A Global Americans Interview with Will Grant, Author of Populista: The Rise of Latin America’s 21st Century Strongman
Grant provides an informative retrospective on the Pink Tide era.
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March 15, 2021
Why Maduro is relying on Courts to silence dissent more than ever before
A new report by the United Nations’ fact-finding mission shows Venezuela’s judiciary is no longer merely turning a blind eye to state repression of ordinary Venezuelans—it’s actively facilitating it.
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July 23, 2020
Venezuela, en la categoría de país expetrolero
Sin datos oficiales de PDVSA, todas las cifras de fuentes internacionales indican la muerte de la industria.
Andrés Cañizález
July 8, 2020
El diario como memoria social
Hace 20 años, relacionar el término “dictadura” con el chavismo podía sonar extremo. Hoy, podemos reconstruir los hechos que nos trajeron aquí a partir de la memoria democrática y social.
Andrés Cañizález
July 8, 2020
21st century authoritarianism: Russia and Venezuela’s control over information and civil society
Aspiring autocrats in Latin America and around the world are increasingly taking pages from the playbooks of the Chávez/Maduro regime in Venezuela and Vladimir Putin in Russia.
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April 23, 2019
Mexico’s AMLO: A New Chavez or Lula?
Investors are anxious about whether Mexico’s next president will be more like Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez or Brazil’s Lula.
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July 26, 2018
Does inequality drive corruption and unethical behavior?
Like their conservative predecessors, left-leaning presidents in Latin America have shown a tendency to fall for the vice of corruption. Recent studies argue the causes stem from more than just an absence of ethics but also high levels of inequality.
Benjamin Waddell
May 31, 2018
Corbyn offers little hope for the left in Latin America
Labour leader’s surprisingly good showing in the UK election has more to do with public anger at the Conservatives than with his policies
Patricio Navia
June 21, 2017
El “bla, bla, bla” televisado de Maduro
Ocurrió hace un año pero el asunto tiene plena vigencia. El año pasado, Lorenzo Mendoza (Empresas Polar) le pidió al presidente Nicolás Maduro que tomara las acciones necesarias para reactivar la producción nacional y que se dejara del “bla, bla, bla”. No fue una ocurrencia de Mendoza ni una crítica al azar.
Andrés Cañizález
June 21, 2017
No, Trump is no Chávez
Yes, I get the comparison in terms of their rhetorical styles. But the caricature of Chávez as just an uncouth blowhard is downright insulting to Venezuelans who now live with his toxic legacy.
Juan Nagel
July 25, 2016