Commentary on the hard fought Brazilian presidential election points out the challenges that Dilma Rousseff faces in second term. She won by a margin of 3.8 %, setting up what…
Colombia is investing more in scientific research. Whereas Brazil trains 13,000 new scientists a year, Colombia aims for 1,000. Currently there are 5,200 scientists doing research in the country, but…
Brazil will go to the polls again to elect a president, failing to do so on October 5 because no candidate got more than 50%. Incumbent Dilma Rousseff leads in…
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…
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 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 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…
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%…
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%,…
