Americas – Page 102 – Prologue Journal

The Art of Daniel Lind-Ramos

New York Times A storm, a pandemic, and Black Puerto Rican history pervade his work at MoMA PS 1, with materials sourced from daily life. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/arts/design/daniel-lind-ramos-moma-ps1-catastroprhe-art.html

Brazil’s Police Raid Bolsonaro Home in Fake Vaccine Cards Case

New York Times The authorities arrested a close aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he forged vaccine records, possibly to help Mr. Bolsonaro enter the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/03/world/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-police-covid-vaccine-cards.html

Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ Was An Unlikely Hit

New York Times Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 folk ballad told the true story of a shipwreck on Lake Superior. One of his old friends called it “a documentarian’s song.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/arts/music/gordon-lightfoot-edmund-fitzgerald-song.html

Padres Dominate Giants in MLB’s Mexico City Series

New York Times The first regular season games played in North America’s largest city were a rousing success, with players and fans raving about the experience. M.L.B. will be back. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/sports/baseball/padres-giants-mexico-city.html

Paraguay Voters Elect Conservative Economist as President

New York Times The election of Santiago Peña keeps the right-wing Colorado Party in control of Paraguay, which it has run for all but five of the past 76 years. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/world/americas/paraguay-election-santiago-pena.html

Gas Shortages Force Cuba to Cancel May Day Parade

New York Times Severe fuel shortages have forced Cuban authorities to cancel the International Workers’ Day parade set for Monday in the capital. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/world/americas/cuba-workers-parade-canceled.html

Paraguay Picks a New President: What You Need to Know

New York Times The South American nation is deciding between a candidate from the entrenched conservative party and two opposition candidates —an anti-corruption crusader and a far-right firebrand. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/world/americas/paraguay-election.html

Paraguay Picks a New President: What You Need to Know

If You Don’t Use Your Land, These Marxists May Take It

New York Times The Landless Workers Movement organizes Brazil’s poor to take land from the rich. It is perhaps the largest — and most polarizing — social movement in Latin America. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/world/americas/brazil-land-occupation.html

A Once-Promising Green Energy Technology Hits a Roadblock

New York Times Tidal power turbines operating on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia were suspended after the company running them was unable to get a permit to continue testing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/world/canada/sustainable-marine-tidal-energy-suspended.html