Latin America's new political leaders: Walking on a wire

Today's underlying political currents in Latin America are less about ideology and more about a public desire to find leaders who can effectively address everyday problems, and who do so honestly. The formulas of the past-whether 'socialism' in the 1970s or 'neoliberalism' in the 1990s-have been widely questioned, and largely dismissed. With traditional ideas and structures breaking apart, new leaders are being called on to produce results.