A Look at How Migrant Money Cushions Economies
Remittances help pay medical bills and keep people fed in times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In Latin America, where many work informally and don’t have access to government assistance, t...
30 Sep 202032min
How Business Schools Adapt in Times of Crisis
The pandemic is upending education as we know it. But even before COVID-19 hit, political unrest sparked by economic and social inequality proved the desire for a conscientious approach to business. I...
16 Sep 202035min
Putting Women at the Center of Latin America's COVID-19 Response
Women were already struggling to achieve gender equity in Latin America. Then along came COVID-19, threatening jobs and bringing new burdens at home. PepsiCo’s Monica Bauer and Think Olga’s Juliana de...
26 Aug 202037min
The Strange Case of El Salvador's Plummeting Homicide Rate
Was President Nayib Bukele’s tough-on-crime approach the reason behind El Salvador’s murder rate dropping 60 percent during his first year in office? International Crisis Group’s Tiziano Breda tells A...
29 Juli 202029min
How Uruguay Got It Right
Around the world, tales of pandemic mismanagement abound. But there are success stories as well, such as Uruguay. The country’s PAHO representative, Dr. Giovani Escalante, spoke with AS/COA Online abo...
16 Juli 202026min
Shining a Light on Police Abuse In Mexico
Earlier this month, as demonstrators across the United States took to the streets to oppose police violence, Mexico was witnessing protests of its own following the extrajudicial killing of a construc...
18 Juni 202031min
How Brazil Could Slow Its Coronavirus Outbreak
If Latin America is now being described as the new coronavirus epicenter, then Brazil’s raging outbreak is a major reason why. But that doesn’t mean solutions don’t exist. Marcia Castro is chair of th...
11 Juni 202044min
The Myth Of The Monolithic Latino Vote
“Latino outreach” shouldn’t just be in Spanish. U.S. Latinos are split on deportation policy, and they’re being hit hardest economically by COVID-19. In this episode, AS/COA Online chisels away at the...
7 Maj 202034min
