What President-elect Barack Obama needs to know about Latin America
"The reason for the terrible image is one single word: Iraq."— Jorge Castañeda on the U.S.'s image in Latin America In the current economic downturn relations between the U.S. and Latin America could...
View ArticleIt's a shake up in Castro's Cuba, hold the rum
Cuban President Raul Castro replaced eight cabinet ministers yesterday in a shake-up that ousted politicians linked to Fidel Castro. This move could signal a new era for Cuba. To talk about Cuba's...
View ArticleEl Salvador heads to the polls
Large numbers of El Salvadorans voted yesterday in a tense election that could put a leftist in the presidency for the first time in this nation's history. The election is seen as so crucial that...
View ArticleAmbassadors of Freedom: Do Cuban-Americans want the job?
President Barack Obama has made clear that he views Cuban Americans as “Ambassadors of Democracy” who can bring a message to Cuba when they visit their families there. But what do Cuban-Americans...
View ArticlePresident Obama travels to Mexico City
President Obama touches down in Mexico City this afternoon for talks with his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon. This is his first trip to Latin America since being inaugurated. Details of the trip...
View ArticlePresident Obama in Mexico
President Obama landed in Mexico City yesterday, pledging his support to help President Calderon and the Mexican government in its fight against the drug cartels that have ravaged the country. The...
View ArticleCritics wary as President Obama reaches out to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
President Obama is signaling a new era of diplomacy with two Latin American nations long considered troublesome for American interests, namely Venezuela and Cuba. President Obama has called for open...
View ArticleBolivian president makes a play for international intrigue
International intrigue and Latin America have long been partners in crime. So when Bolivian security forces killed an Irish man, a Romanian, and a Hungarian in a hotel room in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in a...
View ArticleLatin American Economic Summit in Cuba
The leaders of several Latin American nations converged on Havana for a two day summit of the Bolivian Alliance for the Peoples of America (in Spanish, 'ALBA'). BBC's Cuba correspondent Michael Voss...
View ArticleEarthquake Preparedness Protects Many in Chile
In Chile, the death toll has risen above 700 victims three days after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake shook the country. This is one of the strongest earthquakes recorded in history, and one of the...
View ArticleLessons from Latin America: An Education for the EU
With the European Union in the midst of a severe debt crisis, foreign ministers of the eurozone are meeting this week to discuss remedies for their financial troubles. Latin America went through a...
View ArticleGabriela Montero's Solatino
Let's face it, most people don't think of Latin America when they think of classical music. And neither do they envision even major composers from Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela or Argentina taking a seat...
View ArticlePresident Obama Travels to Latin America
While the world watches the events unfolding in Japan and the Middle East, President Obama heads to Latin America for a five day tour. The president and first lady Michelle Obama begin their first...
View ArticleLearn from Latin America
Jorge Castañeda, who served as foreign minister of Mexico from 2000 to 2003 and is now professor of politics and Latin American and Caribbean studies at New York University, argues that the U.S. should...
View ArticleThe Real News From the Summit of the Americas
Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and columnist for Brazil's Folha de São Paulo, on what happened at the Summit of the Americas on trade, regional power, and...
View ArticlePaula Morelenbaum: In Studio
Paula Morelenbaum is one of Brazil’s finest singers, and spent 10 years with the famed Brazilian songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim’s band. She’ll sing one of Jobim’s hits and the haunting theme from the...
View ArticleEdward Barrett Considers Anti-American Sentiment in Latin America
The violent anti-American demonstrations occasioned by Vice President Richard M. Nixon's recent trip to Latin America are the subject of this 1958 International Interview with Edward W. Barrett, dean...
View ArticleExamining the Protests In Brazil
After a 20 percent fare hike for public transit was announced last week in Brazil, hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets.What initially started as a response to the fare hikes...
View ArticleImmigration fuels a hot Asian fusion food scene in Lima
Ever heard of "nikkei" and "chifa" cuisine? Neither had food writer Steve Dolinsky, until he went to Lima, Peru. They're a mashup of Asian and Peruvian tastes, created by immigrants.
View Article[Unedited] Gustavo Santaolalla with Krista Tippett
This unedited conversation with composer Gustavo Santaolalla comes from the produced show "How Movie Music Moves Us." Movies, for some of us, are a form of modern church. The Argentinian composer and...
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