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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Cartagena Minefield for Obama
At this weekend’s summit, the president faces clashes on the drug war, Castro, and more.... MORE
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Secret Deal for El Salvador Gangs?
Violence is epidemic in El Salvador, but a truce between gangs and the government brings some peace... MORE
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Romário De Souza Brazil’s Hard-Kicking Legislator
The irrepressible football hero could have settled into cushy retirement, but his daughter showed... MORE
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Will Castro Convert?
The Cuban strongman may rejoin the Catholic church, say rumors circulating in Rome. MORE
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Reheating the Falklands Dispute
The Argentines, still smarting over the last war, continue to covet the British-held islands. MORE
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World Cup Headache for Brazil
In the run-up to the 2014 World Cup, the collapse of three buildings puts a stain on the country,... MORE
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Heart Dropped, Then Transplanted
A woman in Mexico receives a new heart—after medics dropped it on the asphalt, writes Mac Margolis. MORE
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Ahmedinejad’s Latin Snub
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Bolivia’s ‘Political Prisoners’
The Evo Morales government retrofits laws to make them crimes—and ensnare officials of prior... MORE
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Guerrilla’s Killing Boosts Colombia
The killing of a Colombian guerrilla leader is a boost to the country’s president, writes Mac... MORE
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Argentina’s Teflon Lady
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is set to sweep the polls for four more years as president. MORE
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Too Sexy for Brazil
The Brazilian government attacks a lingerie ad campaign featuring übermodel Gisele Bündchen as... MORE
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Hard-Left Heartthrob
Chile’s youthful revolutionary leader is rattling a nation—and a continent—as she champions... MORE
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Bigger than Coelho?
Brazil’s star preacher is the country’s new best-selling author of fuzzy, feel-good spirituality. MORE
