Inside the Americas

Feb 07 2024 24 ep. 12 mins 216
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Political and social events from the Americas, with exclusive reports and interviews. Every Wednesday at 5:45pm Paris time.

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US presidential election: Spotlight on abortion restrictions in Florida

Feb 07 2024 12 mins  
For the last edition of the show in its current version, we take a look back at some of the many places across the Americas we’ve gone to over the years. We also take a closer look at the hot-button issue of abortion and how a series of electoral wins for reproductive rights groups could spell bad news for Republicans come November in red states like in Florida.

The Swift effect: US singer's influence on the economy and politics

Feb 01 2024 11 mins  
A bipartisan group of US senators have introduced a bill that would criminalise the spread of non-consensual, sexualised images generated through artificial intelligence. It comes after AI-generated images of pop star Taylor Swift circulated this past week on X, formerly known as Twitter. Swift is also the target of conspiracy theories that she's being used as part of a plot to int

Republican presidential primaries: Is Trump's GOP nomination a done deal?

Jan 25 2024 12 mins  
Former US president Donald Trump steamrolled to victory in New Hampshire this week, cementing his position as the shoe-in Republican nominee. With almost all the votes counted, Trump was ahead of his only remaining rival, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, by about 11 percentage points. Haley, though, is vowing to fight on. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevan

Race for Republican nomination: Iowa win boosts Trump's confidence

Jan 17 2024 11 mins  
In this special edition, we focus on Donald Trump's major win in the Iowa caucuses and what that means for this year's US presidential election. With 51 percent of the vote, Trump came out in front by 30 percentage points. His two main rivals, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, finished a distant second and third. The first-in-the-nation vote puts t

Flurry of campaigning in US ahead of Republican caucus in Iowa

Jan 11 2024 12 mins  
The US is gearing up for the first big vote of the 2024 presidential campaign. On January 15, Iowa will hold the first caucus of the Republican nominating cycle. Since it looks set to be a shoe-in for Donald Trump, all eyes are on who will come in second. We take a closer look.

Chile votes in second constitutional referendum

Dec 14 2023 11 mins  
This weekend, Chileans will again vote on whether or not to replace the country's constitution. The current one dates back to 1980 and the Pinochet dictatorship. The December 17 referendum is the second attempt to change the text. But for campaigners hoping for a more liberal document, with equal rights for women and Indigenous peoples, this new draft constitution is a big disappoi

US Republican race for presidential nominee narrows to five candidates

Dec 07 2023 12 mins  
This week, the race for the White House geared up a notch with a new Republican debate. But once again, GOP frontrunner and former president Donald Trump decided not to attend. Just four other Republican candidates are left standing in the run-up to next year's presidential election. We take a closer look.

From Canada to Brazil: The impact of climate change across the Americas

Nov 30 2023 12 mins  
As the world looks to address climate change at the COP28 summit in Dubai, we take a look at the effects of extreme weather across the Americas – from Canada to Brazil – and at whether or not the region's leaders are prepared to tackle the issue.

US startup OpenAI sees CEO fired and rehired within a week

Nov 23 2023 12 mins  
One year ago, the company OpenAI released ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that can deliver complex answers to almost everything. Its massive success kicked off a revolution in the tech industry. But on November 17, the company board fired its CEO Sam Altman, citing a lack of candidness in his communications with the board of directors. His dismissal led to panic among

Argentina presidential election: Far-right Milei and Peronist Massa race neck and neck

Nov 16 2023 11 mins  
In this special edition, we zoom in on the tight race for president in Argentina, between far-right populist Javier Milei and ruling party candidate Sergio Massa. The stakes are high in the country plagued by soaring inflation as the two candidates propose opposite plans to resolve Argentina’s worst economic crisis in decades. For more, we talk to Juan Negri, politics professor a