Americas

North and South American politics, migration pressure, cartels, institutional stress, and regional power.

39 Reports

America's Housing Crisis Is Manufactured: How Price-Fixing Algorithms Built It
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America's Housing Crisis Is Manufactured: How Price-Fixing Algorithms Built It

America has more empty homes than it needs, yet rents keep climbing. The reason is manipulation, not scarcity, and the damage is already done.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
An American Water Crisis Is Coming: The Colorado River Reckoning
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An American Water Crisis Is Coming: The Colorado River Reckoning

More than forty million Americans depend on a drying Colorado River, and the leaders who manage it have missed every deadline to fix the crisis.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
Are Europe's Populist Parties Stumbling? The Limits of the Far-Right Surge
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Are Europe's Populist Parties Stumbling? The Limits of the Far-Right Surge

Election setbacks, infighting and a Trump backlash have stalled Europe's populist right. But the grievances that fuelled its rise remain unresolved.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
Brazil's Trial of the Century: Bolsonaro, the Coup Charges, and a Nation on Edge
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Brazil's Trial of the Century: Bolsonaro, the Coup Charges, and a Nation on Edge

Jair Bolsonaro faces up to 40 years for an alleged coup plot. Inside the charges, the judge he allegedly targeted, and Brazil's fears of fallout.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
How Christian Zionists Came to Shape American Foreign Policy on Israel
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How Christian Zionists Came to Shape American Foreign Policy on Israel

Inside the evangelical movement that, more than AIPAC, drives US policy on Israel, Jerusalem, and the West Bank, and the cracks now forming in it.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
Cuba on the Brink: How Maduro's Capture Severed Havana's Lifeline
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Cuba on the Brink: How Maduro's Capture Severed Havana's Lifeline

After U.S. forces seized Maduro and choked off Venezuelan oil, Cuba faces its worst crisis in decades. Inside the energy collapse, exodus, and what comes next.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
Did Trump Just Break the Central Bank? The Powell Subpoena and Fed Independence
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Did Trump Just Break the Central Bank? The Powell Subpoena and Fed Independence

The DOJ subpoenaed the Fed and threatened Jerome Powell with indictment over rate policy. A look at whether American central bank independence can hold.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
Did Trump Just Break the Federal Reserve? Inside the Powell Subpoena Crisis
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Did Trump Just Break the Federal Reserve? Inside the Powell Subpoena Crisis

The DOJ has subpoenaed the Fed and threatened Jerome Powell with indictment. Inside the test of whether American central bank independence can hold.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
Why Donald Trump May End Up Saving Global Centrism
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Why Donald Trump May End Up Saving Global Centrism

Why disruptive populists like Trump reliably usher in a backlash of stability — and the worldwide signs a centrist turn has already begun.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
Europe's Plan for Dealing With Trump Backfired. What Comes Next?
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Europe's Plan for Dealing With Trump Backfired. What Comes Next?

A year of flattering Trump produced only tariff threats and a Greenland crisis. Now Europe confronts the question it spent decades avoiding: what leverage does it have?

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
How Does Trump Plan to Run Venezuela? Inside the Post-Maduro Power Map
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How Does Trump Plan to Run Venezuela? Inside the Post-Maduro Power Map

After US forces captured Nicolas Maduro, Washington backed his own vice president to run Venezuela. Here is who holds power now, and why.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026
ICE Shootings and the Second Amendment: The Crack in Trump's Base
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ICE Shootings and the Second Amendment: The Crack in Trump's Base

Two deadly Minneapolis ICE-era shootings, and the killing of a lawful gun carrier, opened the first real fracture between Trump and his Second Amendment base.

Simon Whistler · June 3, 2026