Not particularly comparative politics, but seems very apropos

European centuries contract with Libya to arrest Europe-bound sub-saharan immigrants. Thy hold them on no or unclear charges in dangerous conditions.

While developed, western countries are trying to eradicate the actual virus, lockdown measures and global trade disruptions is more dangerous to less developed countries

This is an in-depth look into the next (and current) integration of climate denialism: climate "inactivism." It details how right-wing pundits, funded by oil companies, are encouraging people to accept climate change, but refrain from addressing it. They co-opt the language of social justice, calling climate activism elitist or an intentional ploy to harm working-class people. This contains an element of truth, but what started as a legitimate critique is now being used to halt any climate activism in its tracks.

During the trial of the president's brother, multiple witness testified that the president of Honduras wants to "shove drugs up the noses of the Americans." Allegedly, he's warned cartels of DEA operations and executed disloyal people with his brother. But how true is all of this? And how does he maintain power? (hint: the US helps him)

Mexico City has very relaxed immigration and visa requirement, allowing a new class of foreign business execs to move to the city during the pandemic. Despite a boost to the economy, this influx might be displacing native residents and inflaming an internalized racism called "malinchismo."

Leaders, including Jair Bolsonaro and Joe Biden agreed to end and reverse deforestation. The package, named the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forest and Land Use, includes more that $5 billion of private funding and $8 billion of public funding. However, the package did not seem to list many concrete goals or target dates.

A profile of a Guatemalan drug kingpin: Marixa Lemus Perez

Haiti's growing gang violence didn't come from nowhere. The government of former President Moise used gangs to shore up its political power, arming the gangs in the process. This article detail the interplay between the police, the gangs, and the government

Trump wanted to send in Troops to fight cartels. This is obviously reminiscent of the US invasion of Afghanistan, The Mexican president thanks Trump for his desire to help but stressed the need for Mexico's independent handling of the situation

Many competing factors have led to El Salvador's decision to accept bitcoin, like the president want to portray a millennial persona, the bitcoin community hearing for a playground, and a sluggish economy desperate for revitalization. This article details the many threads. However, critics worry that a volatile currency like bitcoin is not a viable currency. But both sides are light on their specifics. How will it play out?

This is a personal essay from an Afghan who was outside of Afghanistan during its fall to the Taliban. It details the pain of watching friends and family frantically trying to exit the county before persecution.

President Biden is sending more vaccine doses to the developing world. This is a good thing, I think, considering that a lot of Americans don't even want it. But, is it a good thing that Biden even has to do this in the first place?

This story details the 9th pregnancy of Adora Perez. Her son was stillborn and tested positive for meth. Although there is no evidence that meth-use leads to stillbirths, punishment of drug-using mothers has become more common. Most of the attention is on abortion, but cases like this are another way the government tries to hijack women's (especially women of color's) reproductive rights.

This incredibly written piece tells tells the struggle of a family searching for meaning after a member's death on 9/11. However, this is not a story about 9/11. It's a story about grief.

This story follows various rural Afghan women (most notably, one named Shakira) and tracks their life as Afghanistan has oscillated from regime to regime, each containing different improvements and violence. Parallel to this political pendulum are the women's different opinions on what rights they should have - traditionalism versus progressivism.