The “We Are the News” narrative refers to individual-driven journalism. It encompasses the role of everyday individuals as reporters, often bypassing traditional media outlets, and relies heavily on social media platforms for dissemination and discussion.

A sin tax is a tax on specific goods and services due to their ability, or perception, to be harmful or costly to society. Some items that often have a sin tax include tobacco products, alcohol, and gambling.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador is both highly abusive and highly popular. Since assuming office in 2019, he has drastically reduced crime rates and gang violence by declaring a state of emergency, permitting tactics like arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, torture and violations of due process. With 80,000 imprisoned, the murder rate, has plummeted from 53 per 100,000 people in 2018 to 2.4 per 100,000 in 2023. Bukele appointed new judges to the constitutional court, which led 

Popularized by Sophia Amoruso’s 2014 book, a “girlboss” is a woman whose success is defined by their opposition to the male business world in which they work. A “Girlboss” is described as a competent and capable woman who is successful in their career or one who pursues her own ambitions rather than working for others or otherwise settling in life.