The program includes an in-depth discussion with the director of Embrace of the Serpent, the first Colombian film nominated for an Academy Award. The program also includes a survey of some of the most interesting newer film releases from Brazil, including Casa Grande, The Second Mother, and Neighboring Sounds.
“We were here first!” they say, pointing fingers and brimming with confidence. Is there any logic in this chanting and scapegoating?
The problem isn’t that domestic investors are treated any differently in Venezuela than foreign investors. All investors are subjected to the same arbitrary set of rules and regulations. Restoring the country’s productivity requires re-establishing predictability and respect for private property.
For the first time a judicial official has affirmed what many suspected: Alberto Nisman was murdered.
Prohibir la influencia del dinero en la política no va a terminar con los incentivos para que los grupos de interés quieran influir. En cambio, cuando aceptamos la realidad de que todos quieren influir, podemos diseñar reglas que emparejen la cancha, aumenten la transparencia y permitan que la cocina donde se negocian las políticas y las reformas esté sujeta al escrutinio público.
In the next three years, Morales will have enough time to prepare a successor who can prolong the legacy of his indigenous revolution. The Bolivian president can still build a strong legacy as a democratic leader who made Bolivia a much better country and who stepped down democratically.
Whatever you may think of Evo Morales and his time in power, Bolivian voters’ narrow rejection of a constitutional amendment to allow him to run again is a good thing for the country’s politics and even Morales’ legacy.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro finally joined Facebook. It didn’t go so well.
Politics in Venezuela and Bolivia provide the central themes this week on Latin Pulse. The program analyzes the political fights between Venezuela’s new National Assembly and President Nicolas Maduro, often with the Venezuelan Supreme Court reinforcing the president’s positions. The program also provides a preview of the important referendum in Bolivia that could extend the term of President Evo Morales.
Together with the current economic recession, a hovering corruption scandal, a potential presidential impeachment and now the WHO declaration of a global emergency over the Zika virus, Brazil seems to be taking more than it can handle.
