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As the election period comes to its official end, the situation in Guatemala is becoming ever more tense. Although a number of human rights organizations asked the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to extend the electoral period until January 14, when the President-elect Bernardo Arévalo will be inaugurated, the period was declared over on…

Last week, we got all the proof we needed about the Biden administration's position on President Bukele when a top State Department official flew to El Salvador and shook his hand - just as he was preparing to illegally register as a candidate in the upcoming February presidential elections. That's why our new Break…

Photo Yahoo By Isaac Cohen* The US economy surprised again by achieving robust growth during the summer. Last week, the Department of Commerce revealed that the economy grew, during the third quarter, at an inflation-adjusted annual rate of almost 5 percent, from around 2 percent in the previous quarter. The…

Photo: aljazeera WASHINGTON, October 27, 2023. – In response to the escalating Israel-Hamas war, Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on International Justice and Peace, renews his call for peace. “The war in the Holy Land is playing out in real time…

Photo: coincodex By Isaac Cohen* The effects of monetary policy tightening can be observed at the level of how higher interest rates make credit more expensive for individuals, through mortgages, credit card balances and auto loans. It is also relevant to observe how credit tightening influences the performance of small…

Photo Progressive Maryland We're thrilled to share a major success in our ongoing fight for housing justice. Last Thursday, we organized an impactful press conference with the residents of The Enclave apartment complex in Silver Spring, Maryland. In collaboration with tenant residents and dedicated elected officials, we addressed the longstanding issues at…

Photo: CASA What a mess. The Republicans in Congress can’t seem to come together on the simplest choice as the majority party–who will be their Speaker. Even worse, their candidates for Speakership, like Representative Jim Jordan, keep getting more and more right-wing, anti-immigrant, and anti-working families. Forget about governing. As…

Photo Yahoo By Isaac Cohen* According to the US Census Bureau, as of July 2022, the Hispanic population in the United States reached 63.7 million, almost one fifth of the total population. Out of the total number of Hispanics, 31.1 million, almost half were citizens eligible to vote. The other…

Photo Google By Isaac Cohen* The job market in the United States has again surprised positively most observers. Last week, the Labor Department said 336,000 new jobs were created in September, from the revised figure of 227,000 in August, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 percent. Job creation…

This Indigenous People’s Day we wanted to share with you the incredible story of Miguel Mancio. Miguel is a father from an indigenous community in Mexico who has faced the daunting challenges of climate change head-on. As a farmer, his and his family’s main source of income is agriculture, which is…