Global South

In its newest proposed fiscal plan (released May 30), Puerto Rico’s fiscal oversight and management board appears set to use disaster relief funding to finance debt, while proceeding…
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Although now it is more complicated to resort to the invasions, occupations and military dictatorships of yesteryear, the hard line prevails in the North American strategy towards the…
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Hundreds of Puerto Rican protesters continue to march through the streets of San Juan following massive May Day protests against austerity measures; they're also demanding the repeal of…
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The Lava Jato operation is being referred to by some as a 21st century prelude to the great symphony of destruction of Brazilian sovereignty. It is a theory supported by a Wikileaks…
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Mass-media has become the main opposition to the progressive governments of the region. In its heyday in 2009, out of ten Latin American countries in South America, eight had leftist…
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Puerto Rico lacks the right to declare bankruptcy for a fair process to restructure its debt. Instead, an undemocratic Control Board stocked with conservative ideologues was created by…
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An election gone wrong: Soldiers marching in the middle of the road, bullets whizzing through the air, protesters running for cover through thick clouds of tear gas. Unfortunate…
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More than three months ago Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, laying waste to the island. The response of the Trump administration has been deplorable. The federal government…
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One year into his disastrous tenure at the White House, Donald Trump has changed his tune and decided to terminate the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) that has allowed 60,000 Haitians…
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Early in November, President Maduro of Venezuela proposed a meeting with creditors to discuss a restructuring of Venezuelan public debt. The Trump administration reacted by warning U.S.…
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