May 4, 2012
Brazil’s Supreme Court Approves Racial Quotas
Photo: Courtesy of Jorge Andrade
What Readers Are Saying
"Health care access is fundamental to socioeconomic mobility." -Michelle
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"Great piece. Extremely insightful!" -Oscar M.
Add your comment on "Indigenous Groups and Presidents Clash in Ecuador and Bolivia."
"¡Hola Yolito! El comentario que te ofrezco es el mismo que he emitido en diferentes foros y diferentes tribunas: Los complejos del varón macho son tan grandes e intnsos que reaccionan siempre a la defensiva y con el pavor de que la Mujer, que es más inteligente que el hombre, algún día ejerza el verdadero y real poder de una democracia." -Juanjolin Canchola
Add your comment to "Women on the Losing End of Political Puppetry in Mexico's Congress."
"As a Peruvian, I believe that greater inclusion is critical to the country's future." -Claudia
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"Excelente artículo mi querida Yolo." -Lalmeida
Add your comment to "Women on the Losing End of Political Puppetry in Mexico's Congress."
"This is all assuming he will remain PM into 2011. We should demand the same answers of the opposition as they stand as good a chance, according to polls, of leading us in the near future." -Karee
Add your comment to "In Jamaica, Educational Expectations for a Young Prime Minister."
"Instemos a la sociedad civil y a la clase empresarial hacer su parte también. Y a los gobiernos locales en México. La influencia en la cultura del gobierno federal es mínima." -Genevieve S.
Add your comment to "Confronting Discriminatory Language in Mexico."
Hundreds of Indigenous March in Paraguay
April 20, 2012
Photo: Courtesy of Andrés David Aparicio Alfonso
Ahead of the Summit: An Afro-Colombian Letter to Obama
April 13, 2012 We're not going to complain or request solutions. Welcome to Colombia, a country that in the last past 200 years has tried to align itself to your ideals of liberty and equality, with more or less mediocre results. Read more
Photo: Courtesy of WITNESS.org
Racial Inclusion and Dilma Rousseff’s Washington Agenda
April 10, 2012 In both countries, organizations concerned with racial equality hope that the conversation between the two presidents helps to renew efforts for Plan JAPER, a joint-country effort to combat racism. Read more
Photo: Courtesy of Daniel Valencia
AQ Slideshow: La Transformación de Ecosistemas Amazónicos
March 28, 2012 La minería aurífera ilegal nos deja un paisaje lúgubre, producto de operaciones que degradan y transforman los ecosistemas amazónicos. Así mismo, organizan la sociedad alrededor de puestos de trabajo en condiciones deplorables. Parte de este negocio también corrompe los asentamientos aledaños ya da lugar a un ambiente de desgobierno. Read more
Photo: Courtesy of Daniel Valencia
La Minería Informal en la Amazonía
March 19, 2012 En la Amazonía Peruana, las áreas naturales protegidas buscan salvaguardar que los ríos, bosques, hábitats de especies animales y de comunidades nativas; puedan perpetuarse en el perfecto equilibrio de los ecosistemas amazónicos. Read more
Photo: Courtesy of Szymon Kochanski
Adiós a Domitila Chungara, Una Héroe para los Derechos de las Mujeres
March 15, 2012 El martes 13 pasado murió una mujer de roble que en 1978 inició una huelga de hambre que acabó con la dictadura de siete años del Gral. Hugo Bánzer Suárez en Bolivia. Read more
Photo: Courtesy of Flickr user "photogirl212"
International Women’s Day: Progress in the Caribbean
March 8, 2012 Today is the 101st observation of International Women’s Day, a time to shine the global spotlight on the economic, political and social achievements of women Read more
Americas Society Releases White Paper on Political Participation and Social Inclusion
March 8, 2012
Americas Society Releases White Paper on Youth Market Access
March 8, 2012
Photo: Courtesy of Flickr user "oriol04"
UN Achieves Millennium Development Goal
March 7, 2012
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UN Report Highlights Crime Problem in the Caribbean
February 29, 2012 The UN Development Program (UNDP) is doing a commendable job of highlighting these devastating effects, in part through its recent publication of “Caribbean Human Development Report 2012: Human Development and the Shift to Better Citizen Security.” Read more
Photo: Courtesy of Hector Javier Tecum










