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Note for note: how a simple enough idea--exposing kids to classical music--led to changed lives and less violence.		Aug 1, 2007	690
A really useful war: few subjects galvanize Argentines like the Falklands, but it's just a cheap political ploy for Kirchner.		Jul 1, 2007	741
Just say yes: cheap cocaine is flooding U.S. streets. Time to let the Bolivians figure a way out for us.		Jun 1, 2007	755
The new underclass: expanding an abusive U.S. guest-worker program is great business--and borderline slavery.		May 1, 2007	755
A clear conscience: silence is no solution for victims of political torture and murder in Latin America.		Apr 1, 2007	739
Cursed by riches: what Latin America's petrocracies can do now to avoid certain.		Mar 1, 2007	732
Green goblins: a simple idea--land for national parks--gets some serious static when the money is private.		Feb 1, 2007	717
Bountiful table: feeding everyone--not just the rich world--will depend on small farmers and careful cultivation.		Jan 1, 2007	723
How not to compete: economic growth need not come at the cost of worker pay, health or safety.		Dec 1, 2006	717
Running out of air: rainforests are not just another trendy cause. They're the backbone of life on Earth.		Nov 1, 2006	721
Falling on deaf ears: Venezuela's firebrand overreaches, consigning his populist message to the dustbin.		Sep 1, 2006	694
The country of the future: Brazil is roaring ahead with solutions to the world's obvious crude-oil addiction.		Aug 1, 2006	765
Clearing the air: Latin American governments are waking up to the cost of their citizens' smoking habit.		Jul 1, 2006	756
River of cash: election-year politics is driving Brazil's largest infrastructure plan ever. It will cost the poor the most.		May 1, 2006	694
Choosing sides: liberal economics is not making the headway it should, and that's good politics for Latin America's left.		Apr 1, 2006	706
Stung to death: think tsunamis and terrorism are the world's big problems? Bill Gates knows better.		Mar 1, 2006	728
Berry good business: companies--too long poor stewards of the planet--can have their juice and drink it, too.		Feb 1, 2006	783
Wind, rain and death: simple planning could have saved lives in New Orleans. It's a lesson Latin America can't ignore.		Dec 1, 2005	729
Out of options: abortion law in Latin America--woefully outdated--needs to change. Women's lives depend on it.		Nov 1, 2005	734
Deport them all: the war on terror is more politics than justice when it comes to Latin America's most wanted.		Oct 1, 2005	725
War of the words: as Chavez and Washington exchange barbs, the danger of serious conflict in the region rises.		Aug 1, 2005	742
Theirs is the Kingdom of God: the poor in Latin America are looking for leadership. Too bad it's not coming from Rome.		Jul 1, 2005	710
Living in the past: the United States prepares to fumble its way through four more years in Latin America.		Apr 1, 2005	751
Dirty money: why are so many Latin Americans so poor? Just ask their improbably rich political leaders.		Mar 1, 2005	705
Help yourself: cooperatives, once common in capitalism, should be an integral part of globalization.		Jan 1, 2005	667
Guess who I'm voting for: a change in the White House will make a big difference for ordinary Latin Americans.		Oct 1, 2004	703
Itchy trigger fingers: the U.S. military wants to buddy up with Latin America's armed forces. Now there's a bad idea.		Aug 1, 2004	763
Bleak future: multinationals have a moral duty to their workers abroad--no matter what their lawyers say.		Jul 1, 2004	733
Standing up to Redmond: government has a choice to make on software spending, and it should be free to do so.		Jun 1, 2004	767
The Bentonville menace: Wal-Mart is changing the face of Latin America labor and life--and it ain't pretty.		May 1, 2004	707
Down from the mountain: Bolivia's new leader can make indigenous people happy, or investors, but probably not both.		Mar 1, 2004	670
Battle of the beans: Brazil should go both ways on transgenic soy, keeping European consumers on board.		Jan 1, 2004	675
Hope meets reason: we see what's failing for the left in Latin America. How about what's working?		Aug 1, 2003	657
Dar la cara: las multinacionales le sacan el cuerpo a las demandas. Eso se acabo. (Jack Epstein).		Jul 1, 2003	695
Nowhere to hide: global corporates, when sued, used to walk away. Not for much longer.		Jul 1, 2003	660
Money changes everything: Argentines, feeling beaten, turn to exactly the wrong man--Carlos Menem. (Trade Talk).		Apr 1, 2003	669
Lines in the sand: Latin America's border fights should head for the history books. (Silicon Jack).		Jan 1, 2003	646
A voice in the wilderness: Acre Gov. Jorge Viana has big plans for the rainforest--and enemies to spare. (Trade Talk).		Dec 1, 2002	653
Democracy's weakest pillar: justice at the top is catching on in Latin America--Washington should be backing it up. (Trade Talk).		Nov 1, 2002	657
The great leap downward: the poor can save capitalism if companies see them as serious customers. (Trade Talk).		Oct 1, 2002	650
?El diablo en persona? No Lo creo: Wall Street se equivoco. La presidencia de Luda podria ser buena para Brasil. (Esodicen).		Aug 1, 2002	688
Fighting old ghosts: Cold War warriors head into Colombia for the wrong reasons--oil, money and politics. (Trade Talk).		May 1, 2002	668
Rotting from the inside: Free market pains? No, Argentina's problems spring from a culture of corruption. (Trade Talk).		Apr 1, 2002	661
Getting rich, naturally: Latin America's herbal drugs are touted as wonder cures--with virtually zero oversight. (Trade Talk).		Feb 1, 2002	645
Lessons to Be Learned: The United States faces what Latin Americans already sadly know; Safety is an illusion. (Trade Talk).		Dec 1, 2001	618
Latin America's Denmark.		Nov 1, 2001	658
Time-share Hell.		Sep 1, 2001	752
21st century Dollar Diplomacy.		Aug 1, 2001	699
A Serious Country.		Jul 1, 2001	635
Return of the Cold Warriors.		Jun 1, 2001	770
Defiant Brazil.		May 1, 2001	733
Tax Reform Now!		Apr 1, 2001	565
Microsoft's Mother Teresa.		Mar 1, 2001	688
Giving in High Gear.		Feb 1, 2001	587
Mexico's Choice.		Jan 1, 2001	625
Fit me for a gas mask.		Dec 1, 2000	745
Cracks in the Armor.		Nov 1, 2000	861
A Place at the Table.		Nov 1, 2000	631
Musica Explosion.		Oct 1, 2000	705
Silicon Valley's Favelados.		Sep 1, 2000	731
Greenbacks.		Aug 1, 2000	778
Masters of e-Business Administration.		Jul 1, 2000	645
Cyber-colonialism?		Jun 1, 2000	649
Virtual Business.		May 1, 2000	627
Gray Matters.	Brief Article	Apr 1, 2000	618
LITIGIOUS CULTURE.	Brief Article	Mar 1, 2000	571
Too Secret Code.	Brief Article	Feb 1, 2000	633
SAVAGE CAPITALISM.		Jan 1, 2000	1760
Rip Van Winkle.		Jan 1, 2000	729
Spanish Prisoner.	Brief Article	Oct 1, 1999	317
A Seedy Business.		Oct 1, 1999	1588
Desert Oasis?	Brief Article	Oct 1, 1999	883
A REAL HERO.		Oct 1, 1999	787
WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?		Aug 1, 1999	1244
Tawdry TV.		Jul 1, 1999	1345
BULL RIDES THE WEB.		Jun 1, 1999	365
Light's Out.		Jun 1, 1999	1795
Send the Cypercops.		May 1, 1999	993