The heir to a political dynasty, João Campos is betting on innovation to build a name for himself in Brazil's most unequal capital.

The first female mayor of Tumaco, María Emilsen Angulo took office just in time for a global pandemic.

In Argentina’s northernmost and highest capital, a fourth-term mayor has changed the environmental landscape.

Foreign involvement is inevitable, but the mistakes of the past can be avoided.

"The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has amplified the political knife’s edge on which Haiti has long perched," writes AS/COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth for the New York Post.

"He really sees not just that the opposition itself is very weak…but, frankly, that the international community is in disarray," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to NPR.

Ortega has been dismantling democracy for more than a decade. He is emboldened by impunity.