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Will Brazil Take Responsibility?

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A tough commentary on Brazil and its global aspirations. Bottom line: it won’t take responsibility on key international issues. Therefore, says Andes Oppenheimer, why should it have a United Nations…

Billionaires in Latin America

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The percentage of billionaires in Latin America grew faster than all other parts of the world, by 38% vs. 18% in Asia, 10% in US, and 1% in Europe. There…

Mexico – World-Class Car Producer

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Mexico has quietly become a world class producer of cars, with Aguascalientes becoming a mini Detroit. Nearly all global carmakers are investing billions of dollars in plants and infrastructure. It’s…

Critics Assail Immigration Policy

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Critics across the political spectrum assail Obama for his decision to postpone action on immigration until after the November elections. This is something he promised to do this summer, but…

EVENT: The Future of Latin America – Friday – September 12 – 4:30 – 6:30 PM

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Former President of Bolivia Carlos Mesa Discusses the Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Development

Illegal Logging in Peru

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One of the great problems in Latin America is the absence of government control of vast remote territories. Illegal logging is one of the consequences. This article reports that 80%…

Hispanic Population Origins

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Statistical report on the size and percentage of the Hispanic population in the US (51.9 million in 2011) by country of origin. Towering above the rest is Mexico with 64.6%,…

Renewable Energy in Chile

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Poor in fossil fuel, Chile is making strides in producing energy from renewable sources, especially wind. The country also has enormous potential for wave and geo-thermal power.

Poverty Down in Latin America

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UN reports that poverty is down from 41.7% in 2000 to 25.3% in 2012. Still some 200 million are poor, defined as living with less than $4 per day. Concurrently,…

Immigration

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These two articles demonstrate two sides of the immigration issue. The first deals with former immigrant latinos moving up the ladder of success, while the second proposes one way to…

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