Reality Check: Latin America: Beyond the stereotypes - UpFront

Drugs, corruption and violence often mar any news coming from Latin America.

While no one can deny there is a huge problem with inequality and violence, the region is also home to a diverse mix of sophisticated cultures, progressive social change, hundreds of languages, and more than a dozen Nobel Laureates.

In this week’s Reality Check, Mehdi Hasan highlights Latin America beyond the stereotypes.

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[SeveringJuan]

Carlos Slim's mentioning is devious at best, the reason he became one of the riches person on the world is because he was a monopoly on telecommunications, starting in mexico (thanks to a corrupt government and a sale that shouldn't had happened) and expanding his monopoly to other countries.

[marco-wb]

I totally suscribe, I love your videos and is all true what you said in this video

[yaris]

Corruption is mostly in all nations but few. Latin America is slowly ascending it's economy and have open trades around the world. Too bad, the U.S. has always meddle in these nations affair. On the long run it comes down to resource rather than just paper money that has no back up, like gold. By 2050 Latin America would be the top choice to live while other Top Nations populated, polluted and devastated by war will crumble.