BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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In Brazil’s Northeast, Lula’s Rural Supporters Weigh Politics by Water and Survival
In Brazil’s semiarid northeast, Luiz Rodrigues measures government by the water in his cistern and the food his farm produces.…
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Cuba Gives Private Enterprise Homework as Public Schools Struggle With the Basics
Cuba’s education crisis is pulling private businesses into public classrooms, with donations, transport, and newly authorized tutoring helping sustain schooling…
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Colombian Pacific Asks Whale Watching Tourists to Give Its Biggest Visitors Some Space
In Buenaventura, Colombia, whale watching helps La Barra families earn a living. But boat traffic is testing a relationship older…
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Fishermen Battle Oil Spills As Venezuela Fights for Petroleum Revival
Venezuela’s oil revival promises prosperity, but Lake Maracaibo’s fishermen face ruined nets, longer trips, and unreliable refrigeration. Their struggle raises…
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Brazil Election Scandal Gives Banco Master Top Billing and Voters the Bill
Brazil’s presidential election has an uninvited headliner: Banco Master. As Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro trade accusations before the October 4…
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Brazil Bans Online Betting and Soccer, Confronting the Price of Its Sponsors
Brazil’s online betting ban has left soccer clubs confronting their dependence on gambling money. Behind warnings of financial collapse lie…
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Chile Took Sweden’s Toxic Waste, and Arica Is Still Paying Compound Interest
In northern Chile, a chemist who grew up beside Swedish mining waste is testing what decades of cleanup actually accomplished.…
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Honduras Farm Planted Sunflowers for Cows and Harvested 70,000 Annual Visitors Instead
At Copán Ruinas, a family’s drought response became a sunflower attraction drawing mostly Honduran visitors. Behind the photographs lie dairy…
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Chile Hunts Crypto Fortunes as Organized Crime Tests State Power
Chile is learning that organized crime no longer hides only behind guns, ports, and cash. As police trace digital fortunes…
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Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Crashes Expose Tourism’s Dangerous Blind Spot
Rio’s helicopter tours sell unforgettable views, but three crashes, thirteen deaths and suspected flight-log manipulation reveal a system where spectacle…
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