Dropping his usual blustery tone, Haiti's president has appointed a generally conservative commission to help deal with the country's ongoing electoral impasse.
Mexico's president may have recited a slogan popular with protesters, but crackdowns on activists suggest he isn't about to give in to their demands.
Central Americans crossing Mexico on their way to the US border still face attacks by criminal gangs—and so do Mexican activists trying to help the migrants.
Using the pretext of last spring's uptick in immigration by Central American children, the US is pushing for still more of its failed "drug war" and "free trade" policies.
The violence against campesinos in northern Honduras isn't letting up. After at least one previous attempt, enemies have killed a leader in the campesino struggle to regain land.
The US media continue to play down the crisis in Mexico, but investors and foreign leaders are starting to show concern as the protests continue to swell.
Government supporters attacked an opposition demonstration, wounding at least four. Meanwhile, a government minister calls his former Lavalas colleagues "roaches."
Without losing their anti-militarist focus, the annual School of the Americas actions also protested the US government's enforcement-only approach to immigration.
A mass killing in several poor neighborhoods seems to be the work of an elite police unit. Based on Brazil's record, the police agents are unlikely to face criminal charges.
Militant protests over the killing of students from Ayotzinapa still haven't let up after two months. Is the government planning a crackdown?
Just a few months ago US editors and politicians were gushing over President Peña Nieto and his "reform" agenda. Now they seem to be having second thoughts.
The US has been requiring its "free trade" partners to meet certain labor standards. A US government report raises questions about the policy's effectiveness.
