The Americas

Early retirement
Peru’s Congress topples Martín Vizcarra on its second attempt

The country chose a tricky time to change presidents

Bundles in the jungle
How e-commerce works in the Amazon rainforest

Amazon isn’t doing it, but Bemol is

Northern light
Jobs are coming back in Canada, thanks to subsidies

Will a second wave of covid-19 swamp the recovery?

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The difficulty of doing good in Latin America

The region has too little philanthropy

Each race, a new race
Thousands of Brazilian politicians are changing racial identities

Some candidates do so more than once

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Politicians step up the fight against Mexico’s Coca-Cola habit

The pandemic has increased worry about the country’s fondness for fizzy drinks

A harvest of grievance
What a drive through Argentina’s breadbasket reveals

Anger at the government is intense in the country’s interior

In need of a new edifice
Chile’s momentous referendum on its constitution

The country will probably become more social-democratic. Will it become spendthrift?

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Don’t mess up Bolivia’s miracle

A landslide election victory brings peace to the country, at least for now

VAT half-empty
Colombia tries to fix a messy and unfair tax

A scheme to help the poor, and raise more revenue for the government

A consequential contest
Fresh elections, and perhaps a fresh start, for Bolivia

A chance to restore peace to a bitterly divided country

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The meaning of Mafalda

Though her creator has died, her satirical spirit lives on in Latin America