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If any American votes for a Republican, they are selecting someone who, once elected, is unlikely to support your views on the issues that matter to you most. Instead, here is a list of what you are choosing with your ballot. Guns The vast majority of Americans favor simple and effective gun control measures. They want: universal background checks and “red flag” laws that would alert law enforcement to gun owners with serious mental health issues; a national database for gun ownership; laws requiring gun owners to store their weapons in a safe storage unit; and the prohibition of...

By Eduardo Gamarra, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University; and Valeriia Popova, Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University Corruption has long been a scourge in parts of Latin America. Traditionally, it has funneled down domestic routes, with local politicians, business interests and drug lords benefiting from graft and dodgy dealings. Indeed, a 2022 report from Transparency International found that 27 out of 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have shown stagnant corruption levels with no improvement in recent years. But over the last two decades, a new form of corruption has...