Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use...

What if Andy Warhol had it wrong, and instead of being famous for 15 minutes, we're only anonymous for that long? In this short talk, Juan Enriquez looks at the surprisingly permanent effects of digital sharing on our personal privacy....

What’s the difference between race and ethnicity? Today we’ll look at how definitions of races and ethnicities have changed over time and across places. We also discuss the terms minority and minority-majority and how races are defined...

Author of groundbreaking novels like “Esperanza Rising" and "Echo," Pam Muñoz Ryan has made literature more representative by expertly mining her own rich Mexican American heritage.

How did "Latino" become A Race? | History of Latin America, La Raza

Kids learn Spanish as they listen to Jorge talk about food from South America. In this Listen Up Challenge Level, he talks about fruits and vegetables originally from Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and other Latin American countries. Jorge...

Latin American and Latinx Art is celebrated across Southern California with the Getty-funded initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Catch a glimpse of as much of the art, artists, experiences, and tacos as we could pack into three...

Lola, a Muppet from Plaza Sésamo, partnered with NASA engineers Sandra Cauffman (Goddard Space Flight Center) and Diana Trujillo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) at an event with the Inter-American Development Bank to discuss early...

Andres Velasco, Former Minister of Finance, Chile at the Closing Panel entitled "Overhangs, Uncertainty and Political Order: Where Do We Go From Here?" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in...

The former president of Bolivia discusses his resignation, the recent election and the future of his country.

It's the place to be in the French capital this spring — Art Paris Art Fair 2019 has opened its doors (the doors of the majestic Grand Palais, to be precise) with 150 exhibitors from 20 countries...

Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Argentinian counterpart Fernandez are looking into a common currency.

Mexico's president has called for a regional economic community during the summit of Latin American and Caribbean states.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to deepen ties with Latin American countries and has hit out at 'bullying' and 'hegemony'.

Watch full Speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the opening ceremony of the exhibition "Jubilee Year: from Mexico to Argentina" on the occasion of the anniversaries in Russia's diplomatic relations with a number of...

Colombia accepts deported migrants after tariff showdown with US President Donald Trump. Watch this report for more details!

Uruguayan muralist Florencia Durán Itzaina’s Giant Women outside Beaubien Metro Station in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is the third work in the mural corridor. The Creativo Arts Collective brings muralists from Latin America and...

The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs discusses relations with China, Russia's ending of the Ukraine grain-export deal, and foreign affairs. He speaks with Bloomberg's Jorge Valero from the sidelines of the EU-CELAC Summit in...

1930s: Exterior of building. Children enter building. Interior of classroom, woman in front of class. Boy standing by chalkboard.

Feb.16 -- Argentina's Foreign Minister Susana Mabel Malcorra discusses the relationship between the United States and Argentina and improving trade within Latin America amid fears of protectionist policies from the United States. She...

After Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates move to Nevada, a state that's 30% Hispanic. Will a more diverse electorate elevate someone new?

Nov.28 -- Latin American currencies turned a decline into a rout this week, with three of the region’s most-traded bills hitting record lows. The Colombian and Chilean pesos both fell to all-time lows Wednesday as a wave of...

The University of Chile inaugurates an exhibition about the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral the first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature 70 years ago and the only Latin American woman to have won one so far

Foreign ministers of India, Chile and Venezuela met in New Delhi on Tuesday for the first ever meeting between India and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to explore cooperation in various...