Gentrification in Mexico City

05/28/15 • -1 min

Gentrification is a hot topic in American cities right now, from New York all the way to San Francisco. But this phenomenon gets very little attention in Latin America. In this episode, we spoke about gentrification with David Adler, a Fulbright scholar studying low-income housing and social policy in Mexico City.

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The Confederates of Americana

This story links two corners of the Americas in a way you may have never imagined. After the U.S. Civil War, many slave owners from the American South left their country for Brazil, where slavery was still legal. We speak with journalist Mimi Dwyer, who wrote for Vice magazine about the legacy of the “Confederados” in a town called Americana.

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