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Why Macri’s win is bad news for Argentina – and the entire region
The election of right-wing candidate Mauricio Macri as Argentina’s president on Sunday, which was unexpected just a few months ago, is a setback for Argentina and for South America.
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The consensual blockade
There is the another Caribbean blockade. It is the one imposed on Puerto Rico in 1898 by the U.S. It has had really devastating consequences on the island.
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The Cuban Adjustment Act: When the situation soured
The incident created by more than 1,000 Cuban emigrants who are marooned in Costa Rica has caused a big stir. This event constitutes a problem a lot more complex and widespread than…
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In Venezuela’s upcoming election, U.S. seeks observers it can influence
Just as big fish eat little fish and lions prey on antelope, there is no moral shame in the U.S. government trying to undermine, destabilize or get rid of democratically elected…
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Warning signs on the road to ‘change’ in Argentina
Mauricio Macri, a right-wing businessman from one of Argentina's richest families, is running for president in elections this Sunday. His slogan is "Let's Change." The question then…
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Cuban migrants in Costa Rica: ‘Looking for new opportunities’
For the past several days, more than 1,000 Cubans have been in Costa Rica, intending to travel to the U.S. After they were violently barred from crossing the border into Nicaragua, most…
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Marco Rubio: An anti-Hispanic Hispanic?
If Marco Rubio in fact becomes the Republican nominee, and beyond the evident asset represented by his bilingualism, he will have to explain several things to the Hispanic community,…
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The media lobby against Latin America
Latin America has stood against the current that has been dominant on the international stage for decades. After suffering the effects of that current, some governments have rebelled…
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Suffering and misery: Puerto Rico in a debt crisis
When Puerto Rico failed to pay its debt, the first time in more than a century as a colony, it exceeded the largest municipal default in U.S. history. Unlike other U.S. public entities,…
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Evo recalls advice from Fidel on waging a peaceful revolution
Evo Morales Ayma recalls one of his conversations with Fidel Castro in an article published Monday (Aug. 17) in the Argentine newspaper Página 12.
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