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Paul Moposita (wearing blue tracksuit), his daughter Sisa and some of the members of Mugre Sur, a band he started more than 20 years ago. 

Ecuadorian group creates political hip-hop with bunnies and clowns

Planet Hip Hop

Mugre Sur is known for their deeply political songs — and also their sense of humor. They’re tackling Ecuador’s political turmoil in their upcoming album,  “Sudamericamente.”

Demonstrators ride trucks as they arrive to the capital to protest against the government of President Guillermo Lasso, in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, June 20, 2022. 

‘We are here with one idea, one heart’: Ecuador’s Indigenous groups rally for rights in mass protests

Protest
A major oil spill threatens hundreds of Indigenous communities who live along the Coca River that leads into Ecuador's Amazon.

‘We want justice’: Indigenous communities in peril after major oil spill in Ecuador’s Amazon 

Environment
President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington

US and Chinese presidents strike conciliatory tone during hourslong meeting

Top of The World
Cruise boats that used to take tourists around the islands now spend much of their time anchored at the main harbor in Puerto Ayora. 

The Galápagos Islands needs tourism. Can herd immunity revive it?

Business
Two men in suits walking down New York steet

Mr. Trump, I would be dead today if this country had not let me in

Justice

Luis Mancheno came to the US to escape violence. He wants our new president to know what that means, and what hope that in the promise of the United States can offer to refugees.

Woman with large green card poster yells

#7. @realdonaldtrump: In addition to undocumented immigrants, are you prioritizing deportation of lawful US residents? #100Days100Qs

Global Politics

We know that legal permanent residents can be deported for all types of crimes, big and small. Is it the president’s intention to put resources into deporting immigrants who are here with valid documents?

Man posing for camera, wearing suit

I know you voted for Trump for a better future. But please don’t forget my future.

Justice

Luis Mancheno disagrees with Trump’s positions on almost everything, and he hopes his fellow Americans won’t leave him behind.

Black and white photo of man standing in room

‘When I vote next week, I will be saying loud and clear, this is also my country.’

Justice

More than ever before, Luis Mancheno feels the heavy burdens of the color of his skin and his national origin. Come November 8, he’s looking for some relief.

Reproductive rights in Ecuador

As Pope Francis visits Ecuador, women there say they’re losing ground

Belief

Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa may be best known in the US as a self-described socialist. But he’s also a conservative Catholic. On the eve of the first papal visit since the 1980s, women in Ecuador say they’re losing hard-won rights under Correa’s administration.