Why Mexico's Election Will Redraw the Country's Political Map
The closer we get to Mexico's July 1 vote, the more Andrés Manuel López Obrador's poll lead grows, and some 3,400 seats are up for grabs-about 60 percent more than in the 2012 vote-which helps MORENA,...
12 Jun 201834min
Latin America in the Era of Fake News
Separating fact from fiction is a growing challenge in an era of fake news and "infoxification," given that we consume four times the amount of information that we did in 1986. Moreover, citizens are ...
7 Jun 201837min
El sueño americano en Cuba y los desafíos del cuentapropista
In this special episode of Latin America in Focus, we travel to Cuba to meet with cuentapropistas, Cuban entrepreneurs faced with the challenges of evolving policies in both Washington and Havana. Thi...
29 Mai 201857min
Creating, Rebuilding, and Reinventing Latin American Cities
Some 80% of Latin Americans live in cities—more than twice 1950’s rate. How did these urban areas become the metropolises we know today? In this two-segment episode, we loo...
23 Mai 201836min
Everything More Important than Venezuela’s Election
With the May 20 presidential vote unlikely to bring regime change, the international private sector might be more effective than sanctions at putting pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Northwestern Universit...
16 Mai 201846min
What the Summit of the Americas Was, Is, and Could Be
In 1994, the first Summit of the Americas took place just after the Cold War amid growing faith in democracy. But, over time, the Summit became increasingly marked by divisions. As the VIII Summit tak...
11 Apr 201815min
Put a Little Trust in Mexico
It’s election time in Mexico, and that means mudslinging and memes. It also means an unhappy electorate. A study found that Mexicans are more distrustful of their government than people in any of the ...
22 Mar 201831min
In Colombia's 2018 Elections, Drama Is Good for Democracy
Iván Duque and Gustavo Petro are leading the presidential race, but both will have their work cut out for them to expand their bases ahead of the May 27 first vote and June 17 runoff, says legal analy...
16 Mar 201832min
