Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas

Millennials in Politics

Millennials da América Latina querem reformas, não uma revolução

Jovens são menos radicais do que os mais velhos pensam. Mas a paciência deles com a democracia pode acabar a não ser que desafios como a desigualdade e mudanças climáticas sejam enfrentados, diz a jovem jornalista peruana na nossa reportagem de capa.

Cultura

Carlos Manuel Álvarez’s Dispatches Reveal the Real Cuba

Cutting through cliché and dogmatism, the Cuban writer’s new collection delivers a “masterclass in creative reportage.”

Long View

Brazil’s Improbable Journey to Win the 1970 World Cup

The story behind victory in Mexico City shows that then, as now, politics is never far from the “beautiful game.”

Cultura

The Unfinished Business of Brazil’s “New Middle Class”

In a new film, a family runs out of money to build a swimming pool—revealing personal tensions and a society plagued by broken promises.

Cultura

A Cuban Puppet Opera Comes to Life in Brooklyn

Pioneering modernists included the full sweep of Cuban culture in this 1934 work, now performed for the first time outside Cuba.

Cultura

Is Alejandro Zambra a Genius—Or a Gimmick Artist?

A new translation of the Chilean writer’s debut novel raises the question: Does he live up to the hype?

Millennials in Politics

Susan Segal: Latin American Politics Needs New Blood

Entrepreneurship has been revitalized with young talent. Now politics should get the same treatment.

Cultura

Caribbean Art Under the Shadow of Tourism

The curator of a new exhibition highlights artists’ response to an economic regime geared to serve visitors first.

Costa Rica

Rodrigo Chaves Brings Confrontational Leadership to Costa Rica

Clashes with the legislature and the press and high inflation haven’t hurt Chaves’s high approval, but will it last?

Mexico

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attends a parade marking Mexican independence amid an expansion of the military's powers.
AMLO’s Expansion of the Military Undermines Mexico’s Civilian Tradition

As Mexico’s president gives the military more and more roles, public opinion seems worryingly supportive.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | Former President Solís on Central America: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

A comprehensive look at challenges to democracy but also reasons for hope in the region

Brazil

Image of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies. The rise in power of Brazil's Congress will present new obstacles to the agenda of the victor in the upcoming runoff presidential election.
The Rise of Congress Will Have Consequences for Brazil’s Victor

New powers for Congress mean increased checks on the executive, regardless of whether Lula or Bolsonaro wins on October 30.

Venezuela

Miners search for gold in the Venezuelan Amazon at the edge of Canaima National Park, once a haven for ecotourism.
The Destruction of Venezuela’s Amazon Is Going Virtually Unnoticed

New reports highlight the scope of the crisis, but the international community has yet to respond.

Development Finance

The Modernization of the IDB Should Proceed

The change of leadership at the Inter-American Development Bank should not delay implementation of a sorely needed reform agenda.

Podcast

AQ Podcast | New Unrest in Cuba: What It Means 

Political scientist Javier Corrales assesses social and economic challenges on the island

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