Global South

Colombia’s government is moving closer to reinstating a program, suspended in 2015, that would spray herbicides from aircraft over territories where coca is cultivated.
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Legalization will represent a sea change that will shine a harsh light on the United States’ own medieval approach to the matter.
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Like Trump, the loser in Ecuador’s presidential election saw his early lead vanish as all the votes were counted.
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Arauz said he is confident he will win the second round regardless of who is his opponent.
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Adding to worries that a Bolivia-style coup might be imminent in Ecuador, Lenín Moreno plans to meet with members of the Biden administration.
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Ecuador is weeks away from becoming the latest Latin American nation to move away from the IMF and United States and elect a progressive, anti-imperialist government.
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It is not clear why the embassy decided to go back and delete its posting history. Undermining Venezuela’s elections continues to be the official U.S. government line.
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The elections, boycotted by many major right-wing opposition groups, ended with the PSUV and its allies receiving an estimated 67.6% of the votes cast.
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Across the spectrum, corporate media has endorsed last year’s rightwing takeover of Bolivia, refusing to label it as a coup. Coverage of Sunday’s historical elections hasn’t been much…
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In the first election since last year's military coup ousted Evo Morales and installed a vicious right-wing regime, the Bolivian people reelected Morales' party in a landslide.
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