Imagine that an opposition organiser were murdered in broad daylight in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador or Venezuela by masked gunmen, or kidnapped and…
Some of us have been warning for months about the crisis scenario that is accelerating today in Europe. In particular, I have noted that the…
The Obama Administration announced two weeks ago that a bumbling Iranian-American used car salesman had conspired with a U.S. government agent posing as a…
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is expected to coast to re-election as president of Argentina on Sunday, despite having faced hostility from the media…
The monthly employment report for September, released Friday, shows how far America remains from an economic recovery that might feel different from a…
Three months ago, I wrote here about the risks that the European authorities were posing to the US economy and asked what the US…
Last week Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega proposed that the BRICS countries offer help to Europe, either through the International Monetary Fund…
In recent days the press has reported that President Dilma Rouseffhas denied having tried to influence the Brazilian central bank to lower short-term…
Brazil's economy is slowing, but the government is increasing its primary surplus by cutting spending, which could slow the economy more. In…
The prevailing understanding of economic troubles in the U.S. and Europe, the world's two largest economies, is mistaken in a number of…
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