The U.S. seems convinced that Latin America’s destiny is to be Washington’s backyard.

Let’s stop pretending we don’t know what we’re looking at. The so-called “Trump Corollary” — Washington’s newly declared right to reshape Latin America by force, covert ops, or economic strangulation — isn’t a doctrine, a strategy, or a “regional priority.” It’s imperialism. Old-school,…

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