Americas Society awarded the Gold Medal to Chairman of Gerdau Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter, and Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company Muhtar Kent during its 32nd Annual Spring Party, for their leadership and contributions to the international business comunity and their commitment to social, environmental, and art and education initiatives across the Americas.

Writing for CNN Global Public Square, AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini explores the concept of social inclusion and how it can be improved in Latin America.

Do more indigenous and Afro-descendant representatives in national congresses make a difference? 

It's time to measure the income share of Latin America's super-rich.

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera introduced education and tax reforms to address student protester demands, though some question if the legislation goes far enough.

How socially inclusive are countries in the hemisphere? AQ's new interactive index has the details.

A photo and essay series profiling 24 champions of the struggle for racial, gender, economic, and political progress.