Americas – Page 5 – Prologue Journal

America’s Wobbly Democracy

New York Times Lessons from a London bridge. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/americas/americas-wobbly-democracy.html

Zita Cobb on Community Tourism and Her Newfoundland Inn

New York Times The innkeeper at this luxury hotel on Newfoundland’s Fogo Island hopes other places might draw inspiration from an economic model in which tourism is in service to the community, and not the other way around. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/travel/fogo-island-inn-zita-cobb-interview.html

Argentina Drove Down Teen Pregnancy. Then Came Javier Milei.

New York Times Argentina has been known as one of Latin America’s most socially progressive countries. But President Javier Milei’s austerity measures have cut programs aimed at helping women. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/americas/argentina-javier-milei-abortion-access.html

Canada Could Use a New Approach to Dealing With Trump This Time

New York Times While Canadian lawmakers are publicly sanguine about the incoming U.S. administration, several experts say that Canada faces significant challenges. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/world/canada/canada-could-use-a-new-approach-to-dealing-with-trump-this-time.html

What’s at Stake for Mexico in a Second Trump Presidency?

New York Times Tariffs, border crossings, mass deportations of migrants and military strikes on cartels: Mexico is in the firing line of the president-elect. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/world/americas/trump-victory-mexico-immigration.html

Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Judicial Overhaul

New York Times The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/americas/mexico-supreme-court-judicial-overhaul.html

Lightning Strikes Soccer Team in Peru, Killing Player

New York Times A video of the incident shows a flash of light and then several players instantly dropping to the ground. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/americas/video-lightning-soccer-peru.html

Canada Announces Carbon Emission Caps for Oil and Gas Sectors

New York Times The Trudeau government has focused on the oil and gas production industries because the large amounts of energy they use make them the country’s largest source of greenhouse gases. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/world/canada/canada-oil-gas-carbon-emissions.html

How Peruvian Food Became a Global Star

New York Times Ceviche, quinoa, sushi — the nation’s kaleidoscopic culinary traditions are earning popularity and prestige around the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/dining/peruvian-food.html

Where There’s Joy in a Terror Bird

New York Times In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link to the region’s evolutionary history. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/science/fossils-colombia-terror-birds.html