A Look Back At The Dark Legacy Of Abimael Guzmán
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Renzo Aroni, historian of modern Latin America, about the legacy of Abimael Guzmán, founder of the Shining Path, who died on Saturday.
Latin America
Abimael Guzmán, Leader Of Shining Path Insurgency In Peru, Dies At 86
The former philosophy professor launched an insurgency against the Peruvian government in 1980 and presided over numerous car bombings and assassinations in the years that followed.
The Security Crackdown After 9/11 Permanently Altered Life At The U.S.-Mexico Border
The tightened security that followed 9/11 irreparably changed the U.S.-Mexico border region. Border agents see themselves as fighting terrorism, but it's unlikely a terrorist has ever crossed there.
First Came A Quake In Mexico, Then Strange Blue Lights. People Feared The Apocalypse
Mexicans are sharing spectacular videos of bursts of blue lights seen streaking across the skies after a 7.0 earthquake rattled the country's Pacific coast on Wednesday.
Mexico's Abortion Ruling Could Mean Change For The Country And The Region
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with María Antonieta Alcalde, director of reproductive rights organization Ipas in Central America and Mexico, on what Mexico's recent abortion ruling means for Latin America.
Watch Pets And People Run For Cover As A Powerful Earthquake Strikes Mexico
This video from Mexico City's Azcapotzalco neighborhood shows startled occupants of an apartment rush to steady themselves as the 7.1 magnitude earthquake shakes their building.
News Brief: Idaho's COVID Surge, Taliban Government, Decriminalizing Abortion
In northern Idaho, COVID-19 cases are so bad, all care is being rationed. The Taliban announced a caretaker government in Afghanistan. Mexico's supreme court effectively decriminalized abortion there.
The Supreme Court In Mexico Votes To Decriminalize Abortion
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Post about Mexico's highest court ruling it is unconstitutional to imprison women who had abortions.
El Salvador Has Adopted Bitcoin As Legal Tender — The First Country To Do So
El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, kicking off a big and bold experiment for the popular cryptocurrency.
Mexico's Supreme Court Has Voted To Decriminalize Abortion
"Today is a historic day for the rights of all Mexican women," said Supreme Court Chief Justice Arturo Zaldivar on Tuesday.