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Bad Bunny’s Box Office Boffo Is Ballot Box Bust

Bad Bunny’s Box Office Boffo Is Ballot Box Bust

Bad Bunny’s new album is already a monster smash.“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” (or “I should have taken more photos”) opened at No. 1 on...

20.01.2025 8

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

Zuckerberg's Newfound Libertarianism Is Worrying Brazil

Zuckerberg's Newfound Libertarianism Is Worrying Brazil

For all the controversy it generated in the US, Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to loosen content moderation on Facebook and other Meta Platforms Inc....

18.01.2025 10

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Being in the Red Is Latin America’s Biggest Problem

Latin America and the Caribbean will experience another frenetic year in 2025. I could bend your ear about the impact of Donald Trump’s return to...

24.12.2024 10

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Milei’s Success in Argentina Isn’t Threatened by $7 Big Macs

Order a Big Mac in Buenos Aires and you’ll have to pay about $7 — among the world’s most expensive price-tags for the popular burger 1 . It’s...

20.12.2024 5

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Mexico’s Safest State Risks Being Overwhelmed by Its Own Success

Taking off from Mérida’s airport, in Mexico’s southeastern Yucatán state, offers some breathtaking views: the emerald waters of the Gulf of...

14.12.2024 10

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Cartels Are Conglomerating. Governments Must Too.

In Mexico, authorities this month seized close to $400 million worth of fentanyl pills in the largest synthetic opioid haul. In Brazil, the...

11.12.2024 10

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Latin America’s Real Superpowers Are Chimi, Ceviche and Guac

Whether it’s ceviche, tacos or empanadas, Latin America’s cuisine transcends frontiers. Food is one of the few areas where the region can be...

05.12.2024 3

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Lula Just Served Up a Toxic Mix of Spending Curbs and Tax Cuts

As unforced political errors go, this one by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is hard to believe. A much-awaited budget reduction...

03.12.2024 10

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

Explaining Economics to Trump Won't Save Mexico

Mexico’s reaction to US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs has been calm, firm, and based on facts. Now, the response needs to be...

30.11.2024 20

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Latin America’s Push to Work Less Solves the Wrong Problem

Latin America is considering shorter working hours. As noble as the goal of improving working conditions may be, however, the region’s...

26.11.2024 8

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São Paulo Is Becoming a City You Don't Want to Miss

São Paulo is one of the world’s largest metropolises, yet relatively few international travelers want to visit it. For a megalopolis of 22...

05.11.2024 2

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Milei the Libertarian Meets Some Communists He Likes

“The truth is that China is a very interesting trading partner because they don’t demand anything.” If you asked me to guess who said this,...

09.10.2024 3

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Cancun’s Troubles Go Beyond Mexico’s Super Peso

This was a rough summer for Cancun. Latin America’s top tourist destination suffered a surprising slump during a key holiday season....

03.10.2024 3

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

Brazil Doesn't Deserve a Security Council Seat (Yet)

As is customary, a Brazilian president kicked off the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. Also as is customary, Luiz Inácio Lula...

25.09.2024 2

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Claudia Sheinbaum Can't Thrive in AMLO's Shadow

If Andrés Manuel López Obrador is serious about retiring, it doesn’t show. With only 13 days left as Mexico’s president, López Obrador is...

18.09.2024 4

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

What Mexico City Can Learn from Buenos Aires on Rent Control

In the face of gentrification, Mexico City is fighting back. Recently, the city’s congress passed legislation effectively capping rent increases...

13.09.2024 10

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

Five Ways Brazil's Lula Can Help Stop the Steal in Venezuela

06.09.2024 2

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

Mexico Will Pay Dearly for AMLO's Judicial Revenge

Mexico’s Supreme Court judges have a hot offer on their desks that amounts, in effect, to this: Resign in the next few weeks and they can retain...

28.08.2024 2

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Brazil and Mexico Are Playing a Dangerous Inflation Game

Inflation is making a comeback in Latin America — and the region’s two largest economies need to be careful not to let politics interfere with...

19.08.2024 10

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

Mexico’s Economy Needs a Female Revolution

Put yourself in the mind of a Mexican policymaker and I guarantee that you won’t like what you see: Inflation is speeding past 5.5%, you are...

14.08.2024 2

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The Age of the Big Latin American Family Is Over

In Mexico City, one of the world’s most populous metropolises, babies are becoming a rarity. Official figures show that the average number of...

07.08.2024 2

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Juan Pablo Spinetto

Latin America’s Left Is Making a Historic Mistake in Venezuela

The image couldn’t be more symbolic: a statue of the late Hugo Chávez falling to the ground, torn down by an angry mob of Venezuelans protesting...

01.08.2024 6

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Venezuela Needs Its Neighbors’ Help More Than Ever

Of all the different scenarios in Venezuela’s election on Sunday, we witnessed the most likely one: Nicolás Maduro was announced as the winner of...

29.07.2024 1

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Juan Pablo Spinetto