A longtime correspondent for Newsweek, Mac Margolis has traveled extensively in Brazil and Latin America. He has contributed to The Economist, The Washington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor, and is the author of The Last New World: The Conquest of the Amazon Frontier.
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Cuba’s Leaders Talk of Reform, but It Doesn’t Add Up to Much
Aging dictators and an entrenched bureaucracy still stand in the way of progress, writes Mac... MORE
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Chávez is Back at It
The president is plotting the future of his revolution—and tightening his grip on power.... MORE
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A Tough Road for Hugo Chávez
He won the election. But can the 58-year-old comandante push ahead with his Bolivarian revolution? MORE
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The Next Singapore?
Turbocharging a nation's economy MORE
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Fighting Words
Dilma channels her ‘Inner Lula.’ MORE
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Selling a Socialist
He’s known as the James Carville of Latin America. But can he help Hugo Chávez? MORE
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Garden of Dreams
Bernardo Paz is creating a botanical Eden of sculpture. MORE
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A Losing Battle?
Last month U.S. Marines hit the ground in Guatemala to help the government fight narcotraffickers.... MORE
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Griselda Blanco
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Gunned-Down Godmother
Griselda Blanco, a.k.a. the ‘Queen of Cocaine,’ was shot to death in Colombia this week. MORE
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Henrique Capriles Radonski
The opposition candidate in Venezuela is fit for a fight. MORE
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Brazil’s Trial of the Century
Politics and payola in the land of Lula. MORE
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A Friend for Julian Assange
But what’s in it for Ecuador’s President Correa? MORE
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Step Aside, London: Rio’s Next!
Preparations for the 2016 Games will transform the city. By Mac Margolis. Map by Steve Walkowiak MORE
