September 4th, 2025
#6 | Central America: Greenwashed, Silenced, Displaced
This week’s drop cuts through the polished images and official narratives to reveal the realities shaping Central America today. From Costa Rica’s carefully marketed “green” reputation to the new border law in Nicaragua that endangers indigenous communities, these stories expose the contradictions between rhetoric and lived experience. In Honduras, Congresswoman Fátima Mena disrupts the country’s fragile three-party system, while in El Salvador, global pop culture intersects with politics as Maluma’s concert becomes another platform of support for Bukele’s government.
Our drop also traces struggles that cross borders. The repeated detention of Kilmar Abrego raises urgent questions about migration, justice, and transnational accountability. Meanwhile, in Mexico, the fight over immigration highlights the human costs of regional policies shaped by both local and U.S. pressures. And in Costa Rica, President Rodrigo Chaves’ historic loss of immunity signals new political battles ahead. Taken together, these stories reveal a region in flux, where power, identity, and survival are constantly being renegotiated.
