Latin america

• In Latin America, the Pandemic Threatens Equality Like Never Before
  Julie Turkewitz and Sofía Villamil - The New York Times (22 Jul 2020)
  

  The problem is not inequality per se, but poverty. It is a real problem without the pandemic. This is a set of really sad stories.
  
  

• The Chicago Boys, Part I (Podcast)
  Noel King, Jasmine Garsd - Planet Money (14 Jun 2020)
  

  The story of Chile in the second half of the XX century is wild. It is likely one of the worst cases of US meddling in other countries’ business and really screwing it up. In the 70s, the policy ideas of Milton Friedman’s pupils became tightly coupled with Augusto Pinochet’s coup, and the violent and corrupt government he led. Do not miss part two