Latest from Latin Pulse – July 8th

The Rio Olympics set for this summer in Brazil and their various problems provide the central themes this week. The program analyzes a variety of challenges for these games including security, crime, transportation, infrastructure, health, and environmental and economic impacts of the games.

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Pensiones igualitarias

Para el resto de los chilenos que viven con pensiones indignas, que tienen parientes pensionados a quienes deben apoyar o que tendrán pensiones insuficientes, la legalidad de la pensión que recibe Myriam Olate no hace nada para apaciguar la percepción de injusticia y abuso.

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Cristina’s laundering machine

In Argentina this week a judge froze Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s (CFK) assets.  The step was taken as a prosecutor investigates charges concerning the mishandling of U.S.

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Will Zika change the region’s attitudes toward abortion?

The Zika virus has raised the issue of abortion in Latin America, where a number of countries such as El Salvador, Nicaragua and Chile restrict the right to terminate a pregnancy in all cases. Will Zika change the debate and policies on a woman’s right to choose in the Americas?

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Aquí va a reventar un peo

Andrés Cañizález regresaba a Venezuela de un viaje a Costa Rica y nos cuenta sobre las vicisitudes y contratiempos de su ingreso al país.

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La promesa incumplible de Bachelet

Como un especulador inmobiliario que decide poner la primera piedra aun cuando no hay plano, permisos ni financiamiento para el edificio que prometió construir, Bachelet se embarcó en el imposible proyecto de proveer educación superior gratuita para una gran mayoría de los chilenos que hoy asisten a instituciones públicas y privadas.

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You call that an ally?

Two weeks ago, the Nicaraguan government kicked out three U.S. citizens under trumped up charges (soon, I fear, Trumped Up will become formal adjective to be capitalized). So, why has the State Department been so quiet about it?

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