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[Unedited] Gustavo Santaolalla with Krista Tippett
Gustavo Santaolalla has composed film scores for over a dozen features including “Amores Perros,” “The Motorcycle Diaries,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Babel,” “On the Road,” and “Wild Tales.” His latest...
View ArticleBolivia Steps Up in Global War on Drugs
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. Last week, U.S. officials said that Bolivia is among three nations that have "failed demonstrably" to combat the drug trade. But while the...
View ArticleColombians Reject Peace Deal, What Happens Next?
Washington Post Latin America correspondent, Nick Miroff, talks about the surprise vote against the peace deal negotiated with the rebel group FARC and the Colombian government.
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Can Colombia rework its FARC deal without jeopardizing peace?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: We go now to the nation of Colombia, where one of the most brutal and long-lasting civil wars in South America appeared to be coming to a peaceful end...
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To break recession, Latin America and Caribbean nations must support its...
Participants of the “Start Up Chile” program work at their headquarters in Santiago, August 10, 2015. Drawn in by equity-free financing and promises of hands-on mentorship, dozens of female...
View ArticleTrump & Chávez: Strongman Personas, Weak Comparison
From the start of President Trump’s meteoric rise, a veritable cottage industry of Trump-as-X comparisons has emerged. By one watchdog’s count, the media have compared Trump to Venezuelan leaders at...
View ArticleJon Lee Anderson Visits Manuel Noriega in Prison
When Manuel Noriega died, last month, the Panamanian strongman had been in prison and out of the public eye for a quarter century. A U.S. ally with C.I.A. ties, Noriega came to rule his country...
View ArticleMexico ’68 and the Tlatelolco Massacre
In 1968, Mexico City was preparing to host the Olympics. It was the first time that a Latin American country would host the Games, and the government was hoping to show off the new, modern, Mexico.At...
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Pence to begin Latin America tour as global crises grow
U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by ?Vice President Mike Pence? (R), speaks to reporters after a security briefing at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S. August 10, 2017. Photo by...
View ArticleVenezuela Crisis Complicates Pence's Latin American Tour
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. With turmoil at home, Vice President Mike Pence in the middle of a six day-long trip to Latin America.His visit is officially about trade and...
View ArticleTight Presidential Election Throws Honduras Into Political Disarray
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interviewA presidential election held this past Sunday in Honduras has thrown the country into political disarray.The incumbent, President Juan Orlando...
View ArticleBribery Scandals Upend Peruvian Politics
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentExactly one year ago today, the U.S. government made public a plea deal by the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, in which they agreed to pay...
View Article‘How to Raise a Boy,’ Brooklyn Museum’s Latina Showcase, Tracing Deaths on...
Julian Adler explains innovative criminal justice reform in his new book Start Here: A Road Map to Reducing Mass Incarceration, co-authored with Greg Berman. Stella Bugbee, president and...
View Article120 Artists, 15 Countries: Brooklyn Museum's Radical Latina Art Show
Carmen Hermo, Assistant Curator at the Brooklyn Museum’s Sackler Center for Feminist Art, talks about their upcoming show, "Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985." Featuring more than 120...
View ArticlePeru's President Resigns Amid Bribery Scandal
Ahead of a second impeachment set to take place on Thursday, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation. The president is accused of accepting bribes and other illegal payments...
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Review: Learning Your Latina
The latest “ism” in the art world is revisionism. So many museums are trying to correct the mistakes of the past. By mistakes I mean historical oversights, the near-oblivion that has settled over...
View ArticleRaúl Castro Steps Down, Leaving Cuba's Future Uncertain
On Thursday, Raúl Castro stepped down as Cuba's president, ending the Castros' 60 year rule on the island. Stepping in as president is the Communist Party's hand-chosen successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel....
View ArticleProtests in Nicaragua Threaten Daniel Ortega's Grip on Power
When Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced last week a plan to overhaul the country's social security system, students took to the streets to voice their dissatisfaction with the proposed...
View ArticleA Public Health Crisis in Puerto Rico Unfolds as a New Hurricane Season Nears
From hospitals and medical facilities to treatment and Medicaid, Puerto Rico’s public health system was failing well before Hurricane Maria ravaged the island. An inquest by The Puerto Rico Center for...
View Article"Narcotours" Provide Inside Look at Drug Kingpin Pablo Escobar's Operation
It’s been 25 years since the death of the Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. He was one of the wealthiest cartel leaders of all time, making the Forbes list of international billionaires every year...
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