The distinguished Venezuelan intellectual, Moisé Naím, argues that the period of prosperity in Latin America, 2004 to 2013, is yielding to slow growth. This will hurt the middle class an…
For more than 17 years, Sister Neyda Rojas, a Catholic nun, has been serving God in a place described as hell on earth—a Venezuelan prison. If you value human rights…
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff faces impeachment, an unprecedented event in that country and perhaps Latin America. A summary: “Eduardo Cunha, speaker of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, approved the launching of…
Rather than relying on wealthy individual donors, many countries across the Western Hemisphere fund their elections with public money — over half of all Latin American democracies, in fact. Rather…
The triumph of Mauricio Macri as next president of Argentina is a signal event in Latin American and Argentine politics. Will this be the end of the left? Article argues…
The election of Mauricio Macri as President of Argentina promises to have hemispheric and global implications, according to Andrés Oppenheimer of the Miami Herald.
Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday, November 22 may bring significant change to that country. The results will have important implications for the rest of the continent.
The Latin American left is considerably weaker these days. The most striking examples: Argentina and Venezuela. This article asserts that governments of the left are becoming less popular, but the…
According to this report, the reasons for so much crime in Latin America are: 1. The disorganized growth of cities; 2. police and justice systems did not adjust; 3. 32…
