Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas

Politics of Water

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How Technology Can Help Protect Domestic Workers’ Rights

An interview with the co-founder of Symplifica, an app that helps domestic workers organize. 

Politics of Water

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How to Stop Drought from Becoming Famine

The former chief of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on how agribusiness can preserve vital water resources.

Politics of Water

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How Countries Manage Water: Argentina

A close look at the country’s top water-related challenges – and the government’s efforts to address them.

Anti-Corruption Watch

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How Latin America Can Punish Corruption Without Killing Companies

The Odebrecht example shows why the region needs to penalize firms more efficiently.

AQ Top 5

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AQ Top 5 Political Satirists: Gregorio Duvivier

“Brazil’s John Oliver” isn’t afraid to take a side.

AQ Top 5

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AQ Top 5 Political Satirists: María Paulina Baena

The award-winning host putting Colombia’s frustrations into words.

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AQ Top 5 Political Satirists: Malena Pichot

An Argentine trailblazer using comedy to fight for women’s rights. 

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AQ Top 5 Political Satirists: Pedro X. Molina

An exiled cartoonist using his art to expose government abuses in Nicaragua. 

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AQ Top 5 Political Satirists: José Rafael Briceño

A comedian using laughter to help his fellow Venezuelans get through the crisis. 

Culture

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AQ’s Fall Playlist

Settling in for the season with new music from Flor de Toloache and Nathalie Joachim.

Culture

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Young Central American Migrants, in Their Own Words

A review of Juan Pablo Villalobos’ The Other Side, a book for young adults on the realities of migration to the U.S. 

Culture

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Film Review: Espero a Tua (Re)volta

A coming of age story, laced with tear gas.

Politics of Water

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How Chile’s Environment Policy Is Good for Fish, and for Business

The country’s science-based approach shows fishing can be environmentally sustainable. 

Politics of Water

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The Rush to Save Argentina’s Malbec

Climate change is making water scarce in wine country – putting the Argentine staple at risk. 

Politics of Water

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In Brazil, Two Corporate Giants, a Drought and an Unexpected Partnership

When a once-in-250-years drought hit São Paulo, established rivals moved from competition to collaboration.

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