Democracy under Orteguismo
While Nicaragua may hold a free election, President Ortega has ensured it won’t be democratic. All that remains to be seen is just how long they take to announce the winner.
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September 9, 2016
Trump visits Mexico
If you were left scratching you head in disbelief this week at Trump’s surprise visit to Mexico and asking yourself “what the hell was Peña Nieto thinking?!?!” you are not alone.
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September 1, 2016
The next UN Secretary General
On Thursday, July 21st, the Security Council of the United Nations had its first vote to narrow down the list of candidates for the next Secretary General. Could a women be elected for the first time?
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July 22, 2016
Tweet or nuke?
While limited to only 140 characters, Twitter has helped many to realize just how thin-skinned Donald Trump truly is, and how fast he is to lash out when he feels slighted. For someone who has proclaimed that his best advisor is himself, the idea of Trump having access to nuclear weapons only a phone call away should give everyone pause.
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July 15, 2016
Cristina’s laundering machine
In Argentina this week a judge froze Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s (CFK) assets. The step was taken as a prosecutor investigates charges concerning the mishandling of U.S.
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July 8, 2016
Temer and his “national salvation” cabinet
Michel Temer, Brazil’s interim president, had big plans for change in Brazil ever since the possibility of suspending Dilma Rousseff became tangible. But last week he saw his third minister resign, tainted with corruption allegations.
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June 24, 2016
Maduro follows the Zimbabwe model
Venezuela’s descent into chaos is making headlines, not least because no one knows what will come next. The only other country to go through such an economic meltdown in recent history is Zimbabwe.
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June 17, 2016
Almagro issues a red card
On May 30th, OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro invoked the Inter-American Democratic Charter in the case of Venezuela, political “red card”. The question now is, will the Permanent Council uphold the red card or denounce the ref?
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June 10, 2016
Even in Prince’s death, TeleSur can’t help itself
In a short obit for Prince, rather than mentioning his impact on funk and pop, TeleSur focuses on how he opposed the Iraq war. The implication: Prince may have been a Bolivarian! But wasn’t it the Raspberry Beret that gave it away all along?
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April 22, 2016
John Oliver attempts to explain the chaos in Brazil
John Oliver’s latest episode offers his take on what is going on behind all of the headlines coming out of Brazil.
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March 22, 2016