is the defining turning point of the Republican’s term
Construction workers, electricians, couriers: How ICE agents use disguises to deceive and detain migrants
Various reports describe undercover operations in which federal agents allegedly wore utility workers’ clothing and other disguises to detain undocumented people, although ICE denies they were working for the agency
A group of Democrats accuses Trump of undermining disaster relief by using FEMA to advance his immigration agenda
A House of Representatives report states that the agency lost staff and response capacity by diverting employees and funds to ICE operations
The European ‘catenaccio’
If we do not invest, if we cannot offer a true single market, we will have little negotiating power
How to rebuild Venezuela in the face of horror
The task requires human effort, machinery, scientific knowledge and resources, but also a new political architecture capable of addressing people’s pain
$1 a day to clean a detention center: The ‘labor exploitation’ of migrants in ICE jails
The debate over these ‘workers’ has returned to the national spotlight after a settlement between California and private prison operator GEO Group affirmed that detainees are protected by the state’s labor regulations
Texas governor orders investigation into a hospital for promoting birth tourism
Greg Abbott accuses the medical center of profiting from what he claims is an illegal practice and is calling for an investigation that could lead to civil, administrative, and even criminal penalties
Mexico pursues criminal proceedings to seek justice for Mexicans who have died in ICE custody
Foreign Secretary Robert Velasco announced that criminal and civil proceedings will be initiated against the private companies that manage migrant detention centers
Iran strikes US interests in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar in response to Washington bombings
Iran’s Health Ministry said there were 14 dead and 78 injured in the latest offensive. It also claims one projectile landed very close to a nuclear facility
Milei seeks a U.S.-style government shutdown
The president of Argentina will present a series of legislative proposals aimed at reforming the Central Bank. The goal is to relaunch the administration and get past the nearly four-month crisis in which it has been mired
Day laborers, construction workers, waiters and laundry workers: The six Mexican lives that ended in the hands of ICE
In the early months of 2026, Heber Sánchez, Alberto Gutiérrez, Royer Pérez, José Guadalupe Ramos, Alejandro Cabrera and Lorenzo Salgado died in the custody of US immigration authorities. Their cases have pushed Claudia Sheinbaum to announce ‘important legal measures’
Immigrants say they are being held for days in a Miami ICE office under ‘horrific’ conditions
According to testimonies, detainees are spending nights at the Miramar immigration facility designed for short-term processing, while others have been transferred to a federal prison where they report inadequate medical care
Mexico will press the US to remove tariffs on autos and steel during the USMCA review
President Claudia Sheinbaum is confident that, in the medium term, the North American trade agreement will be renewed for another 16 years
Family seeks independent inquiry into ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado
Immigrant-rights organizations and Democratic lawmakers are also pressing for local authorities to conduct their own investigation into why the agent used deadly force against the Mexican immigrant
Democrat Graham Platner drops Maine Senate bid after sexual assault allegation
The announcement ends 72 agonizing hours during which the candidate tested the patience of his own party as calls for him to withdraw continued to mount
Naureen Shah, ACLU immigration director: ‘This administration’s politics of hate do not represent the views of Americans’
The lawyer, who leads the civil liberties group’s immigration policy and advocacy work, says the Trump government has created a police state in which no one is safe
The United States follows through on Trump’s threat, launching major strikes on Iran
After two days of exchanges of attacks between the two countries, the US president calls Iran’s leaders ‘scum’ and orders a new wave of attacks
Trump about ceasefire with Iran: ‘As far as I’m concerned it’s over’
The US president calls Iranian leaders ‘sick people’ after both countries exchanged strikes, but leaves the door open for negotiators to keep talking
Former ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar says in his memoir that no US agent traveled on the plane that transported ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
The diplomat is at the center of criticism from the Mexican government for allegedly lying about the circumstances surrounding the transfer of the Sinaloa Cartel leader to the United States
World Cup spurs Mexican-Americans to reconnect: ‘Putting on the Mexican jersey this time took on a different meaning’
Alfredo Corchado|Los Angeles|
Mexico’s historic run has inspired millions of migrants and their descendants to seek out and rebuild their roots with their country of origin
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