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Gays make major strides in Latin American nations

Interview

October 27, 2009
Gays make major strides in Latin American nations

As part of the Worldfocus series "Beyond the Headlines," Daljit Dhaliwal interviews Brazilian scholar Felipe Bruno Martins Fernandes about the status of gays and lesbians in Latin America.

Clinton outlines conditions for Cuba entry to OAS

Interview (video)

June 2, 2009
Clinton outlines conditions for Cuba entry to OAS

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Honduras on Tuesday, attending a meeting of the Organization of American States. One issue on the table was Cuba, which was kicked out of the OAS in 1962. Shannon O'Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations discusses what it would take for Cuba to be re-admitted into the organization.

Obama nominates first Hispanic Supreme Court justice

Interview (video)

May 26, 2009
Obama nominates first Hispanic Supreme Court justice

President Barack Obama announced his choice for the Supreme Court on Tuesday -- Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appeals court judge from New York whose parents came from Puerto Rico. Christopher Sabatini of the Council of the Americas discusses how the story is playing in Latin America.

Latin Americans keep politics out of the economy

Perspectives

April 24, 2009
Latin Americans keep politics out of the economy

The Latin American economy is expected to contract this year as countries face losses from declining exports, tourism and remittances. But while some world leaders have become political casualties of the economic crisis, blogger Thiago de Aragão writes that in most Latin American countries, people seem to sift apart economic and political issues.

Tune in: Online radio show exploring Hugo Chávez

Worldfocus Radio

February 24, 2009
Tune in: Online radio show exploring Hugo Chávez

Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explores anti-American Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez and goes behind the rise of the Latin American left. Listen now.

Indigenous languages revive and thrive in Mexico

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February 11, 2009
Indigenous languages revive and thrive in Mexico

About half the estimated 7,000 languages spoken in the world today may disappear by the end of this century, many of them from indigenous cultures. Mexico is attempting to preserve the past by speaking ancient languages in the present tense.

Gender equality varies wildly in Latin America

Perspectives

February 11, 2009
Gender equality varies wildly in Latin America

A Worldfocus contributing blogger explores how different electoral systems have resulted in varying levels of power for Latin American women.

Russian warships visit Cold War ally Cuba

Video

December 19, 2008
Russian warships visit Cold War ally Cuba

Christopher Sabatini of the Council of the Americas discusses Russian warships docking in Havana and potential changes to Cuba-U.S. relations under Barack Obama.

Castro proposes prisoner swap with U.S.

Blogwatch

December 19, 2008
Castro proposes prisoner swap with U.S.

Cuban President Raul Castro has proposed a prisoner swap with the U.S., suggesting a trade of the "Cuban Five" for dissidents imprisoned in Cuba.

Birth is deadly for Guatemalan women

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December 2, 2008
Birth is deadly for Guatemalan women

Every minute, a woman dies of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and Guatemala has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in Latin America.

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