Lenin Moreno won Ecuador’s presidency in 2017 by campaigning to continue the economic policies of Rafael Correa (a leftist who was in…
Dear Esther: I reply below to your review of my complaint about Evan Dyer’s “analysis” piece about Venezuela. Your review begins as…
Julian Assange has been without any means to directly communicate with the public—in other words, to defend himself from relentless attacks and ridicule in Western media
Below is a slightly edited (and rushed) transcript of a talk I was asked to give. It was part of the webinar…
The IMF says unemployment in Venezuela is at about 30% It claims it was 27% in 2017and that it will average 33%…
An op-ed in The Hill ran with the headline “Options to get Maduro out are limited and unpleasant” The author, Mark Feierstein,…
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By 2008 Nicaragua’s real GDP per capita had grown to 23,087 Cordoba’s according to the IMF. The IMF doesn’t list a real…
1) OAS approves creation of group to address crisis in Nicaragua (7/30/2018) Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Julia Love; Editing by…
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