Author: Laura Carlsen

Donald Trump’s Obsession with Migrants

September 30, 2025

Amid so many calamities in the world—most of them caused or fueled by their own government—the US public has been avidly following the news […]

Mexico has its first woman president. Here’s why that matters

October 3, 2024

With the slogan “It’s time for transformation, it’s time for women!” and shouts of “Presidenta”, Claudia Sheinbaum took office October 1 after winning a landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential election on June 2. She defeated her closest rival, the conservative candidate (and also a woman) Xochitl Galvez, by a thirty-point margin and a vote count of 35 million—a record in the history of Mexican democracy.

Latin America will be all feminist!

April 9, 2024

March 8, International Women’s Day (IWD), serves as a barometer of the strength of feminist and women’s movements, especially in Latin America where for years people have been mobilizing for women’s rights and women’s lives.