Andres Oppenheimer
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 00:00
Mexico's murder rate is nearly five times less than that of sunny Jamaica and about half that of Brazil.
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 00:00
The massive delivery of free laptops for schoolchildren -- begun on an experimental basis nearly three years ago in Uruguay -- is booming throughout Latin America.
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 00:00
As it is now, the U.S. war on drugs in Latin America is not working. All we are doing is chasing the drug cartels from one country to another without making much of a dent.
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00
To oust Chavez in 2012, Venezuela's opposition will need to find an outsider, a local version of Nicaragua's former President Violeta Chamorro.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 00:00
Politicamente, una alianza de Pinera con casi todos los lideres que podrian integrar ese bloque seria mal vista dentro de Chile.
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 00:00
My opinion: Mujica is likely to be a pragmatic leader, whose main challenge will be to modernize this country without much personal knowledge about how the global economy works, nor - except for Vice President Danilo Astori and a few others - a staff of h
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 00:00
It's because Argentines see no way out for the massive political corruption that seems to be condemning this country to lagging increasingly behind some of its neighbors - especially Brazil and Chile - and keeping it from drastically reducing poverty and
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 00:00
The good news is that Latin American economies are expected to do reasonably well in 2010. But economists warn that unless they become more competitive, their recovery will look like a chicken's flight - they get a few feet off the ground, and fall.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 00:00
Chavez's popularity is directly proportional to the price of oil
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 00:00
My opinion: Washington is on the verge of beginning a taboo-free discussion on its drug policies that was unthinkable a few years ago.