Un régimen de auto-censura
Según Fundamedios, “en las redacciones de los diarios ya no son los periodistas los que deciden los contenidos, las decisiones las toman los abogados de los diarios.”
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June 3, 2016
The OAS and the Venezuelan crisis: even debate is welcome
Secretary General Luis Almagro has invoked the Democratic Charter of the OAS, calling for a meeting of the body’s Permanent Council to discuss the situation in Venezuela. How the hemispheric body responds will be a test of its role and future in a divided hemisphere.
Greg Weeks
May 31, 2016
Canada’s concerns about the U.S. election
Fear is growing in the Canadian press that Republican nominee Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and reality TV star with a flair for shouting the unthinkable, may actually become the next president of the United States.
John Parisella
May 27, 2016
Haiti policy: Now for something completely different
With Haiti stuck in yet another election impasse, it’s time to re-evaluate and re-orient U.S. policy toward the beleaguered island nation. The first step is requiring Haiti’s political class to take more responsibility.
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May 24, 2016
Best of 2015-2016
Global Americans/LatinAmericaGoesGlobal.org is 1 year old! To celebrate this admittedly minor milestone, the editors picked over our contributions from the past 12 months and chose our favorites.
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May 20, 2016
South America’s warning for the United States
The rise of the Latin American-style populism in the U.S. stems from sentiments that Latin American citizens have felt for years: inequality, economic uncertainty and insecurity.
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May 18, 2016
Entrevista con Guillermo Lasso Mendoza
Recientemente tuvimos la oportunidad de entrevistar a Guillermo Lasso Mendoza, uno de los candidatos para las próximas elecciones Ecuatorianas de 2017. El candidato Lasso lidera el Movimiento Político Creando Oportunidades (CREO). Fue candidato a la Presidencia del Ecuador por CREO en las elecciones de 2013 en las que se convirtió en la segunda fuerza política del país.
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May 12, 2016
Brazil’s impeachment process is not a coup (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love impeachment)
Impeachment processes are always messy political processes (remember Bill Clinton’s in 1998?). In the case of Brazil, by providing a constitutional exit for unpopular executives, impeachment may be what ultimately preserves Brazilian democracy.
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April 27, 2016
Lessons from Patricio Aylwin
Patricio Aylwin, Chile’s president from 1990 to 1994, passed away on April 19th. He will be remembered as a symbol of the country’s transition to democracy. Today’s political leaders, in Chile as well as the rest of Latin America, would do well to learn a few lessons from his political career.
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April 25, 2016
Changing Canada’s political guard
Change in Canadian politics is not limited to the election of the 44-year-old Justin Trudeau. The NDN party of the left and the Conservative Party are all undergoing leadership changes that will shift Canada’s party system in uncertain ways.
John Parisella
April 21, 2016