The Americas
The Americas
Correction: Canada minerals story
The Americas
An interview with Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s president
A transcript of his meeting with our journalists
The Americas
Bolivia wants the world to stop treating coca leaves like drugs
The WHO is reviewing whether the crop should be removed from international drug-control schedules
The Americas
Political violence has returned to Colombia
On June 7th a presidential candidate was shot
The Americas
A Harvard man turned narco-gang-buster
Daniel Noboa assures The Economist he can save Ecuador without hurting democracy
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Suriname’s chaotic democracy just chose its first woman president
An oil windfall may make it harder for Jennifer Geerlings-Simons to clean up the country
The Americas
Slums, swimming pools and Latin America’s inequality
Its tax and welfare systems are shockingly bad at reducing inequality
The Americas
Mexico’s ruling party, Morena, has captured the judiciary
Turnout in Mexico’s judicial elections was pathetic. Morena’s favoured candidates tended to prevail
The Americas
Venezuela’s sound of silence
The people abstain from voting in parliamentary elections as the United States turns oil sanctions back on
The Americas
Why Latin American Surrealism is surging in a down art market
Works by women in particular offer collectors a sure thing at a better price
The Americas
The king “loves” Canada. Many Albertans want out
The push for a referendum on Albertan independence is speeding up
The Americas
An election win boosts Javier Milei’s reform project
Lower inflation brings popularity. Popularity brings power, which helps with lowering inflation