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Players observe a minute of silence in memory of Pope Francis before the Spanish league soccer match between Real Madrid and RC Celta de Vigo at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on May 4, 2025. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images

From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his message to a wider world − that could continue with baseball‑loving Leo XIV

The sporting world mourned the death of Francis − a lifelong soccer fan. The new pope is more of a baseball guy.
Le président argentin Javier Milei salue la foule avant de s'exprimer lors de la Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, le 22 février 2025, à Oxon Hill, dans le Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Argentina’s Javier Milei is playing the democratic game, but using authoritarian tactics

Despite his anarcho-capitalist ideology, which distances him from the European and American far right, Argentina’s Javier Milei has authoritarian tendencies.
A supporter of former President Evo Morales holds a sign while protesting for the release of fellow supporters who were arrested for blocking roads in La Paz, Bolivia, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Democracy across the Americas is in crisis

To preserve democracy, leaders and citizens will have to get back to the basics: free and fair elections, the rule of law and a vibrant civic culture.
Demonstrators carry pictures of missing people during a march for the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 24 2024. Juan Ignacio Roncoroni / EPA

Argentina: Javier Milei’s government poses an urgent threat to human rights

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Argentina to commemorate victims of the country’s military dictatorship amid renewed concerns for human rights.
Do Argentinians have the patience for their new president’s shock therapy? Juan Ignacio Roncoroni / EPA

Javier Milei: Argentina’s new president presses ahead with economic ‘shock therapy’ as social unrest grows

Argentina is already feeling the sting of its new president’s policies – but Javier Milei is pressing ahead with ever-more radical plans to overhaul the economy.

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