Politics, Business & Culture in the Americas
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Book Review: Our Sister Republics

This article is adapted from AQ‘s print issue on youth in Latin America Caitlin Fitz’s Our Sister Republics: The United States in an Age of American Revolutions sheds light on the ardent kinship that U.S. politicians, journalists and everyday folks felt toward Latin America’s independence movements in the 19th century. Even before the British crown’s … Read more

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Film Review: Family Life

This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on youth in Latin America Bruno and Consuelo (Blanca Lewin and Cristián Carvajal) need to shake up their marriage, and a months-long trip to France with their daughter seems like it might do the trick. A distant cousin, the morose 30-something Martín (Jorge Becker), agrees to look … Read more

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AQ Destinations: Miami Hot Spots

This article is adapted from AQ‘s print issue on youth in Latin America Take it from Miami’s top Instagrammers – these are the best places to eat, shop and go out in “The Magic City.” Please Don’t Tell Why it’s awesome: Nestled in Miami’s famed art district, Wynwood, owner Carolina hand-picks feminine, frilly pieces for … Read more

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Photo Essay: Rodrigo Abd

One of AQ’s Top 5 Latin American journalists, Rodrigo Abd has photographed the world’s journalism hotspots – and won the profession’s highest awards for his work. But the Buenos Aires native says his deepest connection will always be with fellow Latin Americans, and it is their stories he most wants to tell. Guatemala, 2009Villagers race … Read more

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Latin America Can’t Afford to Follow the U.S. on Climate Change

When President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. was abandoning the Paris Agreement, he not only undermined U.S. national interests but also abdicated the country’s global leadership role on climate change. Latin American countries, which had worked with the Obama administration to reach a new global agreement, have rejected Trump’s position and instead reaffirmed their … Read more

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AQ Top 5 Periodistas Latinoamericanos: Carlos Dada

Read in English Este artículo está adaptado de la más reciente edición impresa de AQ. Haz clic aquí para ver el resto de nuestra lista. La vida de Carlos Dada, como la de tantas otras personas en El Salvador, ha estado marcada por la guerra. Se fue del país cuando tenía 10 años, durante el … Read more

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AQ Top 5 Periodistas Latinoamericanos: Luz Mely Reyes

Read in English Este artículo está adaptado de la más reciente edición impresa de AQ. Haz clic aquí para ver el resto de nuestra lista. Cuando miles de manifestantes contra el gobierno se tomaron las calles de Caracas en febrero de 2014, tres periodistas se reunieron en una panadería para discutir ideas. Luz Mely Reyes, … Read more

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AQ Top 5 Periodistas Latinoamericanos: Marcela Turati

Read in English Este artículo está adaptado de la más reciente edición impresa de AQ. Haz clic aquí para ver el resto de nuestra lista. Marcela Turati se desalentó con las noticias en México. No fue solo por lo que leyó, aunque los informes sobre la violencia de cómo el narcotráfico estaba haciendo desastres en … Read more

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AQ Top 5 Periodistas Latinoamericanos: Rodrigo Abd

Read in English Este artículo está adaptado de la más reciente edición impresa de AQ. Haz clic aquí para ver el resto de nuestra lista. Rodrigo Abd se instaló en una clínica de la Cruz Roja en Idlib, Siria, listo para pasar la noche allí. Había cruzado la frontera desde Turquía con el camarógrafo Ahmed … Read more

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AQ Top 5 Periodistas Latinoamericanos: Carmen Aristegui

Read in English Este artículo está adaptado de la más reciente edición impresa de AQ. Haz clic aquí para ver el resto de nuestra lista. Carmen Aristegui entra a un café vacío en Ciudad de México con un abrigo beige sobre sus hombros y una mirada llena de furia. “Otro”, dice mientras sacude su cabeza. … Read more

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AQ Top 5 Latin American Journalists: Marcela Turati

Leer en español This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on youth in Latin America. See the rest of our Top 5 Latin American journalists. Marcela Turati found the news in Mexico disheartening. It wasn’t just what she read, though the reports of drug violence ravaging the northern border were grim. It was also … Read more

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AQ Top 5 Latin American Journalists: Rodrigo Abd

Leer en español This article is adapted from AQ’s print issue on youth in Latin America. See the rest of our Top 5 Latin American journalists. Rodrigo Abd hunkered down for the night in a Red Cross clinic in Idlib, Syria. He’d crossed over from Turkey with cameraman Ahmed Bahaddou, following the rebel army. They … Read more

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